Meet Jack!
Sep. 13th, 2020 02:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
phoenixfallsSix months into the current pandemic, my employer (the State of California) has finally sort-of figured out remote work and is moving to make many of us permanently work from home -- including me!
This is a significant change, since when I took the job it was with the understanding that I would be travelling near-constantly; now I am not only not-travelling, I am not even using my cubicle! In fact, they're taking away our cubicles! We will be unable to come into the office more than one assigned day per week, and on that day we will use shared desk spaces.
I was actually excited about the travel part of the job, so this is kind of a bummer for me. BUT. The travelling meant that I could not commit to a pet. Now that I am not travelling, well, I absolutely have time for a pet! So I surfed online adoption groups, had a couple zoom meetings with shelter dogs, and on Thursday I brought home. . . JACK.
The shelter estimates he's about 1 1/2 years old; they didn't venture a guess as to breed but I'm thinking Jack Russel Terrier x Beagle x something that explains his thick kind of feathered tail. He's very timid, but warming up to me quickly, and clearly extremely smart. We haven't done much exploring together yet, for two reasons: one, I'm easing him into things; and two, the air quality is unhealthy to hazardous outside due to the fires. I haven't yet figured out what treats he likes -- he's turned up his nose at all sorts of treat items, both dog treats and people food -- and he's clearly never been groomed or played with before, so he was either freaked or nonplussed by those attempts. Still, just in the three days he's been living with me he's opened up tremendously, rolling over for belly rubs and giving me the most delicate little kisses.
This is a significant change, since when I took the job it was with the understanding that I would be travelling near-constantly; now I am not only not-travelling, I am not even using my cubicle! In fact, they're taking away our cubicles! We will be unable to come into the office more than one assigned day per week, and on that day we will use shared desk spaces.
I was actually excited about the travel part of the job, so this is kind of a bummer for me. BUT. The travelling meant that I could not commit to a pet. Now that I am not travelling, well, I absolutely have time for a pet! So I surfed online adoption groups, had a couple zoom meetings with shelter dogs, and on Thursday I brought home. . . JACK.
The shelter estimates he's about 1 1/2 years old; they didn't venture a guess as to breed but I'm thinking Jack Russel Terrier x Beagle x something that explains his thick kind of feathered tail. He's very timid, but warming up to me quickly, and clearly extremely smart. We haven't done much exploring together yet, for two reasons: one, I'm easing him into things; and two, the air quality is unhealthy to hazardous outside due to the fires. I haven't yet figured out what treats he likes -- he's turned up his nose at all sorts of treat items, both dog treats and people food -- and he's clearly never been groomed or played with before, so he was either freaked or nonplussed by those attempts. Still, just in the three days he's been living with me he's opened up tremendously, rolling over for belly rubs and giving me the most delicate little kisses.
