Just wanted to let you all know I made it!

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I did not get lost out in the desert and end up in some dusty hole somewhere left to die of thirst 3 feet away from a dry well. I'm all settled in to a nice little apartment here in Arizona and making out fairly nicely.

I did end up rehoming one of my cats when one of my co-workers lost one of his. Dudley was much more sensitive and would not have done well cramped in the truck for 7 days with 2 dogs and his sister. I hear often of his updates and get pictures, so I'm happy.

Surrido had to be retired as a service dog after she got here. Big city life was simply too much for her. She was fine as a small town girl, but there were too many dogs, too many strange cars (my truck needs repairs I can't afford, so I have to take the state sponsored taxis), too much traffic, and she became too nervous for the job, so I found her a home 4 doors down. I see her almost every day!

Kane, the chocolate Lab simply stopped growing. She only topped out at about 50lbs. Not nearly enough to be a mobility dog for me. I was very sad as she was turning into a very nice dog. She now lives in Ahwatukee with a very nice couple that have a big back yard and another dog to keep her company. I also get to see her occasionally.

This left me with no service dog, so I was off to craigslist to look for one. I finally found an AWESOME Golden Retriever/Sneaky Neighborhood Dog (best guess is German Shepherd) puppy! She has the cutest little kinked tail only 6" long (natural), so now nobody can complain that my dog's happy tail is beating them to death. I got her spayed and her rabies for free (gotta love the wonderful programs available here in the PXH area!) and I'm now in touch with a group that will be helping me with her training when she reaches 1 year, also for free. Did I mention she's smart too? She's already crate trained (4-1/2 months now), knows sit, working on down, working on retrieval, and runs to the door when she wants out. Still not 100% housebroken, but we are getting there. Best part is her name... "Endless" for her wonderful tail!

Humor Me & 4paw drive

[DreamOfPhoenix]

We haven't met before - hello! - but I'm glad you made it safe to your new home.
Sorry to hear you had to rehome your cat and two dogs, though, but I'm happy that you lucked out and found a new dog. She sounds wonderful. Good luck with her!

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Hi! Endless has been doing well on her house training. We are on day 5 with no accidents!

The cat that made the trip cross country with me (Sprightly) has settled in well and after discussing it with the manager of the apartments, I got permission to adopt another cat. It turns out the cat I found had 6 toes, and the tradition for my 6-toed cats is to be named after their origin, so she is named Phoenix. Not very original, but she doesn't seem to object. She is settling in well with Sprightly and Endless and with spend time sleeping on the bed with both of them.

I really like your little rat avatar! We used to have pet rats when I lived in Indiana. I tried to change my avatar to Endless, but for some reason its not working. Let's see if posting a picture will help show her off

[humor me]

Never mind! Fixed it!

[Safety Steve]

That's a good looking dog humor. Glad your back.



Be Safe.

[Joeyd6]

Glad you had safe travels.

[Cat_Doc]

Let us know how much you still like it here when summer hits, specifically August.

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Actually, I arrived here last July, so I've already done an "August". Yep, I've been through 115F, and it wasn't so bad. I'm really lucky. I have two big trees over my patio that block out the sun 70% of the day so it stays really cool in here (comparatively). It never hit more than 90F. The humidity here is so low that, being a mid-westerner, and for the most part not using A/C, I just turned on the ceiling fan and was fine. People think I'm nuts, but its all relative. I much prefer the low humidity. I haven't used the A/C or the heater once.

Thanks for the compliments on my dog. I'm really happy with her. She's very sweet and loving. When I originally called on the ad, there were three people ahead of me. I didn't think I had a chance and originally wasn't going to leave my phone number, but I went ahead and did anyway thinking I'd never hear back. Amazingly they called the next day and said none of the three people called back! I was thrilled! I figure it was meant to be

[DreamOfPhoenix]

Hi! Endless has been doing well on her house training. We are on day 5 with no accidents!

The cat that made the trip cross country with me (Sprightly) has settled in well and after discussing it with the manager of the apartments, I got permission to adopt another cat. It turns out the cat I found had 6 toes, and the tradition for my 6-toed cats is to be named after their origin, so she is named Phoenix. Not very original, but she doesn't seem to object. She is settling in well with Sprightly and Endless and with spend time sleeping on the bed with both of them.

I really like your little rat avatar! We used to have pet rats when I lived in Indiana. I tried to change my avatar to Endless, but for some reason its not working. Let's see if posting a picture will help show her off

Glad to hear your newest addition has settled in well. And Endless is a beautiful dog...she has such a sweet face.
We've had pet rats for 12+ years and I can't imagine not having rats now. Right now we only have 5 and (like all the others we've had over the years) they're spoiled rotten.

[humor me]

Glad to hear your newest addition has settled in well. And Endless is a beautiful dog...she has such a sweet face.
We've had pet rats for 12+ years and I can't imagine not having rats now. Right now we only have 5 and (like all the others we've had over the years) they're spoiled rotten.

Its funny, when I got my first pet rat, I asked the lady I got him from if there was anything I shouldn't be feeding him. She told me, "He's a rat! He can eat anything!" and we both got the biggest laugh out of it. I named him "Bronx" after the cartoon Gargoyles that was popular at the time, and would feed him veggies as well as junk food. Oreos were his favorite. I miss him. He was very clever.