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Hello, Fritz!

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Since moving into the new house, Husband and I have been visited by a very cheeky Boston Terrier/Miniature Poodle mix named Fritz. He lives next door with a calico cat who also frequents our yard. Our yard is currently unfenced, but we have arranged to have it fenced in early November. None of the people on our block have fences, and animals seem to run at will.

Fritz’s person told us that he was a frequent visitor to the former owners who worked from home and often let him into the house and even into bed with them. (I don’t see that happening with us.) He also enjoyed playing with their hunting dog. He appears to view our house as an extention of his. His owners are fine with us putting up a fence. I hope that he and Kyrill can hit it off. Kyrill is currently being boarded at the local vet along with the cat, so he and Fritz haven’t met yet.

The movers unloaded our things on Wednesday, and with the help of our son we have unpacked a great many boxes. We have a lot left to do, but we were able to sleep in the house last night. We find ourselves strangely exhausted despite having had more sleep in the past couple of nights than we have had in months. My anxiety level has dropped precipitously. It feels very good to be here. I even like Fritz.

Any stories about your neighborhood pets? How do you introduce your pets to other neighbors and animals?

27 thoughts on “Hello, Fritz!”

  1. There was a beautiful, sweet, huge golden retriever at a home near a park near my old house. Her name was Minnie. She was very sweet and friendly toward Pippin when we took walks by her yard, but she really liked me! She would roll over and offer her tummy for rubbing, then spring up and kiss me right on the nose. I loved seeing Minnie. I was just thinking of her yesterday. I miss her. I can still walk by there, but she isn’t always outside.

    There are lots of doggos where I’m living now. I’ve met one, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Rico and his owner, Marian. Marian is in her eighties, very prim and stylish, and she walks at least twice daily. Rico is clearly overfed, doted on, and probably won’t live much longer at his current weight. He plods along slowly behind Marian. I hope he’s okay, because Marian seems to adore him. She is very friendly, possibly a tiny bit nosy, and stopped over every day for a while, calling me her “new favorite person.”

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  2. The first year we were in Marshalltown, we lived in an upper duplex. The owners lived downstairs, and had a lovely collie mix dog named Patsy. I (12 years old) was usually the first one home, and would go out to the back outdoor stairway to let Patsy, who was in the fenced back yard, know I was home. We have a photo of me sitting on the top stair and petting her. It’s the closest we came to having a dog, and I missed her when we moved to our new house.

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  4. Rise and Shine, Baboons,

    McGee has been welcomed in our neighborhood with enthusiasm. People felt so badly for Phoebe (and us, too) when she was so ill and left us. McGee has had many visitors and admirers. The problem with corgi pups is that they are determined biters and chewers more than other breeds. So I have to warn anyone coming over to Watch Your Hands while I have a collection of chewies and sticks to give him. Phoebe was the same way–actually even worse. She drew blood several times.

    The best way to cope with high puppy energy is to walk McGee around the yard twice. Then he is ready to nap when he comes in after sniffing the smells and finding sticks to chew. The first time we did this last week the neighbor dogs were out. They are large dogs with big barks. They both barked at McGee, who leapt straight up in the air, then hid behind me and the steps up to the deck. He peaked out at the big monsters, then with encouragement from me, proceeded on. He is still quite intimidated by these dogs

    We are headed for Iowa this weekend for a baby shower. My youngest niece and her wife are due to have their baby in early February. I have warned our hosts to Watch Their Hands because McGee will go with us–I cannot leave such a young pup behind while he is bonding to us.

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  5. Kyrill was the perfect traveler on the 550 mile trip down here on Tuesday. He just curled up in the nest of blankets we made for him in the back seat. He was tethered, too. He was very confused and anxious in the hotel we stayed in and couldn’t settle down. We pick him up today from the local vet where he has been boarded.

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  7. OT We have tomorrow scheduled to empty Sandy’s apartment of many things, especially a heavy lift recliner. Dropped by today to discover the parking lot will be closed today through Tuesday. Tuesday is when a local charity comes to take out much furniture. We still have to have the apartment emptied by the end of the month.
    Clyde

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  8. Husband had left the front door open while carrying out empty totes, and Fritz just sauntered in like he owned the place. He came out when we called him.

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  11. Mooney, who is like a teeny border collie Shetland something or other up the street doesn’t care for too many people but he likes me. He’s very soft. Then there are two pomskis two doors up who both seem to have short-term memory loss. They just go insane when they see me and then as soon as they smell me, they settle down and decide I’m OK. The only other pet on the block is the cat next-door, Chowder, who is a ginger and is quite fluffy and lovable.

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  13. The Birds will never be introduced to other species even their own. I thought about getting a replacement for Art, the Bird who died, but all were adopted at the same time. It seemed a betrayal of the others to my own needs.

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