Anniversary Wishes / Leg Update

Thank you everyone for the six month anniversary wishes.  Mama and I read through the blog from the time that I came home until now.   We had forgotten all the rough times that we had with the cast, the medication, using a sling, worrying about sores, etc., etc.  We are so glad that it is now and not then.

We were asked how my leg is doing.  It's not as good as Mama hoped it would be, but we are still hoping it will get better.  We are hoping that once the plate and screws come out that I will feel better.  I took off running in the house right before Christmas and that hurt.  Little red dots showed up along my scar, so we think that was from the screws.  I limped for quite a while after that and Mama put me back on full doses of my medication.  I'm better now and normally just take a half of a pill a day, but some days I need a full pill.  I'm stiff when I first get up, but I think that is just normal for me.  My foot doesn't really place correctly when I stand, but that could be from my bones being fused together.  I don't always put full weight on my foot.  The cold weather bothers my foot because that plate gets cold in my foot.  I'm supposed to be able to run in another month, but after my house run in December, Mama doesn't think I will be able to run until the plate comes out because of those screws.  I will have to have a surgery to get the plate out, so that's a little scary, but in the long run, it seems like it will be for the best.   Don't get me wrong, I really don't feel bad.  The pain medication works. Mama just didn't think I would still need it.  I hope this doesn't sound like we are down about my leg, because we are not.  We are just hoping that it improves after the plate comes out and if it doesn't, well, I may just have to take medication when necessary.  It's definitely better than it was six months ago.

This is how I spent my six month anniversary.

In the evening, Scout and I chewed on bully sticks.  We also had some boiled chicken.  Yum!

Daddy is out of town this week.  Mama said we are not driving her too crazy this week.  The last time he was out of town, we really pushed her buttons.  LOL

Joey
The Greyhound Who Is Very Happy But Will Be Happier When His Daddy Is Back Home

I've Been Here 6 Months!

Today is my 6 month anniversary of living here.(The above photo is me coming home for the first time.)  It's really gone pretty fast considering everything that has happened to me.  I had my surgery a month after moving here.  I stayed in the hospital for ten days.  Then, I wore that silly cast for 6 weeks and then I had to wear that even sillier bandage for 3 weeks.  Mama and I had battles over me taking medicine, but now I love peanut butter, so it's not an issue anymore.

I don't think we are doing anything to celebrate.  Daddy is in Los Angeles this week. I wanted to go, but he said I wouldn't pass for luggage.  Mama said we can break open the big dog sampler pack that we got from Best Bully Sticks last week tonight to keep us entertained since we really miss Daddy when he is away.

We did go to the park yesterday. We saw deer and I got really excited over them. They were shaking their white tails at me.  They reminded me of bunnies with their white tails.  We walked in two different area of the park, so that was really fun.  The new area had all sorts of new smells and Scout and I could have stayed there all day.  We hope the weather remains good so we can go back next week.

Joey
The Greyhound Who Has Been Home For 6 Months

Sundays Are Fun Days!

Sundays are usually the best day of the week for me.  Saturdays are good, but the folks usually go somewhere without us.  Sundays are usually family days.  We spend the day together and most of the time we go the park.  We are getting ready to go to the park, but we are waiting for the temperature to go up a little.  It's 36 degrees and windy.  I'm ready to go, but Mama said we need to wait a little longer. 

Yesterday, Mama and Daddy brought home a fireplace.  It's actually for the motor home, but we are going to use it until we are ready to go camping.  Daddy has been talking about getting one for the motor home for a while and Mama didn't pay much attention until they went to the RV show last week. She loved how they looked in the RV's.  We have the perfect spot for it in the motor home.  We will use it instead of our space heater.  It's electric.

Here it is in our house.

The mantle clock was my Grand Dad's.  He died 25 years ago this year.  Mama has never had a place to put it until now, but this is just temporary since the fireplace will be moved in March.   The mantle on their old fireplace wasn't wide enough for it.

Remember the blanket that Mama got for Christmas?  It's behind me in these pictures.

Mama received a coupon code the other day and wanted to pass it on.
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Hope everyone has a nice "Fun Day"!
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Headed To The Park

Darn Bunnies!

As you know, we have a lot of trouble with bunnies here.  We wouldn't have trouble if Mama would let me off leash.  I know I could catch them.  I can get within two feet of them and then they move.  If I wasn't on a leash...well, they wouldn't be laughing at me.  I would show them how fast a greyhound really is.

Last week, there was snow on the ground.  Scout was outside in the enclosure and she was barking.  Daddy was outside watching her and Mama asked who was barking because we are not allowed to bark.  Daddy said it was Scout and Mama was amazed that Daddy was allowing her to bark because he really does not like us to bark.  He said she was barking at the rabbit.  Daddy then did something really amazing.  He took some snow and made a snowball and then he threw it at the bunny and hit it.  LOL  That bunny didn't know what had happened.  The bunny ran into our shed.  Mama was amazed because Daddy was on the deck and it is a pretty good distance to the bunny. 

 The shed that the bunny ran into.

 This is the bunny.  It's not a good photo because it was taken from the deck and it's pretty far away.

 Me watching that darn bunny!

Scout and I being teased by the bunny.  Mama threw rocks at him, but she didn't scare him at all.  We definitely need another snowball to get him.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Plotting A Way To Get The Bunny

Bully Sticks Are Here!

They're here!  They're here!  The bully sticks are here!  Mama also ordered us a variety pack for big dogs. We should be occupied for a while now. 

Life is good!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Having A Greyt Day!

We Have Lights!

What are they attached to?

The Greyhound Expressway, of course!  Scout is a little scared going out at night, so Mama thought lights might help her.  We have a light that comes on when we reach the bottom of the ramp, but we have to get there first.  We don't have a good place to put electric lights, so the folks bought us solar rope lights.

Our four day weekend has come to an end.  We had fun. We didn't do a whole lot, but we were with both Mama and Daddy and that's always fun, well, almost always.  We did go to the park on Sunday.  We didn't walk as much as we did the week before because Mama felt I overdid it.  We only did one lap around the campground this time.  I wanted to do more and even Scout wanted to walk more, but Mama said NO.  We drove around and saw all the other dogs that were walking.  I whined, of course.  I always whine when I see other dogs.  Heck, I whine whenever I ride in the car.  I drive Mama crazy with my whining.  I drive Daddy crazy with my drool.  I have a tendency to shake my head and drool flies in the car.  He is not amused. 

Any tips to help me stop whining?  

Joey
The Greyhound Who Likes Four Day Weekends

Snow Day - Part 2

We didn't have much snow yesterday, but there was ice under it and it caused a lot of problems on the roads.  Mama had the police scanner on most of yesterday and there were numerous plow trucks that went off the roads.  Our road is still bad.  They came by and put chemicals on it, but the temperatures were so cold that they didn't work.  It was 17 most of the day with a windchill of 3. That's quite different from Wednesday when it was in the 50's.

I drove Mama nuts with wanting to go outside.  She said "Joey, I don't think you are a greyhound. You are not supposed to like the cold weather.  You are not supposed to want to play for more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time.  Are you sure you don't have a zipper on you that will expose another breed of dog?  Mama says I'm crazy, but I think she is crazy.  What dog has a zipper?  So, I spent the day whining because I wanted to go outside and sit in the snow.  Mama gave in more than not, but she says that is going to change. She was nervous each time I went out, but I was good and just walked around and sat in the snow.   Daddy doesn't believe I was a pain because when he came home I went to sleep for the night.

Mama decided that I needed to try on big brother, Jack's pajamas.  I felt silly and Mama said that Jack definitely wore them better than me. That's fine with me.  I don't need pajamas. Scout was scared that she was going to be next one to have to try on the jammies.

 
Daddy is off work until Tuesday!  That means Mama is off, too!  We have a four day weekend!  They are going to the RV show later today.  Scout says they go every year.   Daddy likes to look at the new models and dream and Mama likes to look at the gadgets and maybe attend a cooking show. We will be camping in just a few months!

Joey
The Greyhound Who Likes Snow