http://greatdiversions.com/patchworkplanet/2007/05/08/a-puppy-or-a-peacock/ ... the bits and pieces that make life interesting ... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://greatdiversions.com/patchworkplanet/2007/05/08/a-puppy-or-a-peacock/#comment-2519 Patchwork Planet » Blog Archive » Where were you a year ago? Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:58:06 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/patchworkplanet/2007/05/08/a-puppy-or-a-peacock/#comment-2519 [...] We were at the pet market and Shawn was working hard, using a sleeping ball of black and brown fur, to convince me that we could handle dog-ownership. Unfortunately, as soon as we got said ball of fur into the taxi to go home, she started emitting a high-pitched shrieking sound that I knew I never wanted to hear again. I spent the next month or so being abruptly awoken in the middle of the night by that exact sound. The fact that Laika was smart enough to keep absolutely silent and still the entire time Shawn was convincing me to buy her was the first sign that this was going to be a challenging relationship. [...] [...] We were at the pet market and Shawn was working hard, using a sleeping ball of black and brown fur, to convince me that we could handle dog-ownership. Unfortunately, as soon as we got said ball of fur into the taxi to go home, she started emitting a high-pitched shrieking sound that I knew I never wanted to hear again. I spent the next month or so being abruptly awoken in the middle of the night by that exact sound. The fact that Laika was smart enough to keep absolutely silent and still the entire time Shawn was convincing me to buy her was the first sign that this was going to be a challenging relationship. [...]

]]> http://greatdiversions.com/patchworkplanet/2007/05/08/a-puppy-or-a-peacock/#comment-1351 greatdiversions.com » Tue, 08 May 2007 18:46:19 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/patchworkplanet/2007/05/08/a-puppy-or-a-peacock/#comment-1351 [...] Last weekend we went to the pet market here in town. It was quite an experience. I’m a huge animal lover so I had mixed emotions. It was fun to play with all the puppies and kittens and we’re thinking seriously of getting a dog. On the other hand, seeing the occasional crate with 25 kittens crammed in it was a bit depressing. Other “merchants” had clearly just scooped up a few of the random street dogs and took them to the market in hopes of making a few hryvnia. Jennifer has a great recap of the day here. [...] [...] Last weekend we went to the pet market here in town. It was quite an experience. I’m a huge animal lover so I had mixed emotions. It was fun to play with all the puppies and kittens and we’re thinking seriously of getting a dog. On the other hand, seeing the occasional crate with 25 kittens crammed in it was a bit depressing. Other “merchants” had clearly just scooped up a few of the random street dogs and took them to the market in hopes of making a few hryvnia. Jennifer has a great recap of the day here. [...]

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