Went to Polk County's Animal Control to pick up a humane box trap for dogs but it couldn't fit in my car! Went home depressed. Went to search for Jonah again. His food was missing! The bowls were there but not the food! So either a raccoon ate or Jonah ate it. I'm hoping it was Jonah. My neighbors know that I'm looking for him so I doubt they'll let their dogs eat the food. So I filled the bowl again but this time bringing in the bowl closer to my house. Hopefully, he'll smell the wet food.
I also did something that might be a little extreme... I set a trail of food from that location to my house. So there's a path of wet and dry dog food leading to my front door. So I might have random animals at my front door tomorrow. We'll see! Also, the wet dog food looks like dog poo so maybe that'll upset my neighbors or maybe it'll freak them out more if their dogs start eating it. Oh my.
Well after that we were debating about renting a truck to get the humane box trap but realized the cost of renting a truck plus gas would equal about the cost of buying a humane box trap. So they we pondered over that idea for a bit. We were so close to clicking to submit button to purchase. But we just decided to put it on top of our sedan. The car has seen better days so it's fine if it gets a couple scratches.We're going to tie it down with some string and ope for the best.
If you're interested to know; you may reserve a human box trap for up to 7 days from your local animal control. I'm giving them a $50 deposit and when I return the trap I'll get my security deposit check back. :]
So I'm heading back there tomorrow. Hopefully it'll work so I can set up the trap with some stinky dog food and persuade Jonah to get in the box so that I can take him to the vet to check him out. Plus he'll need a bath.
So that's my adventure for Jonah today.
As for Dakota, she kept quiet as she watched me sew. She seemed curious by the fabric colors. She's eating more these days. But I haven't set a set schedule yet because I rather have her eat rather than worry about obedience training. She's fabulous already although she's not trained. She doesn't bark, jump, have separation anxiety, chew on things, etc. She just needs a couple days to get used to you before she comes out of her shell. I'm still waiting but I know she'll be warm and kind.
I can't wait for the day where she'll want to follow me around the house. FYI: She is adorable when she sleeps. She snores a little bit.She basically stays in her bed all day right now. She just really misses Jonah. She's not a fan of walks yet but she's not jumping off the walls due to pent up energy. She just seems happy with looking at you with those puppy dog eyes.
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| Where Jonah's been hiding. |
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| tracking his paw prints |
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| puppy paw prints |
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| food and water |
