Wednesday, September 29, 2010

CCL repair...day 5 and counting

Hello family and friends. Thank you for all of your warm wishes the past week or so. I'm well into my CCL repair recovery (that's the canine equivalent of an ACL for you humans out there). I'm doing ok. Putting some weight on my back leg. And my pain meds have been cut back. I've been getting a lot of rest. And I always have a leash on now. Don't like that. But it's better than being locked up in a cage like some sort of animal.I know Amos missed me while I was away. He's a good brother and has been keeping me company as I recuperate.Can you see may stapled incision? Beth has been calling me 'frankendog.' I don't think that's very nice. I've been leaving it alone so far...mostly because I have no desire to be relegated to wearing one of those cones of shame. A leash I can handle. But a cone of shame? That's just humiliating.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Avery MIA

Guest blogger Amos the beagle here. Avery's been MIA from the casa for a few days...I miss her. My persons (Michael and Beth) did show me this picture of her...they said she's doing fine, Aunts Emily and Natalie are taking good care of her, and she'll be home soon.I've been keeping myself comfortable in Avery's absence. Beth washed our dog beds yesterday and I found myself to be a beagle without a lounging surface...until I spied this. A mountain of sheets awaiting their turn in the washing machine! So I made myself right at home.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Pepto puppy

I've taken to calling Amos 'pepto puppy.' Why? Because his tummy is pink like the color of pepto bismal. I did not realize that a beagle could be allergic to grass...but that's the going theory. Once again, Aunt Emily came to the rescue and Amos is feeling much better now. Not nearly as pink...or as scratchy. Also, would you believe that he now weighs 45 pounds??? I couldn't believe it either. El perro es muy grande!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Watch dogs

What are we watching, you ask? Sprinklers. Through the open windows. Sprinklers are very entertaining. Back and forth and back and forth they go. I'd like to go attack one, but that's frowned upon. So Amos and I will stay indoors...for now.

Scratch scratch scratch

Well, it's allergy season at the casa. Amos and I have been doing a lot of scratching and a lot of paw licking. The good news is that Beth has been feeding us doggy nutter butters...peanut butter spread on a milk bone. Methinks the doggy nutter butter might be a Trojan horse of sorts...sneakily delivering some anti-allergy medication. But I can't prove that theory. What I do know is that laying on my new dog bed/pillow with a chew toy is perfection.