Old Age Day by Day March 14, 2013

I've survived the noise and general tear down of the roof pretty well so far.  I know I'm going to appreciate the quiet afterward.  Today I'm taking a walk with a friend then seeing the documentary "The Gatekeepers" with another friend.  Yesterday my friend and granddaughter and I went to an animal shelter where my friend works and looked at dogs and cats.  There were a lot of puppies, and we each had our favorite.  I liked one with rabbit ears and dusty brown fur that was part corgi part mystery.  There were two dogs who hadn't been taken and had been there months:  a hyperactive shepherd mix and a boxer/pit bull mix.  The poor shepherd was going to need a lot of training, though he had a beautiful coat.  He was leaping up on the door constantly.  The boxer mix was sweet and mellow, but the pit bull part scares people off.  There were many goofy small dogs, and a couple of huge cats and then lots of cats ignoring us all.  I bought new collars and bandanas for my dogs.  And we all three struggled with wanting to take every animal home.  At least it is a no kill shelter and they have great places and lots of volunteers.  We saw one couple adopting a pup that had lost one of their two dogs the day before and went right out to replace her.  They brought their dog with them, and found one that looked like a sibling.  Very cute, mellow dogs with curly tails.  We were happy about that.  Then we went out for ice cream and discussed the dogs.