Our vacation travel is over and we arrived home safely to find that the air conditioner did indeed come back on, the refrigerator and freezer both seemed to hold the cold well enough for the contents not to spoil.
The garden is overgrown with weeds, the potatoes have died back and must be dug as well as the alliums. We left a timer on to water the garden once the power came back on and it seems to have kept the garden and the deck and porch plants alive and well.
We stopped in northern South Carolina on the return trip to pick up the 16 week old German Shepherd dog pup that we purchased just prior to the trip and met on the way down. She had never been in a car or a house, having lived her 16 weeks in an outdoor kennel. It was 105 when we met her and the flies were tormenting her and her two male sibs that were left from the litter. Though it was cooler, only about 80 when we picked her up, she was still kennelled outdoors. She is a friendly little pup, but somewhat traumatized by the 5 hour car ride, being indoors, having the 102 lb Mastiff pup that wants to play, rough, and by having a rowdy 7 year old in the house. As she rode home in my lap, after experiencing a few bouts of carsickness, so she has bonded with me quickly.
She was beginning to adjust to and explore the house, when we had to put her back in the car for a vet visit as the breeder provided no written documentation of immunizations. She has now been given her initial shots including rabies and Lyme, plus microchipped. She handled this better than the car ride. So far, my attentivness and her sticking to me like a small shadow has resulted in no indoor accidents.
Ranger doesn't seem to understand why he can't roughhouse with her like he does with the dogs at the dog park.
Hopefully, Gizmo and Ranger will adapt quickly to each other and she will adjust to being a household pet. She is adjusting to the harness and leash and hopefully, as soon as she will take treats from me, training can begin.
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