Finally!!

The sun was out ALL day today!! It was WONDERFUL!! Mom let me and Darcy run out in the woods while she was breaking up ice around the house. It was great!! We came back about an hour later - smiling as we do!! I got into the house and told mom I wasn't done playing and kept doing playbows in front of her!! She just giggled and chased me!!

Then I settled down and found me a good spot on the bed in the sun. Mom came in before she went to work and gave me a hug and kiss I was sooo warm..... :)

What a great day!!

Will it ever end....?

Yes, it's doing it again. Snowing!! I took 3 steps outside, lifted my leg and went right back in to bed!! Mom had to shovel out our pathways again. The snow along the paths is over 3 feet deep!! Luckily, once in a while mom will let me out of the yard and I can sniff around someplace new and leave a p-mail....

But, mom and dad play games with me when they're home so I still get my exercise and nappies. Ever once in a while mom will hide a Kong with my food in it and boy do I go on a hunt!!

I just wish it would stop snowing soon so we can go for walks again. Mom hurt her knee and was in a chair for 2 days - she says she cannot walk us for a while so the snow isn't all that bad! But we're all ready for Spring!!

Hi everyone!!

Seems to be crazier and crazier around here!! Mom got a temporary job in another department. By day 4 she was done and removed from the job. Definately not a bad thing! We're happy to have her home with us and happy to see us!

It's been cold, warm and now it's cold again! So that means we only get a walk once in a while! :( There is about a foot of snow then 2 inches of ice and then 4 inches of snow on top of the ice so running in the woods doesn't work out too well either!

BUT, the good news is after tonight it's supposed to warm up for a few days! At least we may get some walks in.... Our fingers are crossed!! Even mom is getting pretty antsy about not walking....

Good news about the dead deer on our property. Turns out we had a dead dear that me and Darcy found in the woods. Mom called the Game Warded because she didn't see a head on the body and though that someone had poached it. Turns out the body was moved about 10-15 feet from where we found it and there was a head on it after all!! Sick huh? Anyhooo,,, the game warden came to the conclusion that the deer was hit by a vehicle and made it to our woods and then died. Poor baby!! It was a young doe... :( But at least nobody poached on our mountain. Mom and dad are still going to post the property, any hunters will have to ask for permission. That's good for me and Darcy!!

Mom and dad are in training this week which means they're both home at night until Sunday. Then mom has to go back on shift. Wahooo..... Dad will be home at night and mom will be home during the day. Works out good for me and Darcy....

Beat the Storm Tonight!

Mom took Darcy to the kennel today. We're gonna pick her up from her vacation on Friday. She was actually happy to get there!! There was an older GSP being dropped of at the same time, hopefully they will have plenty of playtime together! :)

Mom is at work right now. She gets home around 11pm. Dad is off for the next couple of days with mom and we're all heading over to grandma and grandpas tonight. Yes, tonight. Mom wants to beat the big snowstorm heading our way!! Tommorrow calls for sleet and then it calls for 8-16 inches of snow!!

Soooooo, mom want to drive out tonight and hopefully get there before the ice starts to fall from the sky.

Wish us luck - we'll be back Wednesday..... Hopefully...

Weather here ....

Is unbelievable! Mom came home from work last night it was -14 degrees!! Brrrrrrr.... We heard sounds outside like pop, crash, pop, crash... Went outside to see what it was, nothing, realized that it was trees popping and breaking. Woke up at 7 am looked outside - it was -22 degrees on the thermometer! I have never felt this cold before!! When you walk out the door your nose freezes. If you walk to the truck the corner of your eyes start to stick... Amazing....

The dogs will not venture out at all. I have to bribe them to go potty and then they run back in as fast as they can!

I tell people we moved from hell (TX) to where hell froze over - I really think I'm right!!

Mom, Dad, what's that?

Well mom and dad took us up the hill. Only mom had these two round things. Then mom sat on one and started to slide down the hill... Hey,, what's that?? So I chased and jumped after mom. She did this a bunch of times and her and she got a good path going. Then dad went down a couple of times. The second time he plowed through me, hit the bottom and caught air!! :) Mom was laughing so hard! She got pictures of him flying with the snow all over him!! Mom said she couldn't breath and her chest hurt from laughing so much and she needed a break. Good thing, I was cold by then!

Dad flung the saucer up the hill, I though it was a giant frisbee. Well I couldn't pick it up (it landed upside down) so I gave up and went in the house and attacked a doll instead!!

Winter does have it's good days, even though it was really cold!! :)

Been busy as all get out!

So, while I'm trying to heal up mom and dad went out for a night. Again... Left me in charge of the house. Then mom and dad came home in different vehicles than what they normally have. Mom's car and SUV are gone and dad is driving a bigger truck. Turns out mom bought a new SUV and dad got a heavier duty truck. Not like they won't use them here. The mountains are steep and the snow has been constant and deep this year.

So mom let me in my new SUV (yes, I said mine) to sniff it over real good. I've got lotsa room to stretch in when we go visit grandma and grandpa in 2 weeks. Won't they be surprized!! :)

Mom set up Darcy for doggie daycare for the 1st of February for a few days while were gone. She's pretty lucky, get's her own vacation and everything! But I make out alright as well, I get to get special treats from grandpa (he gives me all the cheese doodles I can handle!!)

We've been in the woods quite a bit. Darcy runs like crazy. I've been pretty sore and don't run like I'd like to but it's still fun. Everyday I feel a little bit better. This surgery really took the wind out of my sails... :(

Well it's nap time, since it's too cold out to play. So I'm heading to the master bedroom where the flannel comforter is. I curl up by the window and catch the sun before it goes behind the mountain....

Gotcha!

So mom was rubbing my belly and one end of the suture came out mom pulled it and zing! It came out!! It was about 1 1/4" long! She was soo shocked!! Now she found another lump on the back of my leg and doesn't know what to do. She's lost alot of confidence in this vet and wants this new lump looked at. Hmmmm... The hole in my leg is finally getting a little bit smaller. It's gonna take a long time to heal that's for sure. We just don't understand why he vet didn't just suture it up as well...

Suture Free

So today, me, mom and dad went to the vets office. He was really happy with my sutures healing. Wasn't too thrilled with my leg, in hindsight he wished he would've sutured my foreleg as well. Too late for that! But,,, he said that as long as mom figured out how to keep me from licking (the towel and collar thing) that it should heal nicely. It took mom, dad, the vet tech and the vet to hold me down to get the sutures out!! Heh, heh - made them work for it! :)

So mom and dad had to hit a couple of stores and then the SPCA for a huge donation. She had loads of sweaters, shirts, leads, collars, stainless bowls, treats, and other things from mom's old rescue. Mom walked it and the place was really busy!! There were 2 dogs being adopted and 2 more being looked at for adoption!! How awesome is that!? Then mom and dad stopped at Burger King. I got chicken fries because I was such a good boy!!

Mom said that tommorrow (Sunday) me, Darcy and mom are taking a long hike in the woods. Yippee!!! She's got to wrap up my leg, but that's alright! Darcy is ready to pop if she doesn't get to play soon! :)

Slow but sure!

Getting better every day!! My grandma and grandpa came in for a 2 night visit!! I was soooo happy!! I cheered up!! Grandpa gave me lots of sneaky treats!! Darcy just hid for a couple of days.

Mom figured out how to keep me from licking my foreleg. She took 3 dishtowels folded them lengthwise and wrapped them around my neck and put a big ol collar on to tighten it. Mom went to work - I went to sleep in my crate. Dad came home and I greeted him outside (which means I fit through the doggie door) and still had the towels on! Yeah!!! Finally I can start healing! :)

Only 2 more days and my sutures come out. They are just starting to itch... Mom said after I leave the vet on Saturday I'm getting McDonalds chicken nuggets for being such a good boy!! Yippee!! :)