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(Regarding Pet Photography.)

Declaration of Indigestion

When in the Course of chewing events it becomes necessary for one Dog to shred anything it can wrap its jaws around to tiny little rubbery pieces, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind is generally ignored.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that teeth of bone crushing strength are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Chew Toys and the destruction of said Chew Toys. -- That to secure these Rights, one Dog might carry around the same Toy for days, -- That whenever said ancient toy disintegrates between one Dog's massive jaws, ingestion of several chunks of said chew toy is unavoidable.



"The Cheeks" are gone. Toy of Buddy, toy of Xena, toy of Bailey, toy of Bartholomew.

Battle Royale

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! In the cagematch you'll never forget... hailing from Columbia, Missouri... XENA the SPEAGLE. Watch her face off with the vicious rookie, Maddie MAD DOG! Witness a battle royale the likes of which will never be see again! And following the show, MONSTER TRUCKS! Tickets unavailable through your Ticketmaster outlet.

(And you thought American Pit Bull Terriers were tough mutts.)

Sock update

Yep. Bailey has a lick granuloma. Only "cure" is to keep her from chewing/licking herself. We've changed the formula slightly. Now we use:
-gauze tape
-athletic tape
-large tube sock
-more athletic tape

Plus we're giving her benedryl from time to time.

Vet expects it will take up a few months until it's totally healed. She suggested those crazy collars, but with our house, that would never work. It would interfere with Bailey ignoring the tennis ball when I throw it.

Kong Squeakers

Kong Squeakers
These are ingenius; they're tennis balls that squeak. Ideal for the attention deficit puppy.

Tip: Pack them away when not in use. Buddy demonstrates the alternative above.