How did you get your food?

After several days of showing Sadie how to get food out of her Kong ball, she finally got it.

We are going up to the lake next weekend. We wanted a lifevest for her until she figured out how to swim. She doesn't seem to mind the vest much.

2 Trips to the ER

Doug and I were still sleeping peacefully in bed when the first phone call rang. It was Patty, Gary was in the ER. His throat was closing, he couldn't speak, breath, or swallow via his throat. (He could breathe through his nose, thankfully.) The Dr. believes it is an allergic reaction to one of his meds that he has been on for at least 4 years. Easy problem to solve...switch to different med.

Phone call #2. I was filling Sadie's pool when Sally calls. "Hey, I'm in the ER. Want to come hang out with me?" She thought she had strep throat: soar throat, bumps, and red. Turns out some of her lymph tissue had a reaction to something. A prescription for nasal spray and out of the ER.

I am always so thankful when the trips to the ER are like this. Simple. An easy prescription fix.

If anyone ever needs an ER buddy, I am happy to sit and listen and ask questions to the Dr's. Remember: All bleeding stops eventually!

Hugs, Brandy

RRRrrrrrr

Doug went to Detroit, MI for some training for work. He got done early today and was going to go home. He checked out of the hotel and headed for his work van. Could he find his work van? NOPE! It was stolen out of the hotel parking lot last night! AH! Worst part, his firefighter gear was in there! You would think if robbers saw that they would think, hmmm, firefighters might someday save me when my meth lab blows up and I'm burning to death.....But no, let's just steal it anyway. I would let them die in their meth lab. :) Yes, I hold grudges. Can ya tell? RAH!!! Stupid people or dumb sheep?

Our Spoiled Princess

Doug went to training up in Detroit for the next few days. This is Sadie saying good-bye this morning. She is quite the cuddle bug and loves her people!

I went inside to get her a few tennis balls and this is what I saw when I came back outside. She DOES NOT like to be away from her parents!

Any doubts about how spoiled she is?

Our Little Family

Sadie went to her first therapy dog event, a picnic at Krape Park. We had a family portrait taken there.

Summer Days

This is one of her favorite toys....that she hasn't shredded yet. Doug left for a fire call last night. This is how she greeted him when he got home.

She loves her pool!

The Kids

I babysat Gabby & Noah the other week. Gabby saw our camera and wanted her picture taken. Just a few shots of what they each thought about getting their picture taken. Gabby is the poser. Noah, the boy who can't sit still for a few seconds. But it was fun. Gabby ended up drinking half of my diet coke when I wasn't looking. She was sooooo hyper the rest of the afternoon. :) What are aunts for anyway?

Sadie's home

I brought my laptop to bed tonight. As I lay typing this, Sadie is at the head of the bed, curled up with her head on Doug's pillow. Of course I moved down so she had room. :)

The ride home was good. The house was explored and all the smells sniffed.

She has fit in nicely. She has met some of the other dogs in the family. Not that they all got along, but they all met. She met Gabby and Noah, she does great with kids! She hasn't minded the fireworks at all this weekend. We went for a walk in the park and all the smells were a little overwhelming, but enjoyable none the less. She is pretty much queen of the house. She has a basket full of toys already.

And the fate of one poor toy within an hour of her being here. They were once connected.

YAY!

Change of plans...We're getting Sadie today!!

Meet Sadie

She will be the newest edition to our little family. She was hit by a train and suffered two broken legs. Her tail was also partially severed. She will make a full recovery minus the tail. We hopefully will be able to pick her up on Friday, July 4th. :)