In Memory of Comet

I write this with a heavy heart. Our girl is gone. Comet passed away during the night. She went to sleep knowing that she was much loved.

This picture of Comet in her taxi was taken during the last week of her life when she was doing her best to recover from her back injury. Even when she is scruffy looking, she is a sweetie pie!

Comet had a wonderful life and brought us joy. There is a hole in our house and in our hearts, and we will miss our girl.

Rest in peace, Comet the Ter pup. We love you.

Your 'rents,

Marlene and Dan

Lawn Mowage and More

Hey! I am moving around a little better today. My Mom is very happy.

She stopped by Heart River Animal Hospital after work to get more predisone for me. And ... this is the best thing ... she also got me two cans of Hill's Prescription Diet i/d canine food. I love that stuff!

After she got home, my Mom decided to mow the lawn 'cuz it was such a nice day and it needed to be done at least one more time before winter hits. I got to go outside, too! Of course, she made me stay in my pet taxi, but it was still fun to be out there on a beautiful October afternoon.

Now I am tired. The days are just packed!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday and I am 14 years old!


My back is still hurting so I will spend the day riding in my pet taxi. My Mom made me a good breakfast -- Gerber baby rice cereal mixed with some of my dry food and hamburger. I love it!

BTW, this is not my cake nor is it me in the photo. Some other lucky dog named Oliver got this birthday cake. Maybe my Mom will be inspired to make me something special, too!

Since I am the birthday girl, I am at least hoping I will get a treat from Tricia's Bakery.

Beware the stairs!

This morning I decided I was well enough to go down the stairs by myself. Bad idea! I got stuck in the pet door going from the garage to the backyard. My back is all "stove up" again.

My Mom heard me going down the steps so she came down to check on me. It was a good thing 'cuz I couldn't go ahead or back. She got me out of that fix and back into my taxi and gave me some medicine and some rice cereal. Still, I was all wound up and not feeling good and it was hard to settle down. I was making the pet taxi rock!

After my Dad left for work, I rocked that taxi some more and I got the door open and I dragged myself out of there and went downstairs again and ended up in the garage. It was my second bad idea of the day. My Mom came home at noon to check on me and she was very surprised to find me in the garage. I was cold and worn out. She took me upstairs again and gave me water and food and put me in my taxi. I went to sleep.

Mom says we are back at square one! She called Dr. Espy, too. Looks like I will be taking taxi rides for a while to come. No more stairs!

My Mom hopes I learned not to do too much too soon.

I feel good ....

Between TLC and some good drugs, I am feeling good. My back is healing and I can stand and walk again. In fact, Dr. Espy gave me my walking papers and said that I don't have to stay in my pet taxi all the time. I get to be out and about and have returned to my plate-licking duties. I do have arthritis so that makes me kinda stiff and I sorta lurch and stagger sometimes. I can also get tired fast. Yesterday I was outside with Dad in the garden. It was a long way back to the house!

There is one thing Dr. Espy said no to and that's the stairs. Going up and down is too hard on my back, so my 'rents carry me downstairs when I need to go outside and back up again. They also put me in my taxi for the night and I stay there during the day when they are gone. They leave the tv on for me and I take naps.

My 'rents say I'm pretty spry for a senior!

My Best Friend

Here is a picture of me and my best friend, Tig. Tig has been gone for a long time now, but we were best buds!

It Isn't Easy Being a Senior

Tuesday, the last day of September, wasn't so good for me. At about 11 a.m., when my Mom was leaving to get her hair cut and go to work, I went down the stairs and outside to enjoy a Goldilocks kind of day. When my Mom came home a little after 9 p.m., I wasn't in the house so she started looking for me outside. I was close by in my private spot by a bush next to the house where I can be cozy and comfortable and safe.

I was glad she was home 'cuz I was in a fix! Something happened to my back that day and my back legs wouldn't work right. I started to crawl out from under the bush and my Mom helped me get all the way out. She felt so sorry for me and brought me into the house and gave me some water (I was thirsty!) and petted me and held me. My Dad came home from rehearsal about an hour after that. They called the vet and left a message. Dr. Espy from Heart River Animal Hospital called back right away and my 'rents gave her my symptoms. She said to put me in my pet taxi to keep me from moving around and to bring me to the hospital in the morning.

SO ... my Dad took me in and they examined me and decided I should stay for the day. I have feeling in my back feet, which is a good thing, but there is something wrong. The verdict is probably arthritis in my spine or maybe a problem with a disc. They gave me some medicine so I was relaxed and quiet and sleepy all day. My Mom picked me up late in the afternoon and took me home.

This is the deal ... I have to stay in my pet taxi for the next several days or even weeks. I will take a bunch of medicine and hopefully, things will heal. A girl's gotta move!

I guess after 13, it's just patch, patch, patch.