Anita’s WisdomPanel results are taking so long to track as “Received.” They’ve been stuck on “Forwarded” since June 29! I used WisdomPanel (vs Embark) because my husband already had an account and had tested his dogs there and I wanted them all together. What breed or breeds do you think she’s got going on?
Not a super dramatic transformation this time, because the groomer decided to stick with “face, feet, and fanny” when Anita was scared of the clippers today. But she looks so good all tidied up, and her coat feels amazing in-hand! I need to get whatever shampoo, conditioner, and brush they used on her to have at home.
Anita has a solid white chest and a lot of gold on her face, legs, and belly (dad is a Biewer, mom a reddish-gold Yorkshire), but the hair growth on her back suggests to me that when this puppy coat gets cut, there’s gonna be a lot of silver and cream all over her body.
No clue why she climbed out of her bed mid-nap and then resumed the nap, haha.
I make some variation of rice and gravy about once a week. I’d say it’s most often with beef, which I guess can be attributed to the influence of Texas on SWLA cooking. Tonight it was just some stew beef, basic sides. Rubbed my Magnalite roaster down with bacon grease before I browned the seasoned meat, then removed the meat and cooked the chop-chop (onions, green bell pepper, garlic) down in the juices. Returned the meat, added beef stock, and cooked low and slow all afternoon with the lid on the roaster. When everything else was done, took the meat out again and reduced the stock down to a gravy. Stirred the meat back in and covered, no heat, to let everything come together. Ça, ç’est bon.
She’s still a few weeks out from her final puppy shots, and parvo and still water-borne bacterial illnesses are very rampant down here on the Gulf Coast, so we have to be very strict about not letting her put paws on the ground, but I have been itching to get this girl socialized and used to the sights and sounds of our community life. We finally got a break in thunderstorms yesterday evening and got her out to the brewery in her stroller. We took a walk around in the dog sling, held a water bowl up for her when she was thirsty, and let her meet the staff and the people we knew. We stayed a little over an hour and then took her home to do her business. She did GREAT!
I’m ready for that rabies shot (not until August, sigh) so she can go to a groomer. 🤣💕