Category Archives: Dogs
Back from hell
Okay, it was really just a week in Oklahoma but it was as hot as hell. It’s been far too long since I lived there and I am not used to high humidity and 100+ degree temperatures. The purpose of … Continue reading
Bath time
They get a bath twice a year, whether they need it or not. Today however they needed it.
Camping near Fairplay
A very dirty dog Break time in the limber pine grove Mission accomplished
Furry Scurry 2011
The dogs and I participated in the Furry Scurry today… it’s a 2-mile charity walk for the Denver Dumb Friends’ League. I was concerned about Lucy’s stamina since we were only taking walks for the week prior to the event, … Continue reading
Broken
I took Lucy to her veterinary surgeon today and he said that since there’s about 2° range of motion in her leg, she likely fractured the fused part of her leg. He says that the section of bone should knit … Continue reading
Paging Dr. Stubbs
It’s now Wednesday afternoon and I have not heard anything back from Lucy’s surgeon. Lucy is starting to put a little bit of weight on her leg now so I guess she just sprained or strained something over the weekend. … Continue reading
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Good news, bad news
Lucy poses at Badger Creek Lucy’s bandage was removed about a week ago and we’ve been taking progressively longer walks all week. She even played at the dog park one day at lunch. As a reward to her for putting … Continue reading
Welcome, neighbor!
I was in the front yard this afternoon talking with my next-door neighbor. My dogs were both outside in my yard or his, being dogs: laying or rolling in the grass, sniffing things. Fabi wandered down a few yards and … Continue reading
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Lucy Update 03 April 2011
We visited the surgeon twice last week: once on Monday for a simple bandage change and again on Thursday to actually speak to the doctor (and have another bandage change). Good news! The bandage is coming off on Tuesday! The … Continue reading
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Lucy update: 28 March 2011
[She wears an IV bag on her bandage on wet days like today -- it snowed overnight.] Lucy is still plugging along. The super-antibiotic regimen has been completed for a couple of weeks and today the splint was removed from … Continue reading
