Weight and Packing

Good news for the boys. Went to the vet today for Lambeau’s checkup, Chad went for support and also to get his weight checked. Since February when Chad went in for his back he has lost two pounds due to new food and less pain, now 58 pounds (which is great, about 2 or 3 more pounds to go). Now Lambeau is getting so much better at the vet, he loves the ladies who pour love on to him and he is even eating cookies they give him now (in the past he would not even put them in his mouth). Also he has gained about 12 pounds since we got him from the shelter last year February, and that is great he is finally up in to normal body weight (53 pounds), not about to see his spine or ribs anymore.

Trailer news, we got it last week Tuesday and have had it at the house to pack it. There is a lot more space in there then I had remembered and not totally sure how I want it packed. Working on it and enjoying the future with it, minus the thought about having to remake the bed. Lets just say it was a MAJOR pain in my hind end! Our first trip is planned in April and cant wait to take it out with the boys. The boys like being in and out of it and now we are training them to know that “trailer” and “camping” are good words!

Lambeau and Chad

Today is the one year anniversary for Lambeau with us. It is hard to believe that we have only had him a year, it has been a good one. He has tested our patients and training skills. I remember when we got him we knew nothing about him and just assumed he would be great, and we lucked out that he is a good boy. We got him a new Frisbee since Steve has been working with him and he can now catch the Frisbee in the air, he will jump and have all four legs off the ground to catch it. It is a special toy so he only gets its when we are out side with him and he gets so excited, he will sit and wait for it to be thrown with his ears up and ready to play. It is so cute to see. Tomorrow he will get his cake and new toy!

This past week we got to learn some thing about dog spines, Chad’s in particular. On Tuesday Chad was crying when trying to move, unable to move for many hours. Got him to the vet and x rays were taken to show that in his thoracic spine (right between his shoulder blades) one of the disc between a vertebrae is much smaller then the rest causing pain. Also in this lumbar spine he has some bone growth and over time it will fuse his spine together. The vet said that her dog as that and is a common disc disease in dogs that goes with out symptoms and pain, we know due to the x rays. Chad got some pain meds, and has orders to rest and no ball for two weeks. He is moving around great now. We are thinking this is a flair up and will be prepared if it comes back.

Travel Trailer

Many of you may have heard that, yes, we are in the process of ordering a new travel trailer so we can do a lot more camping in the coming years. We are very excited, it is our home on wheels, has every thing we want/need and is compact. We fell in love with it at the RV show when we went to look at tent trailers, saw this first and knew this is what we wanted. Should be getting it between March and April. I have been planning how to stock it with what we need. So over all very excited to have our own trailer.

So you all can look it up and see what we are getting, it is the 2010 Lance 1685 in the white water color. Here is the link to the specs. http://www.lancecamper.com/travel-trailers/1685/index.html

Our family Christmas decorations.

The weekend of thanksgiving we got all our outdoor lights hung. (I think we were the first on out block!) We enjoy driving around at night up and down streets to check out every ones lights.
The first weekend of December we got our tree from a family from our church. You walk around their “tree farm” and pick out what tree you want and they cut it for you. Got it home and with in hours I had decorations on it. I enjoy the light on the tree, just sitting in the living room with them on.
This weekend Dad finished the mantel he made for us and installed it. Again it did not take long to get it decorated and stocking hung (all 4 of ours). It provides greater area to decorate that we did not have last year, which is wonderful.

Birthday Party

On Tuesday of this week (Nov 17th) Chad turned 5 years old. Of course we celebrated it with a gift, cake and a night together. First he got his gift which he open with no problem all by him self. Then Chad has his birthday cupcake which was home made and special for dogs. Which he shared with his brother Lambeau.
It was a lot of fun to watch them eat there cupcakes, after having a few over the past few days they have gotten much faster at eating them!
I just hope we have another 5+ years with Chad. Come Feb it will be 5 years that I have had Chad and also Lambeaus one year with us. Time has gone by so fast with Chad, and I have learned a great deal about him, the herding dog that he is and caring for a dog in general. I have been blessed to have such a wonderful dog (Lambeau is good too but we don't have the bond like Chad and I do).