Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Puppy Imposed Hiatus

Yes, I got one on April 2nd and my life has changed so much. The impact has been so great that my writing has all but totally stopped. Today is the first day I've had a chance to write a post. And it's gonna have to be a short one because I need to tend to the little creature that has wormed her way into our hearts and home, Lobita. She's a breed-mix of Chihuahua/Pug aka Chug. She looks like a tiny rottweiler but she is tiny and is an XS size in pup clothes. We doubt she will be getting much bigger than this.



I was totally ignorant about how much time puppies require.  Since bringing her home from the Animal Shelter in Parker, she needs CONSTANT.... repeat CONSTANT supervision. I have had a few "meltdowns" too, but she is still here and is three months old now.  As a writer, I have had to put aside my book and all marketing and blogging. I can't even do my gaming like I used to. My gaming partners have to tolerate me suddenly going AFK at any moment because Lobita needs to go outside to relieve herself - and that's if I catch her on time.

As a writer, she hasn't been all bad news. Yes, I have to stop working on my third book for now, but she is learning and growing and in just a matter of a few months, she will be allowed more freedom around the house.  The book can wait till then. And I have lost almost 5 pounds walking her twice a day.  My doctor is very happy and thinks she is more of an asset to this writer. I think she is right. I am not chained to my computers all day long now. I feel healthier and stronger. I enjoy the walks and I hope to continue them even when I get back to working on my book.  So I guess, I'll keep her and try to resume my writing once she is better trained and housebroken.

For now, it's a life of constant supervision, potty pads, near-misses, pet shopping, training, walkies, blessed naps, and bonding with our little pup, Lobita.





Here is my album I am making about Lobita on Flickr if you want to see more of her.
 Lobita's Flickr Album

As promised, here is a new illustration for the readers of my blog. This is Orbey, Audrey's pet gazer. He is just over a foot tall from bottom tentacles to the top ones. He does have two ears at either side of his big eye. If you look a little closer, you may notice they have a curvy rim that moves to enhance Orbey's hearing. His teeth are sharp and his appetite is rather similar to that of a goat. In other words, he is capable of eating almost anything that is chewable i.e. cloth, wood, paper, meat, veggies, breads, flowers, etc... This poses a problem for Audrey as he has been known to chew her precious cookbooks. He is very friendly but cries a lot whenever he is forced to spend time in his metal cage. He likes to either walk around on his two bottom tentacles, careful not to hurt his bottom eyes, or hover around magically like a weak balloon. If he eats too much, he is capable of floating up to great heights, even up into the clouds. Tavisan sometimes takes him out for exercise and fresh air, tying a leash to one of his tentacles to keep him from floating away and thus getting lost.

Leave a comment or ask me any questions you may have about this unusual creature. I will answer as I can without giving anything away as he is a character in "Realmwalkers."