Oct 01 2010
Star Pupil
Well, well. Look who’s relaxing in town!
I’m getting really frustrated trying to figure out how to embed videos into my blog posts*. I can find zillions of “how tos” for YouTube videos, but nothing useful on how to display my own videos. At least I’ve been able to upload these minor masterpieces to Facebook.
You can see the one I took of Star and Schatzi today here. It’s more Star than Schatzi – she races into the woods and is messing around in there while Star is running around. The movie looks like there was an earthquake, but it’s only my ineptitude as a camerawoman. The location is the family property. Notice how nice the road is.
Star is wearing her Thundershirt. I interviewed their creator a while back for an article I was writing, and he very kindly offered to sell me some for half price on behalf of Daisy Davis Pit Bull Rescue**. He’s a really nice guy. Thundershirts have an 85% success rate in calming dogs, whether they’re afraid of thunder, loud noises, the car, the vet, or any other stressful situation. If it doesn’t work for your dog, send it back and your money will be refunded. What’s not to love? We’re hoping they’ll be helpful with rescue work.
I got to see the Thundershirt in action today. After letting the dogs run around at our brother’s place, we went to Mendocino. After a stop at the foggy farmers’ market…
…where I picked up, among other things, a serpent cucumber and tu-tone summer squash…
…we took Star for a walk in the village. We met a kind man who agreed to give Star a treat and pet her carefully, and she didn’t bark or flinch. One of the obstacles to her adoption is that she sometimes barks at strangers, because she isn’t sure if they’ll hurt her or not. So this was great practice. I really think the shirt helped, because she had her tail up and was wagging it. She never barked or flinched at strange people or dogs. At the top of this post, you can see her actually relaxing outside a shop…with people walking by!
She gets an A, and an A for effort, too!
*I’ve come a long way from a girl who couldn’t take pictures a couple of weeks ago!
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