Blowing in the Winds of Change

Aww, thank you everyone for your kind words and virtual canine huggles.. :smileyhea

M' last post illustrates why I shouldn't write when feeling wobbly.

The Winds of Change have been blowing with wild abandon around the Nest, both literally and figuratively. More rain is desperately needed here so I enjoyed the storms, but my little thin-skinned guest was not impressed at all! Cabin fever has been a problem in between enforced walks; Grand-Pup turns into a cross between Tigger and a baby crocodile when he can't let off steam! He's disembowelled two dog beds and a chair cushion so far, attacked the fringes of one of my antique rugs, and reduced a box of kindling to match-sticks. ..Woke up to a sea of foam chippings and splinters all over the living room carpet. :cool:

Bad news from the UK: Flat sale has fallen through for the second time, throwing my bank account back into the red. Financially am now in a very deep hole indeed - made worse because I've been spending.

Terrible timing, yes, but my motives were good. There was a batch of dogs in a kill-shelter due to be put to sleep last week, one of them a snow-dog. Couldn't resist.. But someone else reserved it overnight, so already having made the decision to save a soul, I picked another from the half dozen still at risk.
Gardener went to collect him as the shelter was too far away for me to drive there and back in a day, and still be able to function afterwards. The volunteer who was organising this great escape sent me a video of the saddest, most depressed canine imaginable being gently coaxed along a green-doored corridor by Gardener. There is no doubt the dog thought it was his Green Mile..

Grand-Pup went crazy with joy when his new play-mate arrived. In less than a couple of hours the rescue dog's tail lifted and his ears pricked up, as he realised he'd got another chance.
I still don't know how to put my own 'photos on here, but found one that bar a lighter colouring on his ears and nose, looks almost like The Musketeer [named by the rescue co-ordinators]:
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Very much doubt he is actually an example of a Korean Jindo as they are rarely exported and if so are likely to be much too valuable to end up in a kill-shelter. His markings caught my eye - they're almost identical to those of the first pony I rescued, many many years ago, from the same fate Musketeer** was facing.
His resemblance to that much cherished pony was heightened by the fact that he stank of horse stables when he got here! :rotfl:

**Probably won't change his name. It's suitably different from Grand-Pup's that each will know when they are being addressed, and he already answers to it. He is incredibly patient with the pup, who frankly needs to learn better manners. We've only had one sticky moment so far; the first time Musketeer found meat in his dinner bowl, Grand-Pup tried to steal it. Fair play to him, Musketeer backed off as soon as I clapped my hands, so since then I stand between them at meal times.
Added to the spending by ordering Grand-Pup a special bumpy bowl which should prevent him inhaling his food at light-speed (with resulting fetid wind from the other end afterwards ). While on The River site, it seemed a good idea to add a couple of K0ngs as they'll be a cheaper option than replacing most of the soft furnishings after Grand-Pup returns to his owners.

Musketeer is very underweight; his sternum protrudes like an axe-head sticking out of his thin chest and every rib is visible beneath his fluffy white coat.
If the rain holds off today and tomorrow, a trip to visit Dear Vet for a check-up and vaccinations is planned, when I'll also stock up on more high quality vittals for him - supplies left over from CD are almost exhausted.

Today am grateful we've had more life-giving rain, for fate which has brought me a wonderful new companion, and the laughter his antics with Grand-Pup provokes.

Spending:
DS3 for strimming grass - £100
Gift to DS3 & GGF - £100
Groceries - £15
Rescue centre fees and Gardener's wages - £150
On-line purchases - £25