Tuesday, home again

Tuesday, after returning from Arizona, I took Moki to the vet. Last time he was at the kennel, he came home a little sick, and I cured him myself with herbs and reiki. This time, I knew immediately he was way too sick for that. It turns out that he has something serious that is going around Durango. She said that it was a good thing that I brought him in right away, because it can go into pneumonia really easily. She also said that he has to be isolated for two weeks . . . and the disease is so contagious . . . that *I* have to be isolated as well! I can't be around any other dogs . . . which means that I can't be around any horses, either, because all my horse connections have dogs! Oh, woe is me . . .

I had my first intermediate dance lesson tonight, and I was really nervous about going. But, luckily, the dance that I know best is what we concentrated on: the cha cha! So, it was fun and I had a great time.

On the way home, I stopped at Walmart. I think all of you know that I have stopped actively *looking* for a man. And I have to say that as much as I'm not looking, I am ten times not looking at Walmart! But, I went to return something, and the assistant manager was there filling in. He was a cute older guy with a nice smile. He emanated "niceness." And then, when he turned around, what a surprise! He had a braid down his back that went all the way to his waist! He must be Native American . . . this is a very Native American area, and many of the guys have their hair in a traditional way. And I LOVE long hair! And I'm kinda partial to Native Americans, as well . . . I must admit. Anyway, I didn't even get his name, and he didn't get mine, but it was just one of those things that show you that "thee guy" can show up anytime and anywhere . . . even if you're not looking!

Over the weekend, I went to the local Ag expo. The first thing I did was go to the herding class. It was kind of an overview of teaching your dog to herd. It was really interesting, with a presentation . . . plus, some "play acting." Some of us were sheep, and one person the herder, and one person the dog. I was the herder first. What I got out of the whole thing, though, was that teaching a dog to herd is an incredibly time consuming deal. And right now, I would like my main focus to be on horses. So, Moki can be an oversize lap dog, but it doesn't look like he's going to be a herder.