9.19.2010

September 19, 2010

White Dog and Quinn did not enjoy the day being set aside for housekeeping one bit. It gave them no sense of accomplishment to see papers finally filed in the office, or the cookbooks put up on a new shelf in the kitchen or mending projects completed. The impending arrival of out-of-town visitors from the far reaches of the land in just a little over a week did not send them into a cleaning swoon. In fact, they were bored to napping! So when Michael came home from volunteering at the Rescue and was all excited, they gathered around him, tails wagging, hungry for something more lively than dust bunny removal from behind the toy box.

It seems that the young woman usually in charge of the cat adoption area was not there. The woman in charge, the one who initially had such difficulty with Michael's abilities, asked him to "be in charge" of the cat area today. To paraphrase Michael's telling: "she gave me keys and I got to sit at the desk with the phone, and I could take out and show the kittens, and no one even checked on me. And I replaced the missing litter boxes by using some from empty cages. Best of all...guess what? A cat got adopted on my watch...a little orange boy cat!"

White Dog and The Other White Dog high pawed Michael and called for a round of treats to celebrate...there was some debate as to whether the festive nosh would be dog turkey jerky or Michael's favorite apricot butter cookies. In the spirit of joyfulness, we threw choice to the winds and had both (although for some strange reason, Michael passed on the jerky)!

9 comments:

Teddy Bear said...

What a pawesome day for all.:) We're so glad that Michael is being given more and more responsibilities. How pawesome that a car found a furever home on his watch.:)

Love,
Teddy Bear

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Michael must be a good lukhk charm fur those on his watch!

Pawesome!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Brian's Home Blog said...

Hooray Michael, you are a wonderful adoption helper fur sure! And hooray for the little orange one too!

TwoSpecialWires said...

Smiles and Tail Wags all around! Please tell Michael we'll think of that kitty adoption as the one that will always remind Jake that, though this weekend he learned he cannot have a kitty for himself, there was a good home found for a special lucky one yesterday! Woo hoo! For everyone!

Love
Fergi (who loves to watch Moma clean ... it's very calming)

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

We have to agree with the pups, cleaning is boring. Now apricot cookies and turkey jerky sound like a lot more fun. Congrats to Michael on a job well done - and even more congrats for earning the opportunity to show what he can do!

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

Sagira said...

Keep up the great work Michael! :)

Kari in Alaska said...

what an awesome day for all (well except maybe the white ones ;))

Remington said...

Good job, Michael! I am glad you had a nice day....

Cappy the Eskie said...

Hi Everyone - We were so glad to hear Michael's news.

Mom was a little annoyed (and that's putting it mildly) about his initial treatment, but we're glad that things turned out for the better.

Hugs and yips,
Cappy and Ollie