Hoover

No, not the vacumn cleaner. Hoover is a dog, and boy what a dog. Hoover is what we call a 'rental dog,' which means he is staying with us while his people are on vacation. While he is here, we say he is at 'camp snoopy.'
Hoover is a big dog, with soft droopy ears and slightly hanging jowls. He is black and white spotted with a big black button on his butt.
Hoover loves to come visit because he is a city dog and we are a country home. He can run and play, eat horse poop, roll in things, and swim in the pond, all without a leash.
Hoover is also a good trail dog with my horses. He runs out front, flushing those things that want to scare horses before we get there. thanks, Hoover. He never runs away either.
Hoover likes to bark, at the neighbors, at the deer in the fields, at any car on the road.
Last night, Hoover was in the house with us and our dog Lisha and the three cats. For some reason, Hoover began to growl at our little cat, Bob. Bob ran out of the way, but growling isn't acceptable in our house. So, I sent Hoover outside, to which my husband pointed out, "He loves being outside, it's a reward. He should be in here having to deal with the cats."
So, he came back in. I held Bob close to Hoover and petted Bob. I explained that Bob was part of our family and he needed to be nice to Bob. No growling.
I think Hoover understood, he hung his head for a while, then apologized and was nice to Bob after that.
And, imagine this. Hoover likes to lay on the dog bed on the floor. I bought the dog bed when we had three dogs, hoping one of them would like it. They all ignored it like a plague.
However, the cats have been sleeping on it, so maybe it is really a cat bed. Anyway, Hoover sleeps on it. Maybe it's a bi-species bed?
Hoover will be here until Thursday. I love to pet him, he is the softest dog I have ever felt, and when he wants to be petted, his eyes get really big and pleading. I can't resist.

Minor little details...

I read a post on the Miss Babble Blog which talked about the minor little details that are so important to knowing a person. So I decided to put a few of my minor details here, so you can know me better.
I don't wear nail polish.
Okay, maybe once in a while in the winter when my nails get dry and brittle I will wear some nail strengthener, but that's it. I was in Walgreens the other day and found some really pretty metallic nail polish for 99 cents each. I bought a few bottles to use on my art journals.
I love cheese.
But, please no Swiss. Mozzarrella, cheddar, farmers, provolone, parmesan. I love it on sandwiches, in salads, on rice, on noodles, as finger food.
I don't perm, color, kink, or spray my hair.
My hair is straight, it's the way I was born and it's what my hair wants to do. I've tried perming in the past, and coloring, but all it does is ruin my hair. So, I have decided to not do anything with it. I was at a salon a while ago to get a trim and the stylist asked "how do you get such healthy hair?" Easy, don't do anything to it. I don't think that was the answer she wanted to hear, because it pretty much puts her out of a job.
I like fine point pens.
I learned how to take shorthand in high school and we were advised to use a fine point pen because they write faster than medium points. I have stuck with fine point pens ever since. Even though I am a writer by profession, I don't like the act of writing by hand. It's too slow. I do most of my writing on the computer. And if I have to write by hand, it must be with a fine point pen!
I think in shorthand.
Some people think in French, or Spanish. I think in shorthand. It's like another language for me. Whenever I have something to write down that I don't want to share with anyone, I do it in shorthand. Even if you know how to read shorthand (and if you do, you are hinting to your age), you probably can't read mine. I am a messy writer (got a D in handwriting in school) and just as messy of a shorthand writer.

These are a few little details about me, how about you?