Doggie Park Exercise

Since we put Skruffy on the partial dry food and partial can food, she has gained about a pound…so off to the Dog Park we went today, and I will cut down her food by about an ounce for each meal to try and get her back to under 15 pounds…hopefully 14 1/2 which I think is a good weight for her.  Above you can see her with three other dogs in the small dog park.  And yes, that is one large dog in there, but it was a gentle dog who actually got all the dogs playing and running around.  The owner was nice enough to ask everyone if it was ok.  She said that he was having a hard time with the large dogs in the larger dog park area because he is just too timid for them.  Thought it was nice she asked.

I am going to try and get her over to the park 3-4 times per week.  She really enjoys it, and it will be good for her to run around, which is probably why she is gaining some weight here.  I took her with me to PetSmart to get more food because that is where I last weighed her.  I told Marcia that I thought she was a bit heavier, and sure enough…that extra pound.  With a diabetic dog, that matters…hopefully she will be down around 14.5 next time I weigh her in January.

Marcia’s son John turned 45 (cough! cough! … try reversing the 4 and the 5) yesterday so we took him to the restaurant that his girlfriend Tara works at, Eat Greek Kouzina.  We had never eaten there before, and we really enjoyed it…especially the Octopus that owners wanted Marcia to try.  Of course, since they provided it and wanted all our opinions, we all had to try it.  John had one small bite, I had about four bites.  Found it to be similar to a overcooked scallop, and the slightly spicy sauce they served over it was pretty good.  I really like scallops, even when they are overcooked, so I was pleasantly surprised.  I had the meat platter, and Marcia had Grouper…needless to say, we brought some of it home with us.  At the end of the meal Tara brought out a small cake with a large 4 and 5 on it.  John had joked earlier in the day that it was nice being 45 again, so that is what she put on the cake as a joke.  We all were too full to have cake though. so he took it home to have with her later.

Just in case anyone needed a reminder…Christmas eve is 2 weeks away.  Was getting out of my car headed into the grocery store the other day and a guy says, “Hi Santa” to me.  Yep, it is that time of year again…perhaps I should get out the black shoe polish to darken up my beard a bit.  

Bubba Gets a Haircut

With the ‘elephant’ out of the room, it was time to get down to business and bring Bubba over for another discreet visit to get a hair cut.  On Sunday when it got dark I went over to get him, and he stayed until it started to get dark on Monday night.  It is so terrible that the HOA won’t allow dogs, even for a visit.  Skruffy is the only dog that lives here, and to our knowledge, the only dog that has ever lived here.  Thank goodness for ADA laws that force entities to allow service dogs.  Again, if you are new to the blog, just look for the search bar on the right side of the website and do a search on ‘service dog’. 

   

When Bubba arrives, he has to check the place out.  We ‘have’ to put his food dish on the carpet as you can see above – left.  Then he just kicks out on the chair and makes himself comfortable.

With all that black hair, it is hard to know if he is asleep or awake…but as you can see here, he has one eye on me.  It wasn’t long before he was snoring away…this boy can really snore!

After awhile Bubba got up to get some water…and he lost his place.  Skruffy just “HAS” so show her spoiled attitude by taking over Bubba’s favorite spot.  But it is not long before they are both asleep, as you can see in the first picture where Skruffy is in the chair and Bubba on the couch. 

Unlike Skruffy, Bubba just does not like his hair cut…but he does tolerate it.  Above you can see the nicely trimmed bubba.  What he does like is the coolness after the haircut and the shower to get cleaned up. 

The sore he had under his chin is totally gone.  I trimmed his chin real close, and that will help keep the sore from coming back.  It took 2 1/2 hours to cut him, clean him, and dry him…and he was ready to get out of here!  One last thing that I did was give him and Skruffy their flea and heartworm medication.  It is a liquid that you put under and along the collar…when we gave him oral medications he would have seizures.  Well, shortly after I got home, Uncle Mike called and said that Bubba had a slight seizure.  It lasted less than a minute, and was the biggest seizure he has had in a few years now.  Probably should give to him a few days before a haircut and bath, or give him a smaller dose…something we will talk to the vet about when we take him for his annual visit.