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Update on Echo’s Ear

February 6, 2010
By Heather
Update on Echo’s Ear

We’re a couple days out from Echo’s minor surgery to repair an ear tip that Peanut bit off. She’s weaned off the tramadol now and was pretty much back to her usual, upbeat self within 24 hours. The vet did a fantastic job cleaning the ear up and I don’t anticipate any issues with...
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Not a Good Week for Appendages at our House

February 5, 2010
By Heather
Not a Good Week for Appendages at our House

While Echo’s ear amputation was most definitely not planned, this surgery actually was. Melody suffered a pretty bad toe injury while running in the ASFA International Invitational in the summer of 2007 where she pretty much destroyed every ligament in her front left “pinky” toe and severely dislocated the toe next to it as...
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American Grocery Restaurant. You Need to Eat Here.

February 5, 2010
By Heather
American Grocery Restaurant. You Need to Eat Here.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about a movie everyone needs to watch called Food, Inc. I’m sure you all scrambled to add it to your NetFlix queue. If you haven’t seen it yet, you really, really need to take the hour or so and educate your brain on the world of...
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Poor Dinky-Doo (Echo) Had Her Ear Chomped Off

February 3, 2010
By Heather
Poor Dinky-Doo (Echo) Had Her Ear Chomped Off

I was working out this morning and, as usual, brought some hounds with me so they could work over some raw bones. I finished working out, picked up the bones and was getting ready to head back up to the house when Peanut decided to take one more look around one of the crates...
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