Here she is, 5:15 on a Saturday evening, and she looks pooped out. Well, it has been about 10 days since we got home, and everything is finally caught up, and we are all pooped out. But with ALL we have gone through with the Condo Association with Skruffy and with Bubba, just how is Indy doing being in the Condo?
Friday I get the motorhome into storage. There are a few minor items still in there that need to come to the condo, but nothing that can't fit in one bag. So Saturday I decided to print out the forms needed to make Indy 'legal' in the Condo as a service dog...and the printer does not work. Something about the ink head. So I soak the ink head for a few days in Rubbing Alcohol, and put in new cartridges, all to no avail. We rarely print anything, and the Cannon Printer probably had not printed more than a few hundred pages during its lifetime. It has now been replaced with a HP printer. Submitted the forms Wednesday, and had a talk with Ken the maintenance person who the board has used as a liaison between them and us in the past. He told me that with the new President, AND with the person who bought a unit about six doors down from us who also has a Service Dog, that he did not expect any problem whatsoever with the Board this time since they just went through it. (Kinda implied that they talked to the lawyers again.) Well, so far, so good on that front. (Eastern Front since we are in Florida.)
On Monday Indy and I dropped Marcia off at Bible Study, and went over to the motorhome...a weekly thing while it is in storage. I run the engine to get the batteries up to snuff (they did not need it this time since it had only been there for 3 days), but Indy was a bit excited to see that we still have the motorhome. She settled right in while I listened to the radio and I caught up on emails and blogs and stuff. 90 minutes later we were in the parking lot of the church waiting for Marcia.
The first thing on Marcia's mind after getting home was getting her hair cut after five months of growth. She was able to land a Saturday appointment (week ago), and here is Indy looking at the entrance of the beauty shop looking for Marcia to come out.
And here is the result. (Picture taken with my phone...had I had the camera out she would have never looked over at me.)
On Sunday I knew that Indy was dying to run around for a bit. So I took her over the Public Library where they have a back lawn, nearly fenced in, that I could allow her off leash for a good running around. She really enjoyed it. She also enjoyed seeing the Sand Hill Cranes that frequent the pond in front of the Library. Amazingly, she did not bark at all.
On Wednesday I gave Indy her first Condo haircut. She did pretty good since this was her second haircut that I had given her. Another few and she will be an old pro at it. So on Thursday I took her to the Dog Park in Tarpon Springs. Here (above) she is greeting a new arrival. This dog is 12 years old and they frequent the Dog Park just about every day.
In this picture she is looking at the adjoining park for larger dogs. Amazingly, she did not bark once. It was a good first visit, and we will be back soon. She did not "RUN" like she does, but she got her exercise. By the third of fourth visit she will be so eager to get out of the car when I pull up...
Above is a 30 second video of Indy in the Condo. A few times a day she gets into this mood and she just starts running around the Condo. She might have her Squirrel toy, or her favorite ball, or a chew stick. Sometimes she just runs for no reason whatsoever. This time she had the remains of a chew stick. If you listen to the video at the end I say "Thanks Sis", in reference to Sandy who found Indy and helped us get her. What a joy of love she has been...and it has only been a few months now!
