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Gazing off into the distance

Lucy and Emily at the pawnee Buttes.

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Warm day at the dog park

Warm day at the dog park, a photo by bad9brad on Flickr. An impromptu visit to the dog park at lunchtime. For the 9th of March it was pretty warm and sunny.

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Snow Sprawl

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Snow Snout

Fabi enjoyed digging in the snow on a recent visit to Guanella Pass.

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Romping

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Snoozin’

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Sweet dreams

Lucy was sleeping peacefully a few hours after returning home from the vet hospital.

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Surgery was a success

Our vet called this afternoon to let me know Lucy’s amputation surgery went well. Lucy was even able to groggily go outside to pee this evening, although her back legs were anesthetic-wobbly. Lucy was given some heavy-duty pain medication to … Continue reading

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Tri-pawed

After scheduling Lucy’s amputation surgery for tomorrow (Monday) morning, I’ve been doing some reading and research about three-legged dogs. Although several people made jokes about changing her name to “Hop-a-long” or “Tripod,” I’ve discovered that a lot of people with … Continue reading

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We Tried

After two and half years of fighting Lucy’s leg injury with bandages, a toe amputation and an arthrodesis surgery, we’ve come to the point where a decision had to be made: continue spending time and money to “save” the leg … Continue reading

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