Thank you, Ella

My pawsome pal, Ella talked about me and my surgery in her diary. Thank you to all of Ella's pals that have sent me rosettes and good wishes. Ella, you are wonderful!!

I have a consultation booked at the Veterinary Hospital on September 29 and I have a tentative surgery date booked for October 25. I really hate being in my crate, but I will have to get used to it. After the surgery, I will have 12 more weeks of being in my crate before I can ease back into my routine.

Once again, thank you so much, Ella! Thank you also to everyone who sent rosettes and good wishes. Hugs!

Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy

On Monday I decided to race towards our neighbor while he was driving his ATV in his field. Mom yelled, "Abby, no", but I disobeyed her and went charging across the field anyway. A short ways into the field I stumbled, and came limping badly back to mom. Mom was hoping it was a sprain and I would be better in a couple days. When I was still limping yesterday morning, mom made a vet appointment. We found out yesterday I ruptured my cruciate ligament.

We have two surgical options. One my vet can do and the other would need to be done at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in our city. Mom has a referral to the Teaching Hospital, and will be phoning them for an appointment later today. Once we have details on both surgeries, we will make the decision.

My vet recommends a Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy. This is the surgery that would need to be done by a specialist at the vet college.

Does anypup out there know of somepup that has had this surgery? If you do, mom would like to contact them and ask a few questions.

Thanks in advance.

That's what you think!

Mom and dad have had some workers at the house the past few days. I, of course, bark at them in an effort to protect my home. I must greet each one and inspect them and decide if I want them in my home.

I really like the supervisor, he has played fetch with me and tug of war with me. He told mom, he couldn't take me seriously as a guard dog because my tail is always wagging. Oh yeah!

Then one of the workers said I look intimidating at first, but my tail never stops wagging so I am not much of a guard dog. Oh yeah!

That's what you think!! I think I will go sulk now!!

The Mighty Huntress

A few days ago, the momma was taking out the trash. She is happily carrying a couple of bags to the trash bin when she stops short, shrieks, and runs away. She has the presence of mind to not drop the garbage she is carrying.

Upon hearing her shriek, I race over and discover the big snake that had just slithered across her foot. I grab the snake and do my patented twirl over the head, followed by my patented twirl at ground level. I pick it up a few more times and do this and then am content it will never bother the momma again.

After a bit, mom decides to once again attempt to put the garbage in the trash bin. Once again, the snake slithers by her, she again shrieks and I again leap into action. She knows it is the same snake by the, um, chunk, that is taken out of it. Once again, I save the day, and mom can finally put the garbage where it belongs.

Gee, the momma is kinda high maintenance don't you think?

Tagged by Dodger

I have been tagged by my pawsome pal Dodger!

Here we go .... !

1. Do you ever wake your parent up in the night? Only if I really have to go outside, or if I hear those pesty coyotes in my yard. Sometimes I have "puppy dreams" where I move my legs and make funny noises in my sleep. Mom usually wakes me up to tell me everything is OK.

2. Do you ever tear up things? Where I was younger I could destroy a toy in 30 seconds or less. I don't tear things up as much now.

3. What is your favorite treat? Well, I like my mom's homemade treats, milk bones and Greenies.

4.Can you fetch something when asked to do so? I can fetch it, but I may not give it to you when you ask me for it!

5. Have you ever lived any place other than where you live now?
I lived with my humans in Ontario and now we live in Saskatchewan.

OK pups! If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged. Your it!!

Thank you

Oh my dogness!!! I appear to be one of the Diary Picks of the Day today!!

Thank you Dogster! You really made my day.

A question for you pups

My sweet pal Molly Morris has just been diagnosed with bilaterial hip dysplasia. Her right hip is much more severe than her left and she will be having surgery on it in the next week or two. The surgery she is having is called Femerol Head Osteotomy (FHO). Have any of you pups out there had or know of some pup that has had this surgery? If you do know of anybody, please pawmail Molly's mom as she has some questions about the procedures.

Molly is a very sweet 7 month-old girl who has been having a lot of trouble with her hips. Thanks in advance for anyone that can answer some questions about this procedure. Why not send this sweet girl a PPR and show her the Dogster support!!

Saskatoon season

This is my favorite time of the year. The wild saskatoons are ready to be picked. Mom and I went out looking for berries this morning and we got a nice amount and there are more ripening so we should get quite a few this year.

Saskatoons are also called service berries or june berries in some places. They are like blueberries, but way easier to pick. Mom always shares them with me and I just love. Of course, I do get bored watching her pick the berries. Today I amused myself by chasing ducks in the river. The river is very high, but I am a strong swimmer and I really enjoyed myself. Mom came to see what I was doing, and we watched an eagle swoop and soar in the sky. How majestic!

Hopefully some of those berries will find their way into my food dish soon.

Who will stop the rain??

Us folks on the prairies are hardy. We are used to cold winters, dry summers, mosquitos, ticks, you name it. We can take it.

But even we can have too much of a good thing. Take the rain this year. It won't stop. We have already had close to 15 inches since the beginning of May and there is rain in the forecast today. Thunder storms never used to frighten me. We have had so many this year, I cling to the pawrents when I sense one coming.

The storms were taken in stride until the Canada Day storm that hit mom's hometown of Yorkton. Mom's hometown has been brought to standstill. The downtown core was virtually destroyed, people were displaced due to flooding, homes destroyed by the tornado force wind. We are thankful that my 85 year old grammy who still lives there, was not hurt or injured in anyway. A Facebook page has been set up that shows the devastation of this storm. Yorkton Canada Day Flood 2010 is the name of the page.

Kudos to the Red Cross and Salvation Army that have set up emergency shelters for the displaced and brought in emergency supplies.

The community has rallied and the cleanup continues, but we really wish the rain would stop. Us prairie folk are hardy and we shall overcome this as well.

More rain

Well pups. We have had even more rain. Mom and I took walk down to the river and were surprised at how far over the river bank the water is. Usually there is about a one foot drop from the edge of the river bank to the water. As you can see in my latest pictures, we are not sure where the edge of the river bank is! All I know is there shouldn't be water where I am standing!!

As mom and I were coming back up the trail from the river, she crouched down trying to get a picture of me. As usual, I did not cooperate. As she is calling me, something comes crashing out of the woods directly behind her. Mom shrieks as she turns and looks a white tailed deer directly in the eyes. Her scream brings me running after the deer. I come charging after it, give one good bark and away it goes. Abby saves the day once again!!