August 2, 2013 A.J. was up at 6 AM today, but when I took him out he just laid down on the patio. So we went back in and slept until 7:00. At 7:00 we got up and went for a short walk. Then we came in and I read the paper and ate breakfast …
Author: ajthespringer
A.J. is my dog. One of the things I did while on an extended break from my career as a technical writer and editor was adopt this totally crazy and adorable dog. He's provided me with an incredible amount of frustration and entertainment. And as you can see, he's also provided me with a large amount of writing material. I'm back at work now, but plan to keep the stories coming - maybe just not as often.
A Good AJ Day
August 1, 2013 Today went much better than yesterday. A.J. didn’t get me up until 6 AM. We went out for a little bit, came back in, and I was able to get him to lie down again and remain settled down until 7:00. I got up with him at 7:00, gave him his medicine, …
Crate Destruction
July 31, 2013 Sigh. Today was a tough one. We had to leave early to ride into town for my volunteer work this morning. I got A.J. to walk into his crate on his own by throwing a couple of treats into the back corner. He went in and ate the treats and I closed the …
New Home, Day 5
July 30, 2013 A.J. was up periodically throughout the night again, but he wasn’t coughing. I’d wake up occasionally wondering where he was, but he didn’t seem to be doing any damage. Around 4 AM he came over and I petted him for a little while. At 6:00 he was up. Greg got up and …
Week One Continues
July 29, 2013 We all got a good night’s sleep last night. I didn’t have to chase A.J. off the bed even once, he just laid down on his own bed. He slept until 4 AM, at which time I just petted him for a little while and he curled back up and went to …
Our First Sleepless Night
July 28, 2013 A.J. started throwing up again around 2 AM. Greg took him out while I cleaned up. He brought him back, and I immediately had more to clean up. We both hung out with him outside for a little while. We came back in. More cleanup. I finally directed A.J. toward the laundry …
Day 2
July 27, 2013 Day 2 with A.J. started around 4 AM. He’d had a lot to drink the night before, so I was on the alert for any movement from him. I woke up around 4 AM and he was up and moving around, so I took him out. What a beautiful night. The moon …
Adoption Day
July 26, 2013 This was Adoption Day. PetSmart opened at 10:00, so we left the house at 9:45 and arrived at 10:05. We started all the paperwork and they brought our dog out. When all the paperwork was done we needed to shop, we had absolutely no dog supplies at all. First we took him outside …
The Adventure Begins
July 25, 2013 I’ve been sick for two days. In spite of that I did some volunteer work, including going to the Humane Society to walk the dogs. I only lasted about an hour at the Humane Society though, I just wasn’t feeling well. So I went home, ate lunch, took a shower, and took it …
AJ the Springer 