May 20th 2010 10:49 am
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Tremendous play date pups!
I love my fur-avorite fur-riend
Chiplé! At the park's
baseball field, we ran off-leash
and played our usual game of
chase and tumble. Chiplé
even pinned me down on
my back and sat on me.

The sprinklers came on.
We were drenched and
muddy. I can't get enough
of chasin' Chiplé.
She's fun to chase
because she runs really
fast then quickly switches
directions .

We took a break. The
hoomans put our leashes
on and we went for a stroll
around the park. We also
met a fireman named
Augustine, who finished
running 4 miles around
the park with his 4-year
old American Bulldog Blanca.
She was all white and had
freckles like me. She may
have had a litter not too
long ago because her
boobies were saggy and
boobie buttons wrinkled
up like prunes. BOL! It
was too obvious to overlook.
As soon as we got home,
BFF took me to the tub
room for another cool
water rinse from head to paw.

(**BFF also wanted to say
D'oh (like Homer Simpson)! She
'assumed' I had red yeast! In
fact I have atopic dermatitis
- saliva staining on my paws
and other areas of my body.

She is concerned that I may
have an endocrine condition
(hyperthyroidism which is
extremely rare in dogs)
because I'm not gaining any
weight (not losing any thank
woofness), but I still look like
a Greyhound with my ribs
obviously visible. I may have
a bacterial infection (clinical signs
for hyperthyroidism are ravenous
appetite, hyperactivity apparent
since I always want to play and
restlessness) which developed
into allergies and could be an
underlying factor to an endocrine
or auto immune problem. BFF
is planning to take me to the vet
and have my blood tested next
Wednesday. She worries too
much about me like most Moms
do with their babies!!!

Hopefully, it's nothing but
seasonal allergies. Paws crossed.)