Classic
Posted: Oct 25, 2007
Yesterday we took Hank to get checked out by the vet. Seeing as we picked him up after spending almost week in the shelter we were worried that he may have been left to roam the streets because he had heartworms or some other nasties.
He does have a bit of a respitory infection, but everything else checked out fine. His joints are fine, he’s free of heartworms, his teeth and gums are good and he’s not overweight.
Turns out he’s happiest when I work on the couch and he flops down in front of VH1 Classic.
He’s a ridiculously mellow, healthy, temporarily snotty pooch who loves classic rock. Rad.
This concludes our Hank programming on partiallyblind.com for the forseeable. I’ve already gone into “new dad” mode – no point in dragging it onto here too. There’ll most likely be good few pictures on my Flickr stream though.
Hello Hank
Posted: Oct 22, 2007
I’ve been a huge movie nerd for as long as I can remember, and for pretty much the same amount of time, I’ve wanted to own a basset hound.
I spent a good few hours this past weekend looking at various local pet adoption websites in the hopes of finding a four-legged critter to bring home. Lots of awww-ing at some ridiculously cute dogs later, I eventually stumbled upon a listing from the Rocky Mount Animal Control centre for a sweet little 2 year old basset who goes by the name of Movie.
Basset hounds + movies. It’s like fate. Sweet, slobbery, stinky fate.
I exchanged a few emails with them this morning and he was still available, so Samara left work early and we drove over to Rocky Mount to meet him and hopefully bring him home with us.
Movie was just the name they gave him to list him, but that’s a little silly and he totally doesn’t answer to it. He seems to be real happy with Hank, so Hank he shall be from now on.
I’ve bored family and friends alike with my dreams of owning an old pickup truck and driving around town with my hound while we both howl away to Johnny Cash records, so I’m ridiculously excited right now.
Say hello to my little friend. Come on, Hank, sing that song.
There’s a few more pictures on Flickr if you’re interested.
