Caroline continued her overachievement maneuvers this morning. She started climbing the stairs. The first was kinda tough - slipped on the floor. After that, she was ready to go.
Fortunately we had the camera nearby. We bought an extra baby gate to cut off the kitchen and dog food from her. We put in an order for another one - time to rush it!
Hope all is well
Walt
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Good morning
Quick update: the dogs are doing just fine. Bella is past her cough and the disposable razor Barkley ate seems to have traveled the length of his digestive system without harm. We found one part of the razor after hosing down his poop.
Irony: Barkley started Petco's obedience training this week. The trainer said he seemed pretty smart. None of us are buying it.
Caroline, as we've said, always wakes with a smile. Since she's started standing, we get that too. Here's a typical wake up.
Walt
Irony: Barkley started Petco's obedience training this week. The trainer said he seemed pretty smart. None of us are buying it.
Caroline, as we've said, always wakes with a smile. Since she's started standing, we get that too. Here's a typical wake up.
Walt
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Vet stimulus support
We told you some of this would involve the dogs. This week we got to provide our local vet hospital with our own form of a stimulus package.
On Sunday, Bella started coughing pretty badly. It worsened to the point that she started throwing up. So Monday at lunch, I took her to the vet for what turned out to be a 3.5 hr visit (no appt...stuck waiting). Whatever she had, it was like kennel cough. $300, x-rays and 2 bottles of pills later, we headed home. She has to take 3 pills in the AM and then PM for 2 weeks. After jamming them down her throat lost it's thrill, we moved to mixing the pills with wet dog food. Problem solved.
So Friday rolls around. I have to be in work at 4:30AM for a teleconference then a formation run with 800+ others. Finally making it home at 8AM for a shower, Cindy greets me with the happy news that Barkley decided to each my disposable shaving razor. It seems he was mad he didn't get his morning walk and was bored. Yep, off to the vet again. After waiting for a much shorter time (razor blades in stomach moves you up on the waiting list), the x-rays confirmed Sir Dipshit had indeed chewed/swallowed the razor. Fortunately, the blades were small so the vet's recommendation was just let them pass. 2 hours and $230 later, we went home. Now, in addition to giving pills to Bella, we have the lovely duty of inspecting dog poop for the next 3 days to make sure the blades pass. As Bella will occasionally eat dog poop, we have to constantly monitor them both. Barkley never changed his clueless but happy attitude even a little bit.
Cindy bought me a copy of the Marley and Me movie to commemorate the event.
How in the world did Golden Retrievers end up on a smart dog list?
On Sunday, Bella started coughing pretty badly. It worsened to the point that she started throwing up. So Monday at lunch, I took her to the vet for what turned out to be a 3.5 hr visit (no appt...stuck waiting). Whatever she had, it was like kennel cough. $300, x-rays and 2 bottles of pills later, we headed home. She has to take 3 pills in the AM and then PM for 2 weeks. After jamming them down her throat lost it's thrill, we moved to mixing the pills with wet dog food. Problem solved.
So Friday rolls around. I have to be in work at 4:30AM for a teleconference then a formation run with 800+ others. Finally making it home at 8AM for a shower, Cindy greets me with the happy news that Barkley decided to each my disposable shaving razor. It seems he was mad he didn't get his morning walk and was bored. Yep, off to the vet again. After waiting for a much shorter time (razor blades in stomach moves you up on the waiting list), the x-rays confirmed Sir Dipshit had indeed chewed/swallowed the razor. Fortunately, the blades were small so the vet's recommendation was just let them pass. 2 hours and $230 later, we went home. Now, in addition to giving pills to Bella, we have the lovely duty of inspecting dog poop for the next 3 days to make sure the blades pass. As Bella will occasionally eat dog poop, we have to constantly monitor them both. Barkley never changed his clueless but happy attitude even a little bit.
Cindy bought me a copy of the Marley and Me movie to commemorate the event.
How in the world did Golden Retrievers end up on a smart dog list?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Standing on my own!
So last week we thought, Caroline's getting close to standing up on her own, maybe we should lower the crib bed. The very next morning, she stood up on her own in the crib. The crib bed was lowered that day. The attached clip was taken not long after. Since then, Caroline has only begun to climb faster. She's also quite proud of herself.
A friend of mine told me about the high-water mark in his house, i.e. the level above which the kids can't reach. Ours just climbed!
A friend of mine told me about the high-water mark in his house, i.e. the level above which the kids can't reach. Ours just climbed!
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