Casey’s thoughts…

Hi.  My name is Casey, and I want to blog about myself for a little bit.  I hate to brag (I am Minnesotan, after all), but I am *quite* a catch!  My foster mom and dad are on vacation, so another family is babysitting me until my foster mom gets home.  They constantly remark about how it’s so surprising that I haven’t been adopted yet.  I have to tell you, I agree with them!  I am a really good boy.  I’m happy to be around other dogs (my tail wags a lot), but I’m also just fine hanging out with  people.  I am quiet as a mouse.  I haven’t barked once in the three days I’ve been with my babysitting family.  I tend to follow what the other dogs do and I don’t put up any fuss.  Last night I went to a little mini schnauzer party where there were 5 other schnauzers.  I didn’t bark at all there, either.  I got along great with the other dogs and I didn’t feel the need to try to be “top dog.”  I sat in Lisa’s lap for a long time and she scratched and rubbed me and I was in heaven!

I do have to tell you, I have a touch of what I think is arthritis.  You know how that is, right?  You get all sore in the morning, well, and in the afternoon and evening, too!  I tend to hold my right front paw up a lot and I hobble around.  But it doesn’t slow me down much!  When the other dogs play, I still want to get in on the action.  I also am taking meds for a thyroid condition, but it’s totally manageable.  I hear lots of humans take meds, too!  I take a 1/2 a pill in the morning and a 1/2 a pill at night.  My babysitting mom gives it to me in a bit of peanut butter and I just eat it right up!

I know there is a home for me out there.  While I love my foster and babysitting familieis, I’d really like a home to call my own.  When I think about the perfect home, I envision a single person, couple, or family that lives a moderately sedate life.  I’m not going to be going with you on five-mile hikes, but I’m certainly going to sit with you on the couch!!!

Okay- better go see what the other dogs are up to.  Talk to you later!  Schnauzer love, Casey Case.