Wait a minute! My last post was December 2025?? I've been AWOL. How does the time slip by so quickly? One way it happens is to get distracted by a new pet. And sewing. This little dog quilt is one I put together based on a cartoon drawing I did in a tutorial by Carol Owen. I thought it needed to be translated into fabric. And there were plenty of scraps to play with, so here is this little dude.
He is just so loving. One morning when we lost power and it was quite cold in January, Dusty knew what to do. Get under a quilt. With me. He was one sweet boy. Until.... After Dusty was with us for a week and adjusting quite nicely, we went to church for a couple of hours. He apparently, unbeknownst to us and the the rescue organization, had extreme separation anxiety! He escaped his room (he was known as an escape artist) and went on a rampage. Oh my goodness!! I never experienced anything like it with a dog before. Dusty is a pack dog. He is unable to be only dog. So, with heavy hearts, we arranged to return him. We packed his meds, his food, and belongings and provided copious notes on the care and feeding of Dusty. We felt better when we saw how happy he was to be back among his comrades. Not being Caesar Millan, and having lives that require us to go places without a dog, we knew that Dusty's emotional needs were too great for us. And I'm not a fan of sedating a dog. The good news... Dusty was adopted by a family who already had a couple of dogs. I think he will much happier there. So happy ending to an unhappy story.
And here is a look at just a fraction of the chaos Dusty caused to our vertical blinds. Imagine how stressed the little guy was! But sheesh... It took our son (bless him!) two days to help us right the ship "just like it never happened." But I am now convinced... no more dogs for me. It was a painful experience because I just loved Dusty from day one. Live and learn. But I'm happy that he's happy now!
