I took this past Monday off of work and took Ella to her new vet for some booster vaccines. Then I took her Maine rabies certificate to City Hall and registered Ella. For the bargain price of $6, Ella is now officially "licensed." Since I was out and about, I stopped by a local kennel called (naturally) Harbor Hounds and got the complete dime tour. They do boarding and day care, and there were sure a passel of dogs having a good time. So I made arrangements to bring Ella back to try out day care today.
This morning after our walk, we dropped Ella off. She met Rufus, a Airedale-Poodle mix of more or less her size and very gentle. The owner put Ella in with Rufus to get her acclimatized before putting them both with the entire gang. From the office we could see her running around, checking things out.
Now we're back home and I'm about to go to work. It seems weird that Ella isn't here. I forgot - when I got all excited about signing her up for day care - that she wouldn't be here at the house. It's amazing how quiet and empty the place feels without her. In her honor, here's a recent photo:
In other news ... we ended up not doing the "pie festival". This coming weekend there are services at the synagogue and the Soup Kitchen on Sunday. I'm interested in a Short Film Festival at the Strand Theatre here in Rockland - 8 or 9 short international films. Reminds me of Sam's Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival, and I'm hoping that David and I will go check it out.
Peace and fun with a Rufus everywhere.
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