December 10, 2004

December 10, 2004

Rainbow Plantation, Summerdale, & Foley

DAY 176

 

A bright, sunny, warm day, albeit a little windy. A great day to rescue / adopt a new dog. First thing this morning, we bought the local newspaper, the Mobile Register, to check the lost ads to see if any one was looking for Bo. No lost ads matching him. Then we drove a very short distance to the Baldwin County Animal Control Centre to have him scanned for a microchip and check their lost listings. No microchip, and no lost listing. We checked their dog reference book to see if we could better identify what he is besides Yorkie. An old fellow in the park came by this morning with a Yorkie while I was outside with Bo, and we compared dogs. Bo definitely has something other than Yorkie in him. Looking in the dog book, it looks like he might be crossed with an Australian Terrier, or a Norfolk Terrier, or who knows ? We returned to the trailer, where Sharon in the motor home next door had gone to the Post Office to check the ad there about a lost dog. It wasn't Bo. Doesn't seem as if any one is looking for him. Perhaps not surprising. We know from our business experience that if a dog is going to be "dumped", it's going to be in the 7 to 11 month age range, when their body is already near adult sized, but they're dumb as rocks. Bo is in this age range. He's not dumb as a rock, but he's certainly got a lot of intellectual maturing to do. He travelled very well in the truck, although the ride was only a few minutes in each direction. He climbed into the back seat, lay down on Teddy's bed, and was ready to nap while we drove. He's very cute, and very sociable. Over night went well, although he did wake us up about an hour earlier than we would have liked. He started out the night in bed with us, but left soon as he seemed too warm in the bed with us. Teddy and him get along just fine. He irritated Teddy for the first couple of hours he was here, by trying to play with him, but he finally gave that up. He needs to be neutered ... like, yesterday ! Teddy wasn't very impressed with Bo trying to hump him. As soon as we get to Livingston, Texas, Bo will be seeing the vet !

We'll buy the newspaper first thing tomorrow morning, and if he's not in tomorrow's lost ads, he's leaving here with us tomorrow.

Just before lunch, we walked over to site 43 to visit the people we were talking to last night about New Orleans. We are heading to "Nyawlins" and they have been there a number of times, usually for Mardi Gras in February. They invited us over to get some maps and tourist directories. They seem to have an abundance of them. They also gave us a shopping bag full of beaded necklaces. During Mardi Gras parades, of which there are many during each 2 week period of Mardi Gras, the people on the floats in the parades throw beaded necklaces out to the parade watchers. This couple seem to be the type who can't throw anything away, despite the fact that they live in an RV. Last year they collected a few hundred pounds of these Mardi Gras beads. I have no idea what we're going to do with a bag full. I suggested to Joanne we mail them to her little nieces in Winnipeg, but the postage is likely prohibitive. These things are heavy. Anyways, we got maps and directories from these folks, and Joanne is planning our "Nyawlins" visit.

After lunch we went to Muscle Car Mania, the car museum nearby in Summerdale. It was neat ! Mostly late 60's and early 70's restored, classic, muscle cars. Some are for sale. Joanne fell in love with a 66 Mustang that was for sale. Cinnamon coloured, with cinnamon and beige interior. Very lovely. I suggested that maybe we could sell Dee-Dee and Harvey, buy a motor home, and buy the Mustang as a "toad" ( the vehicle towed behind the motor home ).

After the museum, we ran up to Foley to buy some groceries and dog supplies at Wal-Mart before we hit the road again tomorrow. We returned to the trailer just as it got dark. Bo had been left in the trailer with Teddy all afternoon. Everything was fine. He seems like a good little fellow.

Since we left YMCA Of The Ozarks 12 days ago, I have undertaken to toss at least 5 lady bugs per day out of the trailer. I haven't had any problem meeting my daily quota yet !

DSK