First flower shots of the year

Tristan is peeking around the first rhodie we spotted flowering this year. I think he's checking out the snow left from yesterday's surprise treat.

I love crocuses too. They are such happy promises of spring.

Snow treat

We woke up to three inches of snow today. It melted off rather rapidly during the day but it was fun while it lasted.

Happy Valentine's Day

My heart Tristan.

Turf's up

Tristan's ignoring the lawn bug b/c I won't let him water it.

Snow surprise

Does this make me look fat?

"No, you look marvelous", I responded sincerely (and always the right answer). We received a four pound surprise when Tristan hopped on the scale today at the vet. Ooh, where did those pounds come from? It's only been two months since he was weighed last.

Tristan claims it's from blowing his coat and I need to brush all the extra hair away. I'm not buying that argument since I brushed him last night. An immense amount of hair came out but I don't think we have four more pounds to go. It might be from how he sits on the scale. I've always suspected him of using his tail to lighten the load. We'll have another weigh in after we sign up for Fido Craig.

It wasn't all bad for the big boy. Tristan got the vaccine he needed and then the staff all wanted to come in to check out his crowns. He got lots of attention, lots of petting and he managed to get in a few sneak licks.

Brillo Pads for brunch

Cassie was a bad dog and gave her folks quite a scare AND a large vet bill. Cassie's folks are my neighbors and Tristan's godparents. Cassie is a Golden Retriever and service dog for their charming and delightful daughter.

Cassie, in the midst of the upheaval of some household rearranging, ate two Brillo Pads. I'm not sure how they discovered it but I met the father as he was getting Cassie in the car for the vet trip. Cassie had to have an endoscopy which retrieved a surprise third pad too. Luckily they were able to retrieve the bad brunch items without major surgery.

I'm so glad everything worked out well (except for that big vet bill). Cassie's folks are wonderful, amazing folks who are so kind and dedicated. They are so helpful and supportive with Tristan that I dubbed them his godparents and I treasure them as neighbors. Now Cassie just needs to go back to being a good girl, a great service dog and to lay off the self help buffet table. It's amazing what a dog will eat and how even the best trained dog may lapse.