Sadie Jo here, pawing another edition of the Wednesday
Woof. Yesterday was my birthday and for
some reason I did not get my cupcakes. I
was so disappointed.
All was almost
forgiven this morning when mama put my doggie harness on and said just her and
I were going in her vehicle. That
immediately changed when I got to the door of the dreaded place and figured out
where I was. Can you believe she took me
to see Dr. Chuck? I really prefer Dr.
Todd, Dr. Chuck’s son, but Dr. Chuck has special training and
endorsements. Mama kept saying it was to
help me. Yeah, right! Dr. Chuck checked
me over and said that I was very stoic about my pain and that my knee pain is
more arthritic pain than a ligament beginning torn or stretched out. This means that I do not need those expensive
injections. Dr. Chuck and the very nice
gal did some crazy stuff (kinesiology) to see where I need to have my back and
hips adjusted. I am a little sore
tonight but Mama says that I am holding my back legs upright better. Dr. Chuck also said I need to drop some pounds
which means my brothers are going to diet with me. They are more overweight than I am. I am not too worried about dieting since Mama
said I can have more fresh veggies and fruits like watermelon. Dr. Chuck also okayed me to go on walks
again. This evening I thought I heard
Mama telling Daddy that I could have my gorilla balls back too. I love rolling those all around the
yard.
Speaking of fresh veggies and fruits. We have been gardening so much that we have
not had any extra time lately. Mama had
Daddy till the garden area with the new tiller they got with the tractor last
year. She even increased the size of the
garden since it was so easy to till the area.
Since it has been quite a few years since Mama has had a garden in our
garden area, we are having to do lots of weeding. I mean lots of weeding. We have already had fresh tomatoes and
radishes. The gophers have eaten 6 of 8
cabbage plants, the parsley plant and the peppermint plant. My brother Barry trampled the flat of
marigolds within hours of Mama bringing them home. We lost 6 of 12 marigolds to Mr.
Bigfoot. He has also trampled a couple
of Daddy’s acorn plants and a hill of pickling cukes. This is Barry’s first year to vegetable
garden with us and he really gets on Mama’s nerves tromping through the
garden. Cash did this the first year we
gardened with him but Mama waters a shady spot under the tart cherry tree and
he stays out of the garden.
I found that
Mama is also growing one of my favorites…Raspberries! Oh how I love those little red berries. If Mama is not handing them to me quick
enough, then I nudge the ripe ones and they fall off. My silly brother Barry thinks that they grow
on the ground and you have to ram yourself through the canes to find the yummy
berries on the ground. Such a novice gardener.
Hope you had a woofunderal Wednesday, Sadie Jo ^. .^
Dear Sadie Jo-
ReplyDeleteHow nice to hear from you this afternoon! I always enjoy your stories. This time I was really happy to read that you're feeling better. I had a visit to Dr. Dudley about two weeks ago. She told mom and dad that I didn't have heartworm but that I have something from ticks and needed medicine. So mom doses me with an antibiotic twice a day, and I feel just fine. Mom calls me "Bright Eyes" now. She didn't know I was feeling a little under-the-weather.
Happy Birthday! Have you had fun with your gorilla balls? Have you eaten your fill of raspberries? We have blackberries here. They grow in the woods. Mom's waiting till they're really big before she makes jam. I don't especially care for jam. I'd rather have oatmeal mixed with leftover meat. It takes a few minutes for it to cool, though. Then I chomp it down with my dog chow. Yum.
We have had some very hot days here lately, but it's raining right now. There's a hurricane off the coast. I don't like those much, but we are 200 miles away from it. I am going to take a serious nap. Tucking in now. Sending love to you, Sadie Jo.
Lucky Lou the farm dog