mar 25 2-023
Pasta is with us !! we are hard pressed for names that don’t sound like one of my other dogs...so Pasta. with .Sizzle...Jiminey Cricket... and Malarky. works.
An 11 week old great dane pup was rescued from a horse auction in South Carolina-and landed at Crazy Acres on Friday--- with absolutely no information about the pup’s health or disposition, we are going to see how long it takes us to get him to pass an AKC canine good citizen test.—I will try and keep you posted at 3:30 daily ---about Pasta’s progress or lack thereof .. Right at the moment. We are less that 24 hours into the training--- my classic ice tea spoon training—and I think he has got it... when his bum hits the floor.. some nice canned food arrives at his nose... At 11 weeks---he’s ready for his rabies shot next week...
My usual.... is to really watch the dog/pup to see what they let me know... hunger is always a big issue... but in this pup’s case, he had a great deal to say about the fact that ...heat rises !! I had him all set up in our kitchen. Which is ... at eye level...73 degrees.. by actual laser temp gauge... ( technically an infared thermometer------one of my favorite toys just about like what they put on your forehead at lahey) , I spread an old quilt..plus towel or two for a nice bed.. at least I thought so. I fed him—and expected him to settle—but he just wouldn’t so I got down on the floor with him..... and I wasn’t too comfortable either....Out came my laser temp taker toy... and the floor was a mere 64 with the ceiling rafter 77... I could check the draft around a window- the heat from the refrigerator motor...they are not expensive but can save a lot of heat...
My poor dane.... is not a saint Bernard with the fluffy coat and whiskey barrel around his neck... he was cold... as was I..
I would not be happy sleeping on a 64 degree floor either.. so he spent a full night sleeping on my 83 degree lap in the recliner. So if you have been told ”just a dog” belongs on the floor.... well you just put yourself in his place literally--- especially when the dog is stuffed in some crate which is put under a window leaving the poor dog to grin and bear the cold breeze from leaky gaskets.
Or better yet... buy a infared thermometer .
