A thought from Jake

"Today is cold and dreary!! Too cold to play outside for any length of time......so we're stuck inside only to drive Mommy nuts. WOOF!"

I feel so much better!!!! But, boy, am I hungry!

"I'm so happy Mommy took me to the doctor. All the meds doc prescribed were kind of rough (although I had no problem taking them) but they sure did the trick! I have more energy (and a bigger appetite) and I'm much happier around my family. And that's what's important, that I enjoy my family and they enjoy having me around."

"Here's a picture that Mommy took today of my leg. It may not look any better to you, the camera doesn't do it justice, but it truly is better. The hair is even growing back a little."



"Woof to good health!!!"

Update on Jessi

"I seem to be doing much better! I don't feeling like hiding out in the back room all day and I wag my tail much more than I had been lately. As far as my parents are concerned, I'm on my way to a healthy recovery!! The medicines really aren't that bad and I get a special snack each time I behave myself when Daddy is administering the meds. Brother Jake usually gets a snack too. The swelling has gone down considerably and I'm not limping as much either. When Mommy calls for me, she doesn't have to "trick" me to come to her. I'm so happy they took me to the doctor. Now I hope the hair grows back in the areas that I've licked them bald."

Woof!!!

The Prognosis is....

"Mommy took me to see the doctor today about my foot. At this point, the doc put me on a ton of pills and lotions to get the swelling down and to get me to stop wanting to chew. So, I'm sure I will put up a fight about taking so many pills each day but I'll be so much better for it. I hope Mommy and Daddy can put up with me through this challenging time.

"One good outcome from the appointment is finding out how much weight I've lost. In September, the docs said I needed to shed about 25 pounds. I was 113 pounds back then, this morning I weighed in at 97 pounds. So the walks and the new food Mommy buys for me are doing the trick." - Jessi

"I didn't quite like it when Mommy took Jessi out the door and didn't come back for a while. I just didn't understand but I was so happy to see them when they came home. I don't know what I would do with out my best friend Jessi-girl! Get well soon!!" - Jake

Woof!!!

Going to the Doggie Doctor

Well, I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. I've gotten myself in a little bit of a quandry by chewing on my front elbow. I've done the chewing for most of my life and two vets have said that it wasn't a big deal but that it was just a nervous habit like when humans bite their nails or twirl their hair. But it's gotten really out of hand and now I'm afraid to even walk with that leg. Mommy and Daddy have tried to wrap it so that the wounds would heal but their afraid I will bite their heads off so that doesn't work. Mommy's tried to give me raw-hide chewy things and that's only temporary or they get stolen from my little brother Jake. Mommy's also tried to cheer me up by giving me a nice walk, just her and me, each day. And to their dissapointment, that hasn't worked either. So, now I get to go to the vet. It's the same vet I went to in September and was the second vet to look at my leg without alarm. So, we'll see what she thinks about my work tomorrow.

Keep us in your thoughts tomorrow. I will keep you posted!

Just a few pictures of my wound....YUCK!!!! OUCH!!!!

We're Famous!

Back in 2001, Daddy and Mommy could watch our activities from work with their Doggie Cam. Unfortunately, they don't have this set up in our new house so you can't see us right now but hopefully they will get a new system soon. We'll let you know when that happens.Check out the "We're Famous" link over on our favorite links section for the article that made us famous (at least it gave us our 10 seconds of fame that every pooch desires).Woof!