DANGER ZONE

WOW WHAT A WEEK........ A WEEK AND A HALF OUT OF BACK SURGERY LATE MONDAY NIGHT I GET A CALL FROM MY SISTER IN LAW THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM IN YEARS, TELLING ME MY BROTHER HAS DIED OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. HE WAS 53 AND HAD LIVED HIS LIFE IN A WORLD OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL NEVER CLOSE TO ANY OF THE FAMILY. I FELT BAD BUT LIKE BAD IF IT WERE MY NEIGHBOR. WE NEVER WERE CLOSE. THE SERVICE WAS FRIDAY BUT DUE TO MY SURGERY I COULDN'T RIDE OR SIT THAT LONG SO I DIDN'T GO. STRANGE HOW LIFE HITS YOU... I FOUND A SMALL TUMOR ON MY PRECIOUS DOBERMAN PHOENIX WHO IS NEARLY 2 1/2 THE VET IS GOING TO TAKE IT OFF ON JULY 2 AND SEND IT TO MSU TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. WE HOPE NOT CANCER...IT IS SIMULAR TO THE TUMOR MY FIRST DOBERMAN CANDY HAD BUT THE VET THINKS BECAUSE OF HER AGE IT IS PROBABLY NOTHING BUT I'LL FEEL BETTER WHEN THE LAB TELLS ME THAT. WELL TIME TO GO REST THIS BACK...... SITTING IS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE STILL. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THERAPY STARTS NEXT MONTH.

[b]HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE MAY IT BRING US ONLY THE BEST OF EVERYTHING!!

YESTERDAY I TOOK PHOENIX TO HER 3RD OBEDIENCE CLASS AND TOTALLY TRAUMATIZED HER. APPARENTLY SHE HAS STARTED GOING THROUGH YET ANOTHER FEAR STAGE AND WHEN TRYING TO TEACH HER THE DREADED "DOWN" COMMAND SHE FLIPPED OUT AND BIT THE INSTRUCTOR. WE BOTH FELT BAD FOR NOT READING HER BODY LANGUAGE BETTER. I THINK SHE IS GOING TO BE THE AUGUST CLASS POSTER CHILD FOR "BAD DOG". SHE BARELY CAME NEAR ME LAST NIGHT AND SHE HAS TO GO BACK TODAY. IS THERE A MEDAL FOR ABUSING YOUR BABY HERE????????????????

Seems like I have been gone forever yet it really wasn't that bad being without a computer. Just a little weird though. I did miss all my CKA buddies and Wil's music. Things are finally feeling like.... well............ ok as close to normal as I get around here. I thought I lost all my puppy pics but I found out that Yahoo has been saving every picture I have emailed since I joined then in Oct. of 04. So I have most of the pics I thought I lost and bravenet also has alot of the Danger Dog pics as well though I do think I did save those to disc. Anyway it is soooooooooo good to be back, I really did miss you all alot!!

OK so my first two posts are back now the 3rd is gone........there must be some post gremlins running a muck. Well I'm just glad to see the guards are back and on duty!!