Suki goes to Mountain

Suki made her first ever trip in the van this weekend, when we all went to Mountain for Jim and Diane's 65th birthday / retirement shindig. This was due to a comedy of errors - we had planned on taking her in the Vibe, and Dad was planning on going with Gregg and Katya - but that all fell through so we went as one big, happy, white furry family.

Here's Suki at Rib Mountain getting ready for the family photo. :)


Dinner report:
Suki ate two bites of a Mc Donald's cheeseburger the entire weekend.

Back Home

Suki went back home today. Her parents came back from their spring break tour earlier than expected. In fact, they drove the whole day yesterday to make it back home as soon as possible. They called us at around eight last night to let us know that they would be taking Suki back today.

Suki was very excited to see her mom. Linda and I are hoping that she will starting eating more normally once she gets back to her regular routine. If nothing else works, Fermi should be able to persuade Suki to eat properly.

Suki on the terrace

She May Not Like Dog Food But...

Today Suki discovered that she liked chewing gum. Linda told me that Suki was gnawing on a packet of chewing gum this afternoon. She had not yet sunk her teeth into the gum itself, but was getting close. I can't think of a reasonable explanation for this behaviour, except to say that she has always liked junk food. Linda's food report summarizes Suki's nutrition for today.

This evening Suki, Linda and I watched TV Today's Hindi channel Aaj Tak, a free view we're getting through Dish Network. Aaj Tak made as much sense to Suki as it did to Linda. Suki knows 60 words in ENGLISH, not in Hindi, for those that don't know Suki's educational background. (Hoaarrk and hrrmmmffff are her favourite English words).

I visited Suki's cat friends, Fermi, Darwin and Jenny, in Baraboo on my way back from work. They were all quite glad to see somebody arriving to serve them food. Darwin took the lead in serving himself. Fermi was not sure if the food quality met his standards. Jenny was happy to get her dry kibble. Winston, "the other pet," was nowhere to be seen. I gave them enough food for a couple of days. I plan on visiting them again on Thursday.

Linda will be home tomorrow. Suki will surely like Linda's company.

Meal updates

So far Suki has performed her usual "guest dog" fast. Since arrival, her intake includes:
1. Three bites of dinner roll (Sunday night)
2. 1 bagel, toasted, with butter (Monday morning) (she declined dog food)
3. large serving of baked chicken nuggets (Monday evening) (she declined dog food again)
4. She declined bagel and dog food this morning (Tue am)

Suki's Spring Break

Suki arrived yesterday. Her parents have "gone south" for about a week. Suki's going to stay with us until next Saturday or Sunday. Her mother dropped her off early in the morning on Sunday. Suki was waiting for me in the drawing room when I woke up and went downstairs.

Of course, she didn't think she was going to stay for more than half a day here. However, as it always happens, hope faded as the day wore on. Linda, Suki and I watched Spider Man 2 in the evening. Suki was not very interested because I think she was thinking about going back home. Ned was also thinking about Suki going back home. Both Suki and Ned take a long time, each time Suki stays with us, to figure out that the visit would be longer. It must be like going to boarding school. Some of my friends behaved like Suki when they got back to Westcott after the winter and summer vacations. Actually, I used to get that Suki-in-Reedsburg feeling going back to Westcott after any holiday longer than one week.

Today Suki is feeling a little better. She stayed outside almost the entire day. It was the most beautiful day of 2006 so far. More later.