A Walk to the Beach with my Grandpawrents!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

My grandpawrents took me on a fabulous Walk! We walked through Forest and then came to Beach! 

That water behind ME is salty, not good for drinking! But there were many good smells at Beach! I love Beach!

Have you had any good Walks recently, friends?

Today

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Today I waded in the creek! 

I frolicked in the field! (By frolic, I mean I had a few little zooms!) 

I rolled in the grass!

Also, the games called "physio exercises" were fun, and I got to eat kibbles for doing them!

It was a happy day!

How was your day today?

Offlesh!!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Leash is taking some breaks and letting me be FREE for a bit during Walks again!

Today Nature is making rain, but we has some days of sun and I got to roll in the grass and sniff free!

How is your Sunday, friends?

Bad Things and Good Things

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Bad Thing: My body did multiple vomits.

Good Thing: I got to eat chicken and rice for two days!

Bad Thing: Bad Leg is sore again. My Walks have gotten shorter.

Good Thing: Nature is making much sun! I have been lying on the deck, napping in the sun and fresh air!

What Bad Things or Good Things have you had in your lives, friends?

SNOW!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

There is SNOW!

At first I was very cautious, because I didn't know how Legs would do with Snow. Snow is very slippery! And it is hard work!

But Legs were Very Happy today! They felt strong! It was very good to be out in Snow!

Do you like Snow, friends?

Heating Pad

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

This is a Heating Pad! It is sitting on top of Cobi's old blanket, and when I lie on it I feel warm! It's almost as good as lying in the sun!

My new Heating Pad has different heat settings, a chew-proof cord, and a washable cover! Although I hope it never gets washed, because clean things are yucky. 

Have you ever napped on such an amazing thing, friends?

I AM FREE!!

 

Bed!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here! I am allowed to sleep on the Bed again!

My blue blanket has reappeared on my person's bed, and the door is now open again!

Today is a very good day. How is your day going, friends? 

Lake Morning and Update on Long Line

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Long Line took me to Lake this morning. After days of Big Wind and Forest Fire Smoke, today was calm and peaceful. 

Also, there were many good smells, and the occasional tasty treat! This is because the people like to leave food behind on the rocks by the Lake!

Right now I have some harder days and some good days, but mostly Bad Leg is feeling better and better. 

I am happy to say that today was a good day! I felt happy and frisky!

On another note, I have mixed feelings about Long Line. I can go further from my person when I am attached to it, but it stops me from going under the picnic tables or climbing up onto things to find the food that people like to leave behind in the summer. Long Line and I have had a few disagreements over this.

However, I only need to be with Long Line for another four weeks. (How long is four weeks?)

In general, I am happy that it is cooler, and that I get to go outside on my own now, and that I get to Walk for longer.

How are you, friends?

Bad Leg is Now Good Leg, but Peanut Butter is Suspicious

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

This week I had a Terrible Thing done to me. This Terrible Thing was called x-ray. I don't know why they made me do it, but afterwards Vet had Good News! 

Bad Leg is now Good Leg!

These are the things Vet said:

• Ojo's leg is weight bearing well.
• Ojo has almost the same muscle mass on both back legs now.
• There is no sensitivity or tenderness at Ojo's surgery site.
• Ojo has a good range of motion in her leg.
• There are no signs that Ojo's surgical plate has moved.
• It looks like Ojo's bone has healed well.

And the best part:

• Ojo is now allowed to walk even faster and even longer! Ojo needs to build more muscle strength so she can go off leash soon! 

We are still waiting for final confirmation from the surgeon, but my person and I think this is Very Good News!

This is ME in the sun. Bad-Leg-Now-Good-Leg is showing. Look closely, friends! My fur is mostly back, you can barely see where they took it off of me!

I am still working on the muscles in my back legs. I find it a bit hard when I try to go up stairs or hop up onto a small something, this can be a struggle for me. However, after Good News, these past few days I've got to go up and down more stairs and I've hopped onto a few low rocks, and I am already hopping better!

The only Bad Thing is that peanut butter has become suspicious. Lately, when I eat peanut butter, I feel very strange after. I think peanut butter may be hiding Bad Things like medicines. I am getting very suspicious of peanut butter and I don't want to eat it right now.

But I have Other Good News! Long Line is taking me to more exciting places, like these train tracks from this morning! I get to Walk now for almost a whole hour in the morning before it gets HOT (it's been very HOT, friends), and sometimes I get another Walk at bedtime too!

What Good Things are happening in your life, friends?

It's my Gotcha Day!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here! It's my 11th Gotcha Day today!

To celebrate, Long Line has been taking me on some Good Walks!

We walked in the forest! We walked where there were ocean smells!

I even got to go in the Lake!

Also, it has been almost Nine Weeks since Surgery! This means I am almost half way through Recovery!

In the meantime, I hope Long Line keeps taking me to fun places!

Here are pictures of ME from my Gotcha Day! Do you think I look any different, friends?

Park and Long Line and Rolling!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Today my person and Long Line took me to Colwood Creek Park! We Walked, then we hung out for a bit, then we Walked more!

I still wish my Walks were longer. And I still wish my Walks were off leash.

However, Long Line lets me wander further away from my person. Today I got to wade in a pond! And drink from it!

Also, Long Line gives me room to do rolling in the grass!

(Hurray for rolling in the grass! I love rolling in the grass!)

Also, Long Line gave me room to find the perfect Stick!

It's not quite as great as running off leash, but Long Line and Colwood Creek Park and rolling in the grass are happy things!

Did you have any happy things in your day today, friends?

I am feeling more ME

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Today I am feeling more like ME again!

Earlier, my person was doing the thing called Work Meetings, and I poked and poked and poked her until she left Work Meetings and came to play with ME instead! (I am very good at poking!)

I still don't get to go in Car (my person says this is because I won't lie down when Car is moving), and I still only get Very Short Walks. Pepper continues to be a Good Friend by taking my person Walking when his family doesn't need him, or when they can all go together.

I wish I could go on these Walks with Pepper and my person. I hope I get to do this again soon!

(My person is saying sixteen-and-a-half more weeks. Is that a long time?)

In the meantime, at lunch I got to lie outside with my person. (After hanging out with my Grandpaw for a bit!) I sniffed the air, and I rolled, and then I lay on my back to enjoy the sun on my belly and the cool grass underneath. This was a happy way to spend lunch.

How's your day going?

Days with my grandpawrents

Hi hi hi! Ojo here! I spent some days with my grandpawrents!

I love going to visit my grandpawrents! They don't do the thing called "work" that my person does all day, so I get lots of cuddles and attention!

Also, they took me on Good Walks!

Today I went to the place called Tower Point! This is one of my favourite places! It has grassy fields and rocks and is by the ocean so I can smell all sorts of good things!

Today, because of Bad Leg, I had to stay on my leash. Normally I get to run! Not today. But even though I didn't get to run and run and run, I was still very happy to be at one of my favourite places!

Do I look a bit tired in my picture? I was. Bad Leg makes me tired more quickly. But I was still very happy!

I love SNOW!

I love Snow!

I love Snow!

Did I mention that I love Snow!?!

Do you love Snow, too?

And then BREAD fell from the sky!

Hi hi hi! Ojo here!

Yesterday I had a fall. I went on two Walks and I had Too Much Fun. At the end of Second Walk I tried to jump into the back of Car. But I fell.

Today my leg is hurting.

My person still took us on a Walk today. She went slow, and then faster when I went faster, and then slow again.

And then...

BREAD fell from the SKY!!! Can you imagine?!?

First a big piece! And then another big piece! Then two smaller pieces! And then even more! 

It was focaccia bread and it was very tasty! One piece almost fell on my head!

When we looked up, there was a Big Raven eating bread in the tree. Wasn't that nice of the Big Raven to share with us?

My leg didn't hurt as much after that. I think the falling bread must have helped.

Gotcha Day Weekend

Hi friends, Ojo here! 

I spent most of my Gotcha Day weekend with my Grandpawrents! I went on Walks! I chased Sticks! I had many tasty snacks! The people sung "Happy Gotcha Day" to ME! I got ice cream!

This is ME at a place called Tower Point! It was a very happy weekend!

What did you do for your weekend, friends?

My friend Pepper!

Hi friends, Ojo here!

This is Pepper!

Pepper doesn't live with us but he hangs out with us a lot, and he comes on Walks too!

I did not like Pepper very much at first. I did many grrrrs and snaps. 

But Pepper is very polite and he listened to me when when I said I needed space.

And he zooms with me! And I get extra cheese when he is around! And we go on Fun Adventures together!

And one day, Big-Rude-Adolescent-Dog climbed on my back and wouldn't get off. Pepper ran up to Big-Rude-Adolescent-Dog and yelled BARK! Then Pepper ran off, and Big-Rude-Adolescent-Dog ran off too! Pepper made Big-Rude-Adolescent-Dog go away. 

So I guess he's okay. I might like him. Maybe just a little bit. Or maybe a lot.

It took a long time, but now Pepper is my friend! 

Shhh, don't tell him that I said that. And don't tell him I think Walks are better when he's with us!

Okay, I guess I have to admit that it is nice to have a Dog Friend again. Hurray for my friend Pepper!

Update

Hi friends, Ojo here! 

Long time, no sniff! I blame my person for this. It is not my fault, it is clearly hers. Here are some updates on ME!

We moved! 

New House has the following Happy Things: A large sliding glass door for me to look outside! A sun puddle by the large sliding glass door! A deck for snoozing on! A small Yard with bushes to crawl under and critters to chase! Many Dog Beds! A Human Bed that I am allowed to lie on!

There is also a Couch that I am NOT allowed to lie on. I am working on this.

Nature seems to be making Summer! I like to sleep in the grass in the sunshine.

Did I mention that I like to sleep in the grass in the sunshine? (Why does my person keep taking pictures of me sleeping in the grass in the sunshine?)

I still get Walk every day! Sometimes two times a day! I also get to visit my human grandpawrents a lot! This means I get more Walks! And more Snacks! And more cuddles!

My life is happy! 

I've missed you all, friends. How have you been doing?

Morning in the Lake

Good morning, friends. I had a Very Happy Moment in the lake! 

The water was warm and the air was crisp and fresh. Does it get any better than this? Ahhhh....

Okay, I'm heading out for another swim. See you later!

What makes you happy in the mornings?