The Girl and Her Dog

October 29, 2012 · 7:00 pm

Weekend photos.

{Chick with her foster mom, Kelly Jo.}

{Resting after the shoot.}

{Trying out her new coat.}

{Not so sure if she’s into it.}

{Silly Chick.}

{Resting after a long day.}

It was a chilly one this weekend, but I actually didn’t mind. It felt like fall: crisp, cool and refreshing with the windows open and the scent of fresh, clean air wafting in. I spent most of Saturday volunteering with the Court Case dogs at Animal Control, but on Sunday we did something fun and unexpected.

We had a professional photo shoot with little Chick’s foster mom, the wonderful Kelly Jo who took care of Chick after she was rescued from OTAT, but before we adopted her. It was cold for sure, but Humboldt Park was looking pretty and Chick, per usual, was quite the ham. I can’t wait to see how they turned out. After that, we took a long walk, trying to get Chick used to her new coat (!) and her costume for Wednesday, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”

Side note: I debated for a long time which coat to buy for Chick, and ended up with this one because it was inexpensive, warm and had a collar to come up over her neck. After we purchased it though, a friend alerted me to Voyagers K9 Apparel, which makes breed specific outerwear. Next time!

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October 25, 2012 · 6:00 am

Unknown quote.

In love with this unknown quote first posted by Emily:

“I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter, the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love & hope, fear & dread, sadness & betrayal, and I was angry. ‘God!’ I said, ‘This is terrible! Why don’t You do something?’ God was silent for a moment and then He spoke softly, ‘I have done something’, He replied, ‘I created you.’”

– Unknown

{This guy was brought into Chicago Animal Care and Control as a stray and is currently waiting for a rescue, shelter or foster home to take him so he can get into his forever home.}

(photo c/o CACC Transfer Team)

Chick visits Gram.

Last week Chick came with me to visit my grandma, who is in a nursing home. Chick was the talk of the town as soon as she walked inside. Everyone oohed and ahhed over her, just like a little baby. But the best part: my grandma decided to forget the fact that she’s been afraid of dogs all her life, and welcomed Chick in too. I guess there’s one teeny, tiny perk to dementia. And Chick was on her best behavior.

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October 23, 2012 · 6:00 am

Weekend in photos.

{sitting pretty.}

{forcing him to pose for a shot with me.}

{worn out after chasing him all over the house trying to put his mane on.}

{apparently not so pleased about something. photo c/o Peter Wagner.}

{my little lion!}

Over the weekend, I took my cousin’s dog Pudge to a Bulldog-only Halloween Costume Ball! He was thrilled to attend, not so thrilled to wear his lion’s mane. He loved meeting fellow bulldogs and was happy to try something new, or so I hoped. Dragging him around was quite different than Chicklet, though. I almost couldn’t lift him into the Jeep. Oy!

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October 19, 2012 · 5:00 pm

Have a nice weekend.

As little Chick and I were getting off the elevator after our walk this morning, my keys fell down the elevator; they just fell straight through that little crack. You always wonder what you would do if that happened, I just stared at the crack in disbelief before rushing back to my apartment, only to realize I had to knock to be let in (that wasn’t embarrassing or anything). Fortunately, the technician was by within the hour and I got to see the pit of an elevator for the first time. Lesson learned: don’t juggle a dog’s leash while getting your keys out while stepping out of an elevator:)

(Image via)

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