Sweet Freedom!

Right after I got home from work today an Animal Control officer came out for what I thought was just a home visit, but he ended up releasing her three days earlier than expected. Even though we hadn't been abiding by the quarantine rules it was still a pain, and I was always worried that I would be caught when I had her out, so I am very glad that we are free to go about our business as usual. We celebrated the release by going hiking. It was a very warm day today, and even though the hills don't yet look like spring I did see tons of butterflies and a small snake that was very pretty.

Rantings and Ravings

We had our first home visit from Animal Control yesterday. The first thing the gal said when she walked in and got a slobbery excited greeting from the coonhound was, "Well there's certainly nothing wrong with this little girl, is there?" NO! THERE ISN'T! So why in the &^*% are we going through this!

I tried to talk her into releasing Shady from quarantine one day early, but had no luck. "That's just our policy" was her only reply. Oh, and by the way, I looked up rabies on the internet, and the average incubation period before symptoms appear is three to eight weeks! In rare cases it may be as short as two weeks or as long as six months. So again, what the $%#$% is an 11 day quarantine period supposed to do?

Does this look like a dog who is enjoying her quarantine? No! It does not. Things got so bad today that we risked going out for a walk 1 hour before dark. Luckily we did not encounter either of the Animal Control officers who know that she is supposed to be quarantined. Keep your fingers crossed that my luck holds for another 5 days.

And here is the Sleepy Weasel herself. The photo isn't very good, but for some reason she did actually remind me of a weasel in this pose.