The boy and I have a new baby. And I didn't even have to go through morning sickness!
You see, in the boy's time, B.M. (before moi), he had a dog. Circumstances lead to the dog being cared for by his mother up in Seattle. Well, this week we got word that his mom would be unable to care for said dog anymore and the boy needed to come claim his baby.
An overnight drive to Seattle in my new car yielded the delivery of our new bundle of joy.
Get this- on Tuesday the new car had 650 miles on it. By Thursday it hit 2600!
I just looked at the speedometer in this photo. Hmm.
The boy did clean the car upon arrival and is covering the next oil change, so I'm really not upset.
Her name is Katana. 7 years old, Rottweiler and Yellow Lab mix. Sweet as can be. Loud ass bark. Know a TON of tricks. Not so fun fact: Severe hip dysplasia. Actually has a plastic hip.
"In dogs, there is considerable evidence that genetics plays a large role in the development of this defect. There might be several contributing genetic factors, including a femur that does not fit correctly into the pelvic socket, or poorly developed muscles in the pelvic area. Large and giant breeds are susceptible to hip dysplasia, and Cocker spaniels and Shetland sheepdogs are also known to suffer from it...It is most common in medium-large pure bred dogs, such as German Shepherd Dogs, Labrador or Golden retrievers, Rottweilers and Mastiffs, ..."
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia#Causes_and_effects
There, see, you learned something.
The good thing is, she seems pretty used to it, not in much pain. The darn dog took me for a walk today!
And I'm off to study this condition and the correct care of it. Any feedback would be appreciated.
2 comments:
holy crap.
FOUND YOU.
P.s., link me or i'll cry.
p.p.s., your bio says you are a male. I know this is not true becuase we took baths together.
p.p.p.s., I linked you. so there.
p.p.p.p.s.- i'm going to go tell the entire family how to find your blog now. HURRAY!
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