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Sunny Daze

I don't like when mom is sad.

Last night I was happily chomping my bone when I felt a disturbance in the force. I knew mom was unhappy and it put me on high alert. Dad had his arms around her but I wasn't sure what was happening so I started to whine too. Later mom said that she was impressed by how quickly I noticed that she was upset even though she was being very quiet. Quiet? To me it seemed like it was super loud and rattling my heart strings! Sometimes I think mom isn't sure that I could love her as much as I do but little by little she is learning that I DO! I DO!!!! I may not be the best smelling dog or the most graceful but I know what I love and I love my family.
Smile Mom Smile.

Love
Sunny

What do you mean I stink???

I went to see Dr. Anna today. Mom had a list of things that are a problems with me. With ME? No, I think Mom is the one who has the problems.
She has a problem with:
my goopy eyes
my stinky skin
my rash
my itchy chin
my nails
my anal glands

Dr Anna had fixes for everything including my shots that aren't due quite yet but since I was there she handled that too.
I did NOT like having my nails cut or my anal glands squeezed. They took me to another room to do those tasks. Dr. Anna said it was best because once they held me down I just give up and let them do what they want.
Now I get to be on antibiotics for awhile. That means special treats to hide pills inside! YUM!!!
I weight 141.9 pounds now! And Dr. Anna said my weight is GREAT! Yea me!!!
Love,
Sunny

One last post-op checkup!

This morning I went to see the surgeon for my final post-op check.
My knee feels GREAT! It's not slipping at all and I'm using it more and more. Now I get to do even more like no more ramp on the front steps. There are only 3 but I was still using a ramp until today!
And I can play ball for short intervals. Each day a little more and if everything goes well then I will be able to go upstairs in 2 weeks!
That will only be for limited trips depending on how I do.
The doc says I should be totally off restrictions in 4 weeks! Woohoo!

I am back up to 141 pounds. Doc said it wouldn't hurt to lose a bit because of my knee problems. He said 130 but mom say's that is TOO thin for my breed. Mom says we will shoot for 135 and re-evaluate.

We arrived home to find that we couldn't drive down our road! The utility guys were there trimming trees. 2 huge trucks blocked the road! Dad parked the car and we walked the 1/10 mile past the big trucks to our house. Mom was very proud of how well I did walking past strangers and all that unfamiliar machinery.

Well, off to take a nap now. All this activity wore me out.

Love,
Sunny