Had an allergy test done a few minutes ago.

Had an allergy test done a few minutes ago.  Know what I'm allergic to?  My two favorite things:  Dogs and chocolate. Not even kidding. 🙁

Also, pecan pollen (I have 3 giant pecan trees in my yard) and wheat (because that's not in everything I love). 

There's a whole other list of molds, trees, grasses and weeds, too.

I win an Epi Pen. Woo. 😕

6 years in and...

6 years in and I'm still happy about him. 🙂

BEST RELATIONSHIP EVAR.

Went shopping for Tort Baby after work today.

Went shopping for Tort Baby after work today.  He is now the owner of a fancy schmancy terra cotta pot to sleep in.  Also, he has a giant tile to eat from.  AND I got him some new dirt.  All for under $5.  I was pleasantly surprised.

He's sleeping, but I'm so tempted to wake him up and re-arrange his house.  LOL

2 Minutes of my Tortoise Taking a Bath

2 Minutes of my Tortoise Taking a Bath

Pardon the boys talking nerdy. I was not even paying attention to them. LOL

Oof. I am gonna be sore in the morning.

Oof.  I am gonna be sore in the morning.  And probably have a nice ASS bruise, too.  Thank you, Natasha.  o_O

So I was bringing the dogs in for the night and Nappy - who likes the cold - did NOT want to come in.  So I'm like, "Sorry, babe, some bad person might get you." and proceeded to get her by the collar to pull her in.

Before I proceed, please remember that Nappy is the dog who weighs as much as I do.  Like, literally.  LOL  So when I have to pull her in I have to pull with all my weight.

So I started pulling, she sat down in protest, her collar snapped, and I flew backwards onto the concrete and raised metal floor sill (yes, that's a thing - I just Googled the anatomy of a doorway so I could tell you).  Needless to say, that didn't feel very nice.

I think next time I will just bribe her in with treats.  LOL

This is how every place should treat animals.

This is how every place should treat animals. They have needs and feelings, too.

From Featured Creature on Facebook:

It is against Swiss law to keep guinea pigs alone. A service even exists that provides a guinea pig companion to keep a lonely guinea pig company should its partner die.

  

I was driving to lunch today...

I was driving to lunch today and saw a mangy (almost naked) dog outside of a business.  I didn't stop that second because I needed time to think of what I should do (my snap reaction isn't nice), so I had lunch with Shaun and then went back.  The dog was gone, but I asked the business owner about him.  He said that it's not his dog... it's just a dog that follows one of his customers everywhere.  The dog also doesn't belong to the guy he follows... I guess they are just buddies.

He said that he lives over there in the ghetto and pointed towards Glen Addie.  The business owner said they all feed him when he comes around, so that's nice.  I asked if I picked up mange cure if anyone would put it on the dog and he said that he's sure the guy he follows would.

So... I need two kinds of help.

First of all:  I'm not sure what kind of mange he has (or if that is definitely it), but he's almost totally bald and he wasn't a few months ago according to the business owner.  I know that Advocate will kill both kinds of mange plus de-worm him and that would avoid him having to be bathed in this cold weather, as I'm sure he's not an inside dog.  I bet he weighs between 30 and 40 lbs.  I can't think of any other mange cure that helps both kinds that doesn't require bathing, but if there is one out there, let me know.

Second, I am pretty broke right now... as in... "I paid the mortgage payment this month, so Merry Christmas" broke.  LOL  It's not that big a deal to me because I'm not that much of a holiday person, so it's just whatever.  But this dog is breaking my heart.  Would anyone be willing to donate money towards getting him some medication?  I would greatly appreciate some help with this.  If you don't want to straight up donate to the cause you could go order from my Etsy and get something in return.  Either way.

As much as I really hate to sound like I'm pushing my Etsy, the shop is www.etsy.com/shop/PolishAllTheThings and there is an active coupon code for 25% off through the end of the year. The coupon code is "TORTROISE".  LOL  Maybe I should go in and change it to "mangy dog."  I'm not really going to do that.  Maybe I'll find a sick or hurt animal BEFORE I decide to make a coupon next time.  😛

But seriously.  Help him out.  It's too cold out to be naked.  ❤