Jasper Returns

I am just going to have to get my Happier At Home! Pet Sitting blog started. In the meantime any of you that are being so nice to read this blog are going to have to suffer the worst. I have to put our clients up here.

This is Jasper Week. We have pics of our clients on our fridge (just above our Latin quote) and tacked over Jasper's picture is a note saying:

This is Jasper Week!

This is some dog.
He is a Bassett Hound. Bassetts are very strong-willed. Also there is lots of drool involved. When he is not happy, or when he *is* happy and excited, he bays. Baying is a very loud sound and he puts all his harrumph into it! Today when we made our first visit he was so happy to see is he bayed and jumped on us and basically took over the room.

Jasper does have a problem with allergies. He is miserable and his owners have spent a lot of money trying to help him. I get to give him meds morning and night- it is a messy business, but it is ok- I am a professional. :-) Boys and I read the dermatology report the owners left out for us. Now there is a high paying profession.

The boys are happy to see Jasper again, too. We walked him twice today and he is strong enough to give my 16yo a run for his money. We returned and B curled up with S's new Dilbert book, S curled up with his DS and I curled up with my LOTR audio and we hung out with Jasper in his living room. He watched us, dozed and was very happy.

So, this is Jasper Week. Three visits a day. More if needed, says his owner-if he is lonely. We also get to take him to the groomer, a first for us. Should be a fun week!