We lost our dear Quincy during the COVID crisis last year and have been missing him greatly since then. Last month, Carol finally felt ready to think about a new dog for our immediate family (and hopefully a host for our cabin to our extended family). We looked at a labrador mix who was very loving, but his foster handler felt that Carol would not be able to walk him (he was a stray for his first 6 months of life and he was very determined and as a mix with a rottweiler - very strong). Next, we saw a 10 month german short hair/coonhound mix. He was also very loving, but very active and a bit crazy. Additionally, he was very very cute. So, we decided to take the risk of lots of training and adopted him. His original name was not to our liking, so we renamed him Taylor (for Zachery Taylor, in keeping with our presidential dog history). Taylor likes to get loose from his leash and run wild, likes to bark at people and cars. He came to us with little training. In the 3 weeks we have owned him, he has learned his name, has been mostly house broken, has learned to come when called (most of this time), how to sit and lay down. We are working on other aspects of his behavior.
And tomorrow, we pickup more used Trex decking that we will be using to replace the old wood decking/fire escape on the back of the lodge. The top wood on the original decking is just worn out (though the structure is still sound). We will store the decking until the snow is gone from Emigrant Gap.
And finally, Jim and I have completed our two shot COVID vaccines and are feeling much safer because of it. We are hoping they expand the shots to people 30 and older so that Katie can get her shot soon. Mary Beth has gotten her first shot (she is a teacher and will be returning to the classroom on March 29th). Mom and Pattie have gotten their shots. So this year is already looking a lot brighter than last.
