Puppy Update and Reading

If you haven't already read the September 6th blog about the puppy, do that first. I'll wait. . . .

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OK, now that you're back - - - - I think the one thing I say to Chloe the most is "Whaddayagotinyermouth NOW?!" And I think she is actually learning what it means, because she will usually either drop what she has or run away from me. "Catch me, catch me!"

She's up to 27 lb. as of last Thursday's vet visit. She got the last of her puppy shots and isn't due back there until next October. Don't know what kind of breeds are mixed up in there, but it isn't anything too tall. She'll be a solid, mid-size dog and we hope she'll turn into a good farm dog. She's already mostly ignoring the chickens and we're trying to get her to chase off any visiting cats and NOT pounce our cats, thereby causing the cat to run, resulting in a chase. Next door's beagle/bassets come by some evenings and give Chloe a good run and wrestle session. They still have a few pounds on her, and they have much better stamina from running around the neighborhood all day.

I'm currently in the middle of reading a bio on Rita Hayworth. She had a rough childhood, if you could call it that. Today's her birthday and I caught the tail end of "The Strawberry Blonde" and beginning of "The Lady From Shanghai," on TCM, but got interrupted about 15 min. into "Shanghai". I couldn't get back to the TV until the movie was over.