We drove into College Station today, to look at the big pet stores for accessories for Savannah. Namely, a bed that will fit her when she's full-grown, and a food and water dish that's sturdy enough not to be knocked over, and a leash that's longer than the five-foot one that I already have. We were going to take Savannah with us, but I don't think she's ready to be walking around a big store yet... she's still somewhat nervous of strangers and really cautious of everything she's never seen before. We'll wait for a while, till she gets more confident of unfamiliar situations and places, and then she can enjoy the PetCo and PetsMart experience with all the other dogs in there.
We didn't buy the leash.... didn't find one that was as nice as the original one I bought her. I know: picky, picky, picky. (Guilty as charged.) So I will just continue using the peacock blue one that I already have for her.
Didn't buy the bowls.... found one that my husband and I both liked, but then we decided the pattern was just 'too busy' and would poor Savannah be trying to capture the design at the bottom of the bowl? Couldn't they have put the colored design just on the outside where it wouldn't interfere or disrupt the dog's eating and drinking? (Picky, picky...)
My husband said he would look at the pet stores in the Houston and Clear Lake area the next time he goes to his office there. They may have more of a selection that would be more like Savannah's style. (Yes, my Savannah already has a style: definitely Southern-Belle-ish. After all, she is no longer the puppy who began her life in an outdoor kennel with a blue plastic kiddie-pool under a tree.)
The bed, to accommodate her 80-pound full-grown self when she gets there.... we did buy that, after going to two of the major pet stores. (I love how they call them 'pet stores' --- they sell more accessories than pets.) We found a bunch of dog-beds, of all shapes and sizes, in all manner of fabrics and thickness and design. It was like the story of 'Goldilocks' --- this one was too thin, that one was too thick, that other one was too firm. But then, of course, we found the Cadillac of Dog Beds..... nice calm design on the outside, plain color on the inside, and soft as a puppy's tush.... and of course it was $80.00..... and my husband bought it, without blinking, without question. (This from a man who doesn't buy himself a pair of shoes unless he can find a good price.)
One of the pet stores had a display of Halloween costumes for dogs of all sizes. Now... how could I resist that? I didn't buy her a costume, because I don't think Savannah would want to be seen on the road looking like Kermit The Frog or Captain Jack Sparrow or Superman.... but I did buy this stretchy collar that has orange and purple and black pom-poms on it... looks like a Halloween-ish court jester.... totally adorable.... and it looks comfy enough that she won't mind wearing it.
The puppy-jury is still out on that Cadillac of Doggie Beds.... Savannah has stepped into it, retrieved her toys from it (which I tossed in there) and she has smelled it at least half a dozen times. But when she took her nap this afternoon, she fell asleep on the wood floor next to the soft-as-a-puppy's-tush bed. I think she'll sleep in that bed once she gets used to the 'new-ness' of it, but I'm keeping the tags and receipt till that day comes.
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