Catching Up On Events

We've been quiet for a few days but we've had lots of stuff going on, so I'll try to catch you up on some of it. First, the winners of the contest we told you about back in September. The Stirling Hill Print Company held a contest for the best pet pictures. They chose three winners to receive prints of their pets. Over the weekend I received an email announcing the winners. They didn't give me the names of the winners but have posted the winning pictures on their sire. Here they are.

Yes, that's Tsar. His picture was chosen and we're so pleased.

A lot of you have been asking me about Sydney. It's a difficult situation but this morning I met with Dr B and we discussed her problems. He had a few suggestions. First we're going to try a pheramone spray to try to calm her anxieties in a natural manner. We have to treat both Syd and Mac since they now bristle when the see each other. He also gave me a long printout on behavioral protocol for dog aggressive dogs.

The pheramone spray, if it is going to work, will start showing some change in just a few days. The training protocol takes a month or more. We also discussed some anti-anxiety medication that we can try if nothing else works. We agreed that if all that fails, Syd may just be happier as an only child. But we're not giving up on her till we've tried everything available. Wish us luck.

Morgan went to see Dr B this morning for her six month checkup. She is amazing! She has lost two pounds, probably because she runs every day now with the Portie girls. There were no new problems but one of the cysts we've been watching for about a year has grown. Though the doc is convinced that it's benign, he thinks we should remove it now as it will soon be too large to close nicely. She'll go in early next month to spend the day and be pampered. Dr B says he'll use a local and she'll need a couple stitches but will be home early in the afternoon and no more big ugly cyst.

The doctor was amused to hear that Morgan has been getting into trouble lately. Over the weekend she stole a pair of socks from the laundry basket and chewed a big hole in them. She got into the trash can and pulled out some paper towels and tore them up and she went into the bathroom, grabbed the end of the toilet paper roll and papered the kitchen and hallway. Morgan will be 14 years old later this week and wants everyone to know that she can still create a mess like a puppy.

I'm forging ahead with my Christmas stitching and doing it may get me into the mood. Today I need to wrap some gifts. Rob and I and a couple of the girls are going to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday with J and T and Gracie and Runtley. An early Christmas party may be just what I need to get into the season.

So that's what's happening around our place. We hope you're all having good days and lots of treats.