Appliances Going In

Installing the refrigerator Suna wanted a wine refrigerator in the kitchen. There’s a big one in the storm room.

“That oven is heavy. Let me think about this for a minute.”

Jaime and his son are hard at work installing the kitchen appliances. I think the hardest one is going to be the refrigerator, which is designed to fit inside a cabinet. Once it’s in, we can install the cabinet panels that will make it invisible.

I am glad the granite is tough because it is certainly being challenged, as you can see in the photo.

In Other News…

Suna is a member of a blue heeler group on Facebook. One of the other members read of Stella’s tragic accident and contacted her. She said her bitch had just pupped, and she offered us one of the two pups. It is an extremely sweet offer, but I’m not sure I am ready for another dog—especially one that will look a lot like Stella.

 

Doggy Progress

“Look, Daddy! I’m hiding. You can’t see me.” [Okay, so not all the cabinet doors are on yet.]

Rose wants “that puppy” to leave her alone, but he’s persistent.

Rose is getting more accepting of Brody. When he first arrived, she acted as if she were terrified of him. This is strange because she adopted Stella as one of her own puppies and loved her accordingly. Suna thinks the trauma of being involved in Stella’s tragedy affected Rose deeply.

Backstory

Stella and Rose were playing. Stella’s collar got caught on Rose’s jaw. Stella panicked and flipped in an effort to get away, turning the collar into a tourniquet around her neck. She suffocated before Suna could get her free.

We have since learned that this type of death is not uncommon in the blue heeler community. Hence I will not let a dog wear a collar again. Halters are much safer.

Progress of a Kind

But while she still won’t play with Brody, Rose at least acknowledges him now. That’s progress of a kind.