Beau had his cleanup surgery today. The incision on his side had to be redone to clean up the edges of the wound since he pulled the stitches out with his teeth. He now has 4 stitches in his side instead of the original 3. We’re also going to try padding the stitches on his neck…
Beau had a couple of lumps removed today. One is at the base of his neck, where his collar sits and a little to his left, and the other is on his last rib on his right side.
This weekend Beau returned to the show ring with me for the first time since I broke my ankle. It was a show put on by Echo Club in Elkhart, IN. We had a great time and Beau did really well. I did get a nice picture of him, which was hard since he hates…
Parade, our little Basenji, was put to sleep today due to kidney failure. She turned 14 last fall and lived with us since she was 4. We brought her home in a fluffy blanket because she loved them. She was buried next to Max, our GSD/Collie and Tommy, our first purebred Catahoula (also Lucy’s half-brother).
I had a really rough weekend. On Thursday morning, at work, I slipped on ice, fell, and broke my leg. “Non-displaced fracture of the posterior distal tibia.” On the x-rays it looks like one lobe of the tibia is cracked diagonally, with “something” else on my shin– that’s where my leg hurts, but the doc…
This weekend Beau and I made a LONG drive up to the Toronto area for a dog show hosted by the Maple Leaf Kennel Club. We got to see some other Catahoulas, visit with some very awesome people (Thank you Sandy and Denise, and also Yuko, Rose, and Lacey for opening your home to two…
Beau and I are on our way to the UKC show hosted by the Maple Leaf Kennel Club in Brampton Ontario. Wish us luck!
This weekend Beau showed at a UKC Show in Centreville, MI hosted by the All-American Bulldog Club. Here’s how he did:
While I wasn’t at Pigeon River more than a few months, in my time there I noticed Jeff was never much on using words when they weren’t necessary. Jeff on safe use of the portable sawmill: “See that? That’s sharp. Don’t get your hands in there. If it hits your leg it’s so sharp you…
I didn’t get the job I interviewed for in Chicagoland, however I did get a promotion at work, so I’m now running the wastewater plant. (I received my wastewater certificate in July and am now going for my drinking water certification).
