I'm thinking the pups are starting to feel more comfortable.
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The dogs are settling in, though Rosie’s kennel cough seems to be getting worse. It’s a terrifying thing to watch as she coughs and then almost chokes. Annie is a bit scared, but Rosie and Sophie — who seems completely over her lack of appetite and lethargy — are going to the vet today.
On another note, they are amazingly curious little animals and we’ve probably given them a bit more freedom than is good for them or us so far. For the first time last night, Sophie cried when we led her to her pen to go to sleep. I had to sit in the living room until she fell asleep (and, yes, I dosed off on the couch). I’m not sure how wise that was.
This morning, getting them into the pen was like corralling cats. I think that, next week, once it is just the dogs and us, we will be able to develop a real routine.
Mr. Dylan took some liberties with the truth in the song, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” though there is disagreement over just how many. He recorded it in 1964 for the Columbia album “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” for some reason dropping the letter “t” from Mr. Zantzinger’s name.
Maine has introduced legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry, making it the second state after New Jersey to introduce such legislation. The question, however, is whether either state is really any closer to passing the legislation.
I don’t know enough about Maine politics to know whether the bill — “An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom” — will go anywhere. But according to a letter from Shenna Bellows, executive director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union, that was posted by Pam Spaulding on Pam’s House Blend, it could happen.
Democrats have a 20-15 majority in the State Senate and a 95-54 majority in the House. Some House Republicans are backing a constitutional amendment to ban marriage for gays and lesbians, but we’re hearing quiet support from unexpected allies on the right.
The referendum process, however, could mean a reversal if it comes to that, but we remain a long way off.
As for New Jersey, where Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer, has introduced a bill, it is unclear when — or even whether — the Assembly will get to hear it and discuss it.
Rosie (right with Annie) is a little tease, loves to nip at Sophie (above with me) as a way to start wrestling. Sophie, on the other hand, will square up and then tackle Rosie, using her size to pin the smaller dog.
Rosie and Sophie, remarkably, remind me of our past dogs — Honey and Benny. Rosie will eat just about anything and try to steal Sophie’s food; Sophie is picky. Rosie is constantly curious, Sophie more reserved. Rosie is sneaky, quietly ripping the newspapers in their pen, while Sophie makes no bones about what she’s up to.
Hank Kalet 