We had an important oncology visit yesterday, resulting in this slightly long, and complicated, Toby update. His lymphnodes, all around, but especially in his neck and shoulders are larger. In fact, they are pretty much the largest they have ever been. However, his quality of life is good, his bloodwork is fine, and he over… Continue reading Toby Cancer Update
These chicken, blueberry and oat meatballs are perfect treats for dog training! I started making my own treats for dog training purposes last year while taking agility classes with Maddux. While he is food-motivated, he gets bored with the same treats all the time. During class they gave me frozen meatballs to use, and he… Continue reading Chicken, Blueberry and Oat Dog Training Meatballs
Since he was a little puppy driving four hours upstate to look at houses, Toby has always enjoyed just chilling out by the lake and walking through Lake George Village. I think he likes it so much because of all the attention he gets. It was a cool, no-humidity morning Sunday, so Toby and I… Continue reading Lake-Side Mornings with Toby
Maybe I should rename this blog, “Toby’s Chemo Diaries”? Seriously though, yesterday today had his latest chemo visit and I’m happy to report his oncologist said his lymphnodes were there same size if not smaller, again. This is very good news, because as long as they stay the same size, it means the chemo is… Continue reading The 10 Day Chemo Visit
This weekend was much needed. I soooo need to spend time just me and my dogs. It may sound silly but because things have been so crazy, I feel like I haven’t had a real weekend all summer until now. It was so nice to just spend some time relaxing with my dogs and having… Continue reading Lake Dogs: Beach Weekend in the Adirondacks
If you read my previous post, “Can I Donate My Dog’s Body to Cancer Research? Part I,” you know it’s my goal to try and do this with Toby. You also might know, it has been a lot harder than I thought it would be in terms of finding a place as well as the… Continue reading Preparing to Donate My Dog’s Body to Cancer Research
There’s a Bear in Lake George! Saturday was Bear’s first time in the lake. He was adorable, and loved it! Well, I’m not so sure he loved the lake as much as he liked fetching the toy in the lake. I slowly worked him into the lake after noticing he was a little hesitant at… Continue reading There’s a Bear In Lake George!
Incredibly lucky. That’s really the only way I can describe what I’m feeling right now. This morning I woke up preparing myself for bad news. I worried myself into a migraine and felt like I was going throw up all day at work. This evening after leaving the oncologist’s office, I feel completely lucky. Toby’s… Continue reading Lucky
Poor Maddux. I’ve been so focused on Toby and then Bear, I haven’t really talked a lot about Maddux. He’s going through an adjustment stage, and I likely haven’t addressed it as much as I should have, because honestly, I never really thought of it as a big adjustment – although, it is. For those… Continue reading The Maddux Factor
This was the question I sought out to answer a few months ago. The simple answer is, yes. The complicated, much more accurate, answer is, maybe. Let’s start with a little background. Having an interest in veterinary medicine since I was a little kid, I’ve always wondered if you could donate an animal’s body to… Continue reading Can I Donate My Dog’s Body to Cancer Research? (Part I)
