wow what a day- sort of Teja's Tuesday

my parents baby sat her today. :) i didn't want to  be alone while i took my little goatie Fiona back to the university of florida for a re-check.

Dad LOVES Teja, and she loves to maul him. LOL

it was a long day....8 hours by the time i leave and get back. Fiona's appointment went ok. she got blood work ran again and it was about the same, so they gave her another Ivmec Plus injection and hopefully that clears up. she had low grade temps off and on today too, so we're watching that. she has to go back again in 2 weeks. i joked about decorating her stall next time.

Teja definitely missed me! she was whining and roorooing at me...bouncing all over. SO cute! BIG baby.

she's gotten in to playing with Izzy too which was REALLY cute. i wasn't too sure at first she was playing...i'm still learning about her. but it was definitely play growls. she does that stompy/boxing play thing with her front feet...then she started rolling around on her back...then front legs out in front...butt up and tail going. it was pretty cute. :)

mom and dad said she was GREAT, but didn't want her lunch...little mopey. the trip to UF stinks because i have to sit around at the outside barn...too hot for Teja. and let me tell you...she is QUITE the A.C. rat! she goes OUT and wants right back IN. LOL

that's it for now. i have a pretty crap week ahead of me. my Sr. stallion, Lautrec, is having some upper respiratory issues that warrant HIM getting scoped and put on the treadmill at UF. we're hoping its just allergies, and hopefully this will be the reason why he's been so naughty recently to ride. i would be TOO if i couldn't get oxygen to my body properly. i think he has an ulcer too which is VERY likely with upper level equine athletes in Florida. the vet went down a list on the phone with me, and Louie got a check beside each one except for poor coat and appetite. he couldn't be any shinier and it would take a MAJOR event for him to pass up any food! 

so keep poor Fiona and Louie in your thoughts and prayers if you could. 

Teja's Sarurday

Well, I am kinda bummed out I didn't get to show off my new girl at the horse show. We skipped it because the weather was so bad.  I can not for the life of me understand why the horse show committee STILL ran the show. I do NOT ride my horses in dangerous footing. If they wouldn't be sliding, they would strain tendons struggling through muck. No thank you. 

Teja and I finally got to PLAY again outside today! The sun is out even though there is still a breeze and EVERYone's spirits were UP today! Dogs had fun playing...goats had fun...horses and babies were all willy nilly...fun to sit back and watch!

I need to weight Teja and see how much weight she has gained...quite a bit by the look and feel of her! :) And since the sun is out, I will try and get John to get pix of Teja and I playing out side. :)

I will put those up later. :)

Teja's 8/20 Update

 

I had JUST started to work on Wednesday's post when POP out goes the power.

Any way....we are both doing fine with the storm. She seems to understand that she isn't going to be stuck in it and she's safe inside. Now, getting a BIG, scared girl OUTside for potties....well, THAT is another story. She will go out when she is bursting though. I refuse to haul her out and no amount of coaxing can get her out. When she's ready...she's ready. :)

Honestly, there isn't anything new to report on...just waiting for this dumb storm to move its big butt along. 

Teja's Stormy Tuesday

Well, its not quite so stormy yet. Just off and on.
She has been hiding quite a bit or trying to plaster me to the couch. She's funny. As nervous as she is about the storm, when she's beside me or ON me, she goes to sleep. First BANG of thunder, she's off to squeeze her but in to the large airline crate that is still WAY too small for her.
John had a little vacation the last 4 days and could N OT believe the change in her! He said weight was and attitude were SO much better! She almost knocked him over in her enthusiasm to see him! :)
My Dad forgot to pick up the pictures...so I told him he was fired. LOL I will try and get them tomorrow after the storm goes away.

Well, that's it for now...I hope all those in Florida stay safe and certainly sending my prayers out to you all. :)

Teja's Monday

Poor Teja has had a rough day with this storm coming. I've been busy in and out of the barn getting 30 horses ready too. She did NOT want to leave the house, so I let her stay in my room where she is comfy. Every time I came in, she would bulldoze into my lap and hide her head. She's snoozing now from my holistic cocktail for nerves. 

I have a feeling I'll get BOMBED in the middle of the night by a very frightened, very large girl! I have my flash light bedside, but hopefully all we won't lose power though. I sleep with the TV on, and it seems to keep her soothed. I turned it on around 2 when I came back in from the barn to check her, i turned the TV on upstairs...then when I checked her at 4, she was sleeping. (holistic free).

She also seems MUCH better today about Sierra too. Sierra jumped off the couch and FLEW over Teja's head. Teja hopped up, (obviously startled), but didn't chase her. I think she's learning boundaries. :)

She met my Mom' St. Poodle, Briggs, today and that went well. He can be a butthead...hyper like Izzy but MUCH bigger. One good THUMP in the head from Teja's front  paw calmed him right down. She LOVES to thump you one if she can. LOL 

She is such a cool girl. I've had my fair share of whacks to the head over the years with horses...which have left their mark in some ways. Every so often I have balance issues. Today I lost my baring and she just pushed in to me, wrapped her head around my leg and stopped.  I don't fall over or anything...well, I haven't in a long time. Whether or not she did it one purpose or not, it was cute. Nice to have someone to lean on. :)

Teja's Sunday

Lesson #1. with Anatolian Shepherds...do NOT go down the stairs FIRST! LOL I didn't completely bust my butt, but DID bounce down the last two ON my butt! She just trots back around the corner and gives me the HURRY up face!

She is definitely getting the hang of being down in the barn (still does NOT like the tractor.). I got her to sniff the tractor tire today at least before she slunk down. She licked one of the foals noses today which was SO cute. Adrianna (filly) was VERY put out she couldn't nip Teja (bars on the stalls). She's little miss queen B and tries to see what she can get away with ALL the time. 

I have Pharyngitis in THE worse way right now...hurts to even move my jaw my glands are SO swollen. Teja didn't quite under stand why I wasn't bouncing around today with her, so bounced ALL around me. I put in a 1/2 effort at least. I can't believe how HIGH these guys can bounce up! 

I didn't get to the store today to pick up my camera, but Dad is getting it for me in the morning. Hurray  Dad! 

Ok...I need a popsicle.

Teja's Saturday

Well, Teja is officially showing some personality now! LOL Poor Dad nearly got bulldozed with her enthusiasm this morning! He just laughed it off, but poor sporty really did nearly hit the dirt. 

She spent a good bit of they day down at the barn with me, but I put her in the barn apartment when the employee brought the tractor in the barn...she did NOT like that. So, that will be on tomorrow's list... desensitising to the tractor. She is REALLY good around the horses...although a few of them are really NOT sure of her. She got a good slap on the nose from one of the barn kitties today (not your run of the mill house cat!) and I think learned a valuable lesson. She wasn't scratched, but definitely yipped and rubbed her nose. 

She definitely does NOT like storms, but the Aconitum Nap. I use (holistic) works wonders. I remember my ex-husband laughing at my silly little "herbal" remedies when I suggested using one on his terrified German Shepherd for the storms. I finally talked him in to it since it wouldn't hurt...within 10 minutes, he was mellow and almost napping. You have to test that stuff because I've give Izzy 3 to do her nails and she will still wiggle and argue a little...but Bailey...1 and she's nearly knocked out. And Bailey is heavier. Teja I just give 2 and she is relaxed. Not drugged, but relaxed. 

Teja almost had Fiona the goat talked in to letting her groom her. Teja really wants to be around them, but not in an obsessive way. Any time I'm cuddling on Fiona, Teja will sneak kisses in on Fiona. Once Fiona realizes, she gets VERY indignant and trots off. 

Joy, Fiona's chunky buddy wants NOTHING to do with Teja. LOL Poor goat.

I am off again in the morning to take my stallion to Jose's so Teja will get to see her new friends there. :)