There's More to Jersey than Exits off the Turnpike - We hope!: Mingus Update

Monday, July 14, 2008

Mingus Update

We have had Mingus for about 48 hours and I must say he is a very good dog! He is walking much better on the leash and now knows getting on the bed is a no-no. So, besides the nonstop barking for a little while after we leave the house he is a good dog! I think the barking thing will stop after he gets used to being here. Dan, Mingus and I had our first trip to the local dog park yesterday. We weren't sure how he would do considering he wasn't exactly used to us - I was afraid if we took him off the leash that he wouldn't come back to us and I can just see Dan and I chasing Mingus around the park haha. He seemed to have a good time and he got some good exercise in! We of course met some nice people there and Mingus met some nice dogs! We hope to go visit again soon. This morning, Mingus and I got up a little after 6:00am and went for about a 30 minute walk -- in the rain. He seemed to enjoy going out for the big walk and it is good exercise for me. Today was the first day we left him home alone all day. I got home before Dan and it seems like Mingus did very well in his kennel.

Here are a few more pictures:

Relaxing

Waiting for Dad to come back home

Hangin out at the dog park

Peaceful Sleeping Mingus

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Lessons on New Jersey

1) No trucks on the Garden State Parkway. Not that there was a problem, but I really don't think you are supposed to have huge trucks on it; probably b/c of the really low clearances on some of the underpasses. OOPS!
2) EZPASS is a MUST!!!
3) NEVER go to IKEA on a weekend!
4) People around here don't expect you to say excuse me, so it's alright if you just kind of push them out of the way. (Oh man, wait till I take this lesson back to Baltimore with me)
5) (actually this is a lesson on the whole area in general) Just act like you know where you are going and act like you own that piece of sidewalk you are on! Otherwise, people might try to run you down. I think I already knew this one, but being up there only emphasized its importance.
6) Don't be scared of not knowing where you are going. Odds are there are people around that are much more clueless than you.
7) Always have a train schedule handy so you can make it to the train on time!
8) Don't buy a car in NJ because they don't come with turn signals and the brake lights are faulty
9) When people are waiting for the train they tend to group together in certain areas - this means that the train doors are most likely to open where they are standing
10) While waiting for the 7:34am train, there is a train that comes through around 7:25. This train FLIES by and does not stop. Turn your back and get away from the track or you will be blown away.
11) My train that leaves Penn Station at 5:50pm almost always departs from Gate 3 or 4. Its amazing and its pretty funny to see everyone gathered around that gate waiting for the same train every single work day.