Simple living in the country - back to basics

greenbee

Maybe you can sent Mr Cheery out for the stuff you need, one item at a time, so that he feels like you're shopping frequently, while you use up the stuff in the cupboards.

I'm planning on never shopping again having seen how much stuff there is in the cupboards and freezer... 

Jessy103

Hope all goes well tomorrow cheery and you can get back to your comfy bed, dog free! (I type this whilst being laid right on the edge of the bed being pushed off by two dogs! 😂)

Cheery_Daff

I might just do that greenbee! 

Thanks Jessy, I do hope so! 

Dog has blotted his copybook one too many times this evening - refused to go outside in the rain, then weed twice in the kitchen 🙄 Clearly he's just settled in here now - he didn't do it at all for the first week or so, but I suspect it'll be a hard habit to break him out of after all these years, even with a dog flap 🙄

I did catch him in the act the second time, yelled, and he stopped for long enough for me to get the lead on and force him outside, where we both stood in the rain til he'd done another wee. For goodness sake. 

Mr Cheery won't let him on the sofa with us now - he's asleep (or sulking) on another chair 🙄

Viking_mfw

Depending on how much longer the dog will be with you there's some stuff called Adaptil which smells like wet socks to us but is calming for dogs - mimics puppy hormone scent or something. You can get a spray or a plug in. May help to settle him. 

Cheery_Daff

Viking_mfw said:

Depending on how much longer the dog will be with you there's some stuff called Adaptil which smells like wet socks to us but is calming for dogs - mimics puppy hormone scent or something. You can get a spray or a plug in. May help to settle him. 

He's going home tomorrow Viking, but thank you for the suggestion, I'll make a note in case (heaven forbid) he ever ends up here again.

Seems to have settled pretty nicely into my bed, mind you 🙄😂😂

KajiKita

Good morning Cheery,
You absolutely won’t know yourself when that dog goes home again - sleeping in your own bed again, all that time saved from not walking him, feeding him, buying his food, mopping up his wee etc etc!  
Really hoping his return happens today …. <crosses fingers>

KK

Four_Seasons

Hope all goes well today cheery, safe journey x

savingholmes

Hope all goes well today.

pinkypig

Best of luck today Cheery, 🤞you are dogless and back in your own bed this evening x

hb2

Cheery, I hope that the dawg has been returned to his doting owner and you are snug and warm at home. I completely agree that he certainly isn't the dog for you, even if you did want one.

I'm sorry that life is still stressful for you, you do seem to have been rather tightly wound for a good while now 

Thanks for the explanation about matched betting. I'm terribly disorganised and Mr hb admits to being rather too fond of gambling (so he doesn't do it ) so it sounds as if we would be best leaving well alone. I have just paid a £600+ tax bill - although I don't work now, it is all supposed to be taken at source - but have had a similar amount just refunded to my credit card, so it's not as bad as it could have been.