The Rusty Diaries | Ramblings of an Incontinent Mind! ©

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 (part 2)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:56:57 -0500

Earlier this summer Rusty's friends, Roxie (r) and Emile (l) went on vacation to Vermont. Rusty was very sad because he couldn't go with them. He would have loved to go swimming in the lake. And he missed them, too.

Earlier this week Roxie and Emile visited Rusty. They love to play with Rusty's toys and Roxie just loves to eat Rusty's food, and Rusty doesn't mind sharing.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 (part 1)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:51:59 -0500

Rusty has a new groomer-Pretty Paws on Oeschli Avenue. As you can see in the photo, they put bows in his ears. I like them, but Sherry does not. We switched groomers because it was always a struggle to get Rusty into the old groomer's shop. At Pretty Paws the groomer comes out to meet him and cuddle him and encourage him to come in. It's a much nicer experience for all of us.

Rusty, who weighs 75 lbs. now, still thinks he is a lap dog. He loves to cuddle and whenever I sit on our couch he gets on top of me, but usually it's just the front part of his body. After he got off my lap this time, I was an alto for a few minutes!

Friday, January 20, 2006

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:48:13 -0500

It snowed a couple of days ago (3") and Rusty went outside to explore. He doesn't mind the snow, but it's no great shakes, either.

Rusty loves his toys. He seems to cycle through them. Today it was his rope bone. He pranced around the house with it in his mouth and then took it outside. Unfortunately, he forgot all about it when he saw a squirrel and I had to go out and retrieve it.

Friday, May 27, 2005

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:45:37 -0500

Cousins Arlene and Harry Louis sent Rusty this toy - a pig. It's labeled traif, which means it's not kosher. But does Rusty care, no way. He's been chomping on it and carrying it around the house and yard for several days now.

Rusty told me his cousins can send toys any time. He really appreciates them. And you know, one can't have too many toys.

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:40:19 -0500

Cousin Arlene came all the way from Florida and brought Rusty a Kosher Chicken which he simply adores. He prances through the house with it and has a good time.

Sherry has nicknamed the chicken Schmaltzy (the chicken is actually branded with the word Schmaltze). Rusty thanks his wonderful cousin for the great toy.

Saturday, January 29, 2005 (part 2)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:32:55 -0500

Our friend Cheryl has this thing for Rusty and brings him toys. We ALL love it when she does. The picture on the right is Rusty cuddling the toy we've labeled "Uh Oh." We call it that because when dropped it goes, you guessed it, "uh oh."

The picture on the left is Rusty with his stuffed elephant which squeaks, or maybe honks, when it's squeezed. Rusty loves Cheryl and so do we!

Saturday, January 29, 2005

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:29:55 -0500

I know it's been a while since I last updated the Rusty Diaries, so let's catch up. A few weeks before Christmas, Sherry made matching bandanas for Rusty and us and our friends JD and Andrea and Rusty's friends Roxie and Emil. Aren't we all cute?

Monday, October 11, 2004

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:25:16 -0500

Rusty had his 6 week haircut last Friday. His groomer doesn't cut his eyelashes. They have been growing out since mid-May and are now over 1" long.

Tuesday, September 7, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:45 -0500

Our swimming club closes for the season Labor Day. The next day the pool is only open for members and their dogs.

We signed Rusty up and took him. He was tentative at first but seemed to enjoy it. If you would like to view a very short quick time movie of Rusty's swim click here.

The three of us had fun.

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:45:33 -0500

Late this evening I was working in the office. I looked up and couldn't see Rusty, who had been lying on the floor. When I got out of my chair I could see my 58 lb. dog sitting in the window. Does he think he's a cat?

Earlier in the evening we were lying in bed watching the olympics. Rusty jumped in with us and layed down, first on me, then on Sherry. He is truly at home with us and we consider ourselves very lucky to have him in our lives.

Monday, June 7, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:40:48 -0500

For Sherry's birthday, Rusty's Uncle Mark gave us a pet portrait from Prints Charming. This is the photo we chose.

It was a rough week for Rusty. On Sunday he had his picture taken (it's probably been taken more times these few weeks than in all his previous life). He was left at home, alone several times during the week. On Friday, Sherry and I packed our bags and loaded our tandem on the van and drove to Cincinnati. We left Rusty in the capable hands of our beautiful niece, Ruth.

Ruth tells us that when she arrived she let Rusty out and he stood at the back door barking at her for a good while. Rusty eventually warmed up to Ruth and by the end of the weekend he was following her around. Rusty did show the world he was angry with us for abandoning him. He pooped in the house twice during the weekend. Rusty!

We are now back and don't have any trips planned in the next few months. But watch out Rusty, it's the groomers tomorrow.

Monday, May 31, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:35:57 -0500

This weekend Keith and Jenny met Rusty for the first time. The picture on the right is our beautiful, young niece, Ruth, who spent the afternoon with us. It took a while for Rusty to warm up to Keith and Ruth but his love of being petted far outweighs any distrust of strangers.

As you can see from the picture on the lower right, Rusty is very regal as he surveys his domain. He loves the outdoors. He uses the doggie door to go in and out of the house and he runs the length and breadth of the yard, chasing the occasional foolish squirrel who happens to cross his path and barking at neighbors and passers-by. With his deep resonant bark he can be oh so obnoxious!

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:12 -0500

Rusty loves to go for a ride.

Today, Rusty followed me out to the garage. While I was working, he circled our VW Beetle, looking up all the while. The top was up but the windows were open. Rusty leaped through the car's window into the front seat.

Laughing, I pulled him out of the car and turned my back only to discover he had done it again.

I called Sherry to the garage to show her and now we keep the windows rolled up!

Monday, May 24, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:29:43 -0500

Today is Sherry's Birthday.

This morning I took Rusty to Twins Professional Pet Grooming (307 Whittington Pkwy., 502-429-9010) for his first haircut with us. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was leave him at the groomers. He did not want to stay and I just knew he thought he was being abandoned, again! I called twice during the day to check on him and was assured he was doing fine.

Twins is owned and operated by four young women who, in their own words, "don't have a life." They love the animals in their care and it shows from the time you walk through the door. They make over the animals, spend time getting to know them, walk them during the day, and they give great haircuts, too.

If you decide to try Twins be sure and tell them Rusty sent you!

Sunday, May 23, 2004

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:27:16 -0500

Wednesday I took Rusty for a walk. We stopped at friend Bill Hamilton's apartment and visited for an hour. Rusty was well behaved and Bill invited him back.

That evening we took Rusty to his first obedience school class. He seemed to enjoy the experience.

Yesterday, Sherry, Rusty, and I drove to Lexington to visit my niece and her kids. My brother and sister-in-law were in town too. We had a nice visit and Rusty enjoyed playing with his cousin Winston, a Jack Russel Terrier. Winston, a neutered male kept humping Rusty's leg but Rusty didn't seem to care.

The dogs played in the yard and ran in circles, a lot.

Rusty travels well and seems to enjoy these new experiences.

Tomorrow the groomer. More later.

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:07:59 -0400

Rusty is warming up to us. He approached Sherry this evening and climbed up next to her.

Rusty visited the vet today. "Uncle Pat" pronounced him fit and said he is a good dog. But we already knew that.

This evening we had a playdate with Roxie and Emil, two standards who belong to our friends/neighbors J.D. and Andrea. It was too dark to take pictures, but will post photos of them in the future.

I scheduled Rusty to get his hair cut next Monday. Be sure to come back and see how he looks.

Sunday, May 16, 2004

Sun, 16 May 2004 16:42:10 -0400

Rusty slept well last night. I did get up in the middle of the night to let him outside. This morning, Sherry and I took Rusty on a long walk around the neighborhood.

Sherry and Rusty spent the morning in Sherry's workshop working on a stained glass window. I spent the day working on this web page.

This afternoon, we attended a wedding and left Rusty in his crate/kennel. We were gone about four hours and Rusty was happy to see us when we returned.

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:53:03 -0400

Today we adopted Rusty. He's two years old and came to us from West Kentucky Rescue in Murray Kentucky. He weighs 54 lbs. but is taller than any other dog we've had.

His previous owner died and his wife could not care for Rusty (nee Krimpet) and gave him up for adoption.

Rusty is a sweet, somewhat shy dog. He seems to have bonded with with us and follows whichever of us leaves the room first.

Our friend Cheryl came over this evening and brought Chinese food for dinner. She also brought a toy for Rusty. At first, Rusty was a little fearful of Cheryl but soon warmed up to her.