Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Lovin' the hula hoop!
Shoulder feeling much better. Look, a new toy . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fDKpC6lmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fDKpC6lmQ
Friday, August 28, 2009
A Rough Couple of Days...
The kids and I went shopping for school supplies so Abbey had to spend some time in her crate at home while we were away. Things didn't go so well. While we were out, despite going outside before we left, she pooped in her crate. Everything was covered in poop (toys, blanket and Abbey). I also think she barked the entire time we were away because she was exhausted when we arrived home. So she had a bath and toys, crate and blanket were washed. She went happily to sleep last night in her crate, but of course we were home!
Then this morning she tried to follow me up the stairs and was going a little too fast. She didn't quite make the first stair properly and ended up spraining her left shoulder ! Poor little Abbey. She yelped when she put weight on it so I took her to the vet immediately. The vet determined that nothing was fractured and said it is a sprain. She can put a small amount of weight on it now...enough to pee and walk gingerly. She took some pain meds and we have to keep her quiet for a few days. So the kids are on duty to be nurses to Abbey all weekend. Hopefully within a week she'll be up running around chasing leaves.
Then this morning she tried to follow me up the stairs and was going a little too fast. She didn't quite make the first stair properly and ended up spraining her left shoulder ! Poor little Abbey. She yelped when she put weight on it so I took her to the vet immediately. The vet determined that nothing was fractured and said it is a sprain. She can put a small amount of weight on it now...enough to pee and walk gingerly. She took some pain meds and we have to keep her quiet for a few days. So the kids are on duty to be nurses to Abbey all weekend. Hopefully within a week she'll be up running around chasing leaves.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Here's What I've Been Up To...
Since Abbey arrived at our home on August 15th, she has been wonderful. The day she arrived she had a visit from her "Granny and Pops". She immediately took to them and I'm sure she'll quickly learn that when Granny comes over she always gets a treat.
On Abbey's second day she spent time visiting her "Grandma and Grandpa". She had a blast exploring their backyard and discovered her first chipmunk. She had so much fun she wore herself out and slept for quite a while on their backyard patio. I bet she can't wait for her next trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house to see what wildlife she will run into!!
Abbey has been swimming in Granny's backyard pool a few times too...she seems like the type of girl to go for a quick dip and get out and sun herself. She was comfortable in the water (of course she is a lab) and enjoyed cooling off.
Abbey also enjoyed meeting about 75 people at the Buskerfest in Port Credit last weekend. Everyone wanted to pet her....including one lady who insisted on holding her. She was a star and she loved every minute of it!
Abbey is finally comfortable in her crate at night! The crate was a tough sell for Abbey. She just LOVES being close to people and for her to be separated from us was torture for her. But after a few sleepless nights we then spent a few nights sleeping on the floor beside the crate and she is now totally comfy in her den. Now, the daytime is another story. Abbey is quite jealous that her brother is quiet in his crate (we read her his blog) for a couple of hours during the day. Abbey will prance in and out all day and have naps, but when the door closes and we leave the house she is quite upset and we can hear her barking outside (I'm sure the neighbours can too). So we are working on that. The kids and I are shopping for school supplies today so we'll see how she does.
As far as "potty" training she is awesome. She has only had a couple of accidents (which is fantastic) and now that she has mastered to 2 steps to our back door, she goes there.... sits and bumps her nose against the blinds when she needs to go out....and sometimes when she just feels like getting some fresh air. Training Abbey to go pee outside seemed so much easier than our previous lab...she has caught on incredibly fast.
That is pretty much where we are at.....she is 10 weeks old today. She is wonderful and loving and great with the kids. So gentle and calm....thanks to her parents Diva and Jack.
On Abbey's second day she spent time visiting her "Grandma and Grandpa". She had a blast exploring their backyard and discovered her first chipmunk. She had so much fun she wore herself out and slept for quite a while on their backyard patio. I bet she can't wait for her next trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house to see what wildlife she will run into!!
Abbey has been swimming in Granny's backyard pool a few times too...she seems like the type of girl to go for a quick dip and get out and sun herself. She was comfortable in the water (of course she is a lab) and enjoyed cooling off.
Abbey also enjoyed meeting about 75 people at the Buskerfest in Port Credit last weekend. Everyone wanted to pet her....including one lady who insisted on holding her. She was a star and she loved every minute of it!
Abbey is finally comfortable in her crate at night! The crate was a tough sell for Abbey. She just LOVES being close to people and for her to be separated from us was torture for her. But after a few sleepless nights we then spent a few nights sleeping on the floor beside the crate and she is now totally comfy in her den. Now, the daytime is another story. Abbey is quite jealous that her brother is quiet in his crate (we read her his blog) for a couple of hours during the day. Abbey will prance in and out all day and have naps, but when the door closes and we leave the house she is quite upset and we can hear her barking outside (I'm sure the neighbours can too). So we are working on that. The kids and I are shopping for school supplies today so we'll see how she does.
As far as "potty" training she is awesome. She has only had a couple of accidents (which is fantastic) and now that she has mastered to 2 steps to our back door, she goes there.... sits and bumps her nose against the blinds when she needs to go out....and sometimes when she just feels like getting some fresh air. Training Abbey to go pee outside seemed so much easier than our previous lab...she has caught on incredibly fast.
That is pretty much where we are at.....she is 10 weeks old today. She is wonderful and loving and great with the kids. So gentle and calm....thanks to her parents Diva and Jack.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Big 'bark out' to Bodhan
Bodhan's my brother and was the inspiration for this dog blog. Check him out http://puppybodhan.blogspot.com/
Hello World
Abbey's our new yellow lab. She's just getting into the whole social networking thing, starting with a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypfMy0swf9w
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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