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Archive for November, 2007

When Dancer was young…

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 Posted in Photos, poodles | Comments Off

Since someone said how cute Elly and Dancer were in the photo I posted yesterday, I will add two earlier photos of the two of them, to show how Dancer has grown. This is August of 2006, when Dancer was ...

More X-Rays… Mine.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 Posted in chondrosarcoma, knee rehab | Comments Off

For those of you who have more curiosity than you know what to do with: two views of my left distal femur (my left knee and the femur). These x-rays show no sign of any further chondrosarcoma. This is a good ...

Dancer’s Friend Ruby Came to Visit

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 Posted in Photos, poodles | Comments Off

Dancer's friend Ruby--my friend Anne's golden retriever puppy (10 months and a sweetheart) came to visit. We gave her a bath (she'd been rolling in otter poop) and then let them play. I tried to take a picture and this ...

The Fence Rules!

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments Off

Poor Elly! This morning, 5 AM, good smells everywhere, she checks all of her favorite fence holes... and fails to find a gap big enough for a standard poodle.  Having checked them all, she took care of business, and trotted ...

I am SO mean to my dogs….

Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments Off

Jay and Scott spent a few hours today reinforcing the fence. Tonight was the test; they didn't even try to leave this afternoon, in daylight, with both Scott and Jay watching them. BUT... I just took them out, it's dark ...

I Love My Dogs

Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in chondrosarcoma, knee rehab, poodles, training | Comments Off

I realized today, as I was driving home from my agility lesson, that the dogs have done a lot to help my recovery from the surgery to remove the chondrosarcoma. Cheryl had put out a nasty little jumpers course--all jumps ...

Peppers and Poodles

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments Off

Took the curly girls to the puppy park this AM and had a lovely long walk, then baths, and now they're sleeping happily. Dancer is snoring lightly behind my chair. When we got back, I cut up peppers for my lunch ...