I think we have reached an accord: all three dogs spent the entire evening inside last night with no conflict. Jane and the beasties weren't snuggling together or anything, but they seem to have learned how to coexist. Thank god!
The other good news is that I've found a rescue group which can take them. The first group (the one in Georgia) never called back, probably because of the hurricane which landed pretty near them. She might not even have electricity, much less time to deal with taking in new dogs.
The group I talked to yesterday are in Cleveland. Which kind of alarmed me at first, because it's even farther away -- a 9 hour drive according to Google. But she said she can arrange transportation! Apparently there's a rescue dog transport network on every interstate in the country. You just find the right group and post, "I need to transport n dogs from a to b" and people step up offering to drive one-hour legs along the route. I had no idea.
If this dog transport network comes through, I'd just have to take the beasties the first leg or two, maybe a couple of hours each way. The rescue person said she couldn't arrange it this weekend because of the holiday, but she's hoping to get it put together by next weekend. Really great news.
Meanwhile I cancelled today's grooming appointment because the beasties aren't up on all their shots yet. The woman at PetSmart said they could come in, since rabies is the only vaccination they require, but she wouldn't recommend it. The risk is that they might catch something from another unvaccinated dog there. I'll reschedule the grooming next week after they have all their shots. I also need to get them "certificates of health" so they can legally be transported. The rescue woman told me that if you take a pet across state lines without the certificate, you can be fined and the animals taken away. She said they've gotten really strict about it since Katrina, when so many dogs and cats were taken to different parts of the country. Yikes. In retrospect I feel very glad no one stopped me on the way down from Delaware.
In other good news, the mechanic said that the problem was my iPod charger. They replaced the fuse and without my charger plugged in, everything worked fine. And they didn't even charge me! So I have music in my car again. And I guess I need to get a new iPod charger.
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