Waiting on a Friend

Meet Martha,

the newest resident of Casa Fry.

I drove 2 hours to an animal shelter
yesterday to meet this little cutie,
after a friend posted an irresistible
photo on his Facebook page.
Now that I've seen her in person, I think all
photos of her may be irresistible.

She is older than I thought; they estimate 3 years.
That's good for us, since our schedules are
irregular, and we lack the patience, much less
the desire, to housebreak and train a pup.

She was turned in as a stray.
Mike and I worry about those
tiny, mousy little paws.

She looks like our Cindi (above), but even smaller.
We hope Martha has the sense Cindi lacks
to stay out from underfoot.
Cindi came to us because she caused her
elderly former owner to trip and fall.
You can see what happened to her in 2007.
Before you feel too sorry for her,
she milked that cast for all it was worth.

We're also praying Martha's JRT digging genes
are repressed, though they usually
only dig when they're bored, and it
stays pretty interesting around here.
So much to bark at,
so little time.

Martha has her vet visit this week.
She has tested negative for heartworms.
She will get all her shots and
they'll spay her if she isn't already.

I can only get back there next Saturday, so
I told the shelter to have the vet board her,
and I will pick her up from there.

Impulsive pet adoption:
one more reason to stay off
social networking sites.