Back...

I haven't abandoned my blog. I just took an extended break for a while to work through some issues that life threw my way. Our dog developed cancer in October and we ended up finally losing him in January. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was taking him in that day to be put down. Next, my dad got sick and I lost him in March. So a double whammy. With both of those happening and work being a crazy as ever, I just haven't felt like making any posts.

The highlight has been our new adoption a month ago of a 10 month old Australian Cattle dog. He has had a tough life in a couple different shelters. We had gone in looking for a specific dog we saw online. When we got there though, the one we were interested in just didn't seem to friendly.

This guy caught my eye and he would look up and wag his tail every time we walked by. He looked old though with all his gray hair. I didn't know anything about the breed or that the gray was natural and that he was actually only 10 months old. We met with him and immediately fell in love. He was extremely underweight and even after bringing him home, he refused to eat. Getting really worried about him we took him to the vet that weekend and she said to get him to the animal hospital quickly as he had an infection and was really dehydrated. Poor fella. Well, a few weeks later and he is doing great! Still need to get about 5 more pounds on him for his age, but is eating again and bouncing all over the place. Can't believe how well behaved he is and can even take him on walks without a leash. He never leaves your side. He still has some separation anxiety we are working with, but he will get through that. The vet said the breed is "hyper" intelligent. It shows. He learns very quickly and is just the sweetest boy.

Anyway, this is just a quick post tonight to let everyone know I am still alive and doing ok.

Peace