OK...Easter & the parties were great. Spring is here. Things are going great! Sawyer is growing like a weed. Each day is a new day with him...he is doing more, talking more & just amazing me daily! Morgan is so grown up that it makes me sick. She had the stomach bug this week & I had 2 meetings I couldn't miss at work & Scott couldn't stay home with her. Soooo, she stayed home all day by herself *gasp* She did awesome. She would call me when she was getting sick & I would talk her through it & she did super! She called me about 165 times but oh well!
I did something. I have been having problems with Scout for the past 3 months. I have tried everything under the sun to help him to quit digging. Really, we caught him time & time & time again digging. We shocked him numerous times, spanked, red pepper, stuff you buy at the store, etc...nothing, nada, zip, zilch. He still dug daily. I had about 3 inches of dirt on all of our patio furniture. We have ZERO grass in our big backyard now. We had plush St. Augustine grass. Nothing now. Dirt. Holes. 36 holes in all. 27 along the fence in the back yard. Saturday night was the straw that broke the camels back. We got rain. Hallejuah! Not. We need rain so bad. It was so wonderful. Except when I woke up, the biggest hole was halfway to China. It is a 4ft wide by 2 ft deep hole. Seriously. I took pictures. I cried & cried. I want my kids to be able to play outside. Without breaking their necks falling in holes.
It killed me because Scout is a very good dog. I researched online & everything it said to do, I tried. It also said that some Border Collies don't stop & that they will eventually outgrow it within the next few years. Not. It isn't fair to me, my kids or to Scout to have continued like I did. Shiner, our jack russell was once white. Now she is so brown from all of the dirt blowing in the yard. Nothing was working....so I talked with Morgan & Scott. They both were tired of hearing me cry & complain & Morgan was tired of not being able to play in the back yard. So, after weighing all options, Scott put it on my plate. He couldn't do it. I understood.
So, I found him a family. I explained about his digging situation. They know it was because he was bored. The knew everything. They live by a park here & she has 2 teenage sons who were thrilled with him . They came over & met him first & fell in love with him immediately! She is keeping touch already & tells me he is adjusting wonderfully.
Tears, heartache, etc....we all were down for a few days but things are looking up. No more dogs for us. We have one very spoiled & trained Jack Russell & we are leaving it like that. We have been working in the backyard constantly. Water, water, filling in holes, water, rain & now little sprouts of grass are coming up. Thank you! I am buying more grass seed this weekend & going from there. We now have the doggy door open 24/7 and Shiner comes in & out as she pleases. I tried that with Scout but I noticed socks, shoes, pacifiers, etc...were all turning up outside. So I quit letting either one of them in the house except at night. Not fair to Shiner but it had to be done. Now, she has free reign of the house.
She was missing Scout at first & it was very obvious but I think she is adjusting too. Anyhow, I am just glad that is over with & he has a family that can give him the attention he needs.
My friend Trish is soveryclose to having her baby. I am so excited. Her husband & son are coming in town this weekend & I am sending more baby clothes back with them! Things are going very well right now. Scott got his hours back at work & things are looking up!
