Yesterday was Tucker’s two week follow-up appointment and cast removal. We had a minor oops a few days ago with Tucker when he, with the help of his partner in crime, broke free from his enclosure in the carpeted office area and attempted to come up the steps. I caught him at the bottom of the steps before he was able to cover any great distance, but he still fell, all fours splayed out in all directions, when trying to turn around from the front step area. I think the incident scared us more than it did any real harm (he still had the cast on at this time), and helps to point out the difficulty in reasoning with a dog that is hurt - at the end of the day, he is still a dog, and he will do what ever it takes to be near us 24 hours a day. (more…)

February 28th, 2008 | Natural Disasters, Adventures with Dogs | No comments

This is going to be a quickie seeing as my laptop is rapidly losing battery (I have already used it for 4+ hours on the plane doing some things in photoshop related to Save-a-Bull) and my grandparents should soon be arriving from Florida. Right now I am sitting at their arrival gate, eating a bowl of Chinese food, catching up on some emails, looking forward to the wild wedding weekend ahead. Although I just left this coast a month or so go, it feels good to be back, and the subzero temperatures are doing an excellent job of welcoming me back. No matter how many times I fly in and out of Philly I always get a little chill when I see the skyline. (more…)

February 27th, 2008 | Friendly Encounters, Planes Trains & Automobiles | No comments