dogs and girls in nyc

first of all - there are a couple of ways to train a dog to say "don't do that" - jars of pennies shaken near it, a spray bottle of water that gets squirt when the dog does something wrong. the pennies would annoy ME - so i actually think i'm going to equip myself with a spray bottle of water if i get a dog . . . mostly because i need something to make sure the dog doesn't bark because that's just rude in an apartment building. so - when you guys come, if there is a little splinter (that's what i'm going to name it) running around you will be handed a spray bottle and told to use your discretion. if the dog was bothering you - it would be closed up in a room or a crate. i would probably crate train the dog . . . so probably a crate. i'd like to train the dog out of jumping on ANYONE because that's a dog habit that bothers me when owners don't try to correct it. and i HATE over the top licking - so both of those things you'd have full permission to spray away :) plus, jules will be so excited to be in the same room as a dog, she'd probably never let the dog out of her arms :) all in all - i don't think you'd have much to worry about.

courtney is probably getting a dog this week! she found her husband's perfect dog at a shelter, they are going to go meet him tomorrow night and if they like him, they'll probably have him by saturday. eric (the husband) is super excited. the next weekend will be there sort of honeymoon, so if all works out she's asked me to come stay at there house for the weekend and dog sit - which i'm super excited about because the dog looks super cute - a 2 year old coonhound! so cute :)

i'm having hot flashes. i think because the building still has heat on but nature is warming up too . . . so its just getting to warm. i'm wearing a three quarter length shirt and jeans and i'm DYING! oh well. back into the lab . . . hopefully i'll be done early and i'll just peace out at like 4 . . .