Elsie saw santa
Elsie, the black lab, saw Santa! She was so good! Socialized dogs are amazing to take out in public.
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Planning a dog birthday party
April 21, 2016 – Party weekend coming! This weekend is Rocco’s birthday party. I have never planned a dog’s birthday party before. It’s not as easy as one might think. I am NOT inviting any dogs. He...
Read MoreSecond opinion – hold off on Prednisone
April 5, 2016 Just spoke to our regular vet, well, one we have seen in the past for a second opinion. He agrees that maybe we should hold off a bit on the Prednisone. Really Rocco feels pretty good at this point, why add the...
Read MoreThe Dog Park makes Rocco so happy
March 26, 2015 Dog Parks. People either love them or hate them. Well, add us to the group that hates them, UNLESS there is no one else there – then we LOVE them! Let me explain. When Rocco was a puppy we took the dogs a few...
Read MoreSanta Rocco says Happy Holidays
December 25, 2015 Santa Rocco speaking: I love Christmas. Mom and Dad buy me new toys! I have to sit and wait while they stack up all the presents by each of them. I have a stack, too. Mom caught me trying to open one of my...
Read MoreRawhide is Evil and so is Crisco!
December 10, 2015 – Crisco Anniversary Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of Rocco’s ‘eat a few sticks of Crisco’ adventure – what did he do to celebrate? Swallowed a big hunk of rawhide! (I never...
Read MoreHalloween and your dogs
October 31, 2015 Halloween is a fun time of year for most of us. Pets, however, not so much. We live on a street that is not heavily ‘trick-or-treated’. We maybe get 5 groups of kids at the most, but its still hard...
Read MoreMore Cancer details
September 2, 2015 Rocco update: I know more about the tumor now. Here are the cancer details. It’s an optic nerve sheath Meningioma. It is not typically a tumor that metasticizes, so that’s good news, and there is no...
Read Moresoccer anyone?
August 25, 2015 Rocco update: Rocco is feeling much better! He wants to play soccer. This is the first time he has attempted to play with one of his soccer balls since his surgery. His jaw is sore so he couldn’t really...
Read MoreSquirrel? Rocco almost got him!
August 20, 2015 Rocco update: he is doing great! Almost caught a squirrel this morning! No news on the tumor yet. His jaw is still sore, but they said that might take a while before he feels better. He is a happy pup and almost...
Read MoreStitches removed!
August 16, 2015 Rocco update: (Sunday afternoon) he got his stitches out this morning! Doc says he is doing amazing, he is healing well. No news on the tumor yet, hopefully by the end of the week. Rocco will stay on his pain...
Read MoreEye Update and now Sore jaw
August 12, 2015 Rocco update: (Wednesday am). Poor Rocco – his jaw is super sore. He barked and it hurt, he yawns and it hurts, and when Lindsey gave him a cookie yesterday he couldn’t eat it and was yelping in pain....
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