Kati fell in the pool......or was she pushed??

Wondered what would bring me back to posting and it seems that Kati falling in the pool today is it. The pool is fenced off and for most of the time inaccessible..........however, when i mow i open the gate and the kids eat flowers and run around. I always look that way when mowing and make sure the water is not moving......well today it was moving and more of a splash i would say. Since the temps have changed, Kati and Dobie have been playing chase like wild banshees and i am guess Kati cut her corner just a bit short.............or she was looking over the edge as she does and Dobie came up behind her and pushed!!

Anyway, she was in the deep end struggling as you would expect. I got her by the collar and then picked her up and away we went to the towel. I did not take the time to notice how interested Dobie was in that she be saved. She was pretty amazing!! Got her all dried off, and away she went............running around like any wet pup does and then back over to the edge of the pool looking at the scene of the crime. Wish it were a bit warmer as i would have gotten in with her and given a lesson on the steps again. She was not the least bit concerned about her little dip and was back chasing Dobie in a matter of minutes.

Word to the wise..........thinking a little dog wont fall into the pool at one time or another is foolish!! Protect your little four legged friends from drowning. It will save you some unnecessary heartache.

Rock on Kati, swimmer girl!! And more updates to come..........i am back in the groove!!

Hello out there......

Everyone says hi and is very happy these days. Things are heating up in AZ as to be expected and the little Kati princess is an angel 95% of the time. Very cute and lovable these days. She is stopping in place more and letting me pick her up for a hug for probably every 3 of 5 times I try. The two off times she is running away and not willing to play along at all. Not sure i mentioned earlier that with Dobie having surgery my bed had to be taken off box springs and the frame so no high jumping............well, Kati can get up on the bed when only six inches off the ground. She likes to pee on it about once a week it seems. Like we went a week with no problem and then two days in a row. I have not figured this one out but getting used to sleeping on a waterproof mattress pad. I feel like a problem kid..........or old lady with a potty problem.......not sure which, but that darn thing sure is hot to sleep on. I think she is triggered a bit by being scared of a noise and pissed off cuz i have done something like left the house or who knows. So now I have extra thick stuff on the bed during the daytime and a big basket, we are trying this week. Plan on putting things back together memorial weekend.........i think Dobie will be as recovered as he is gonna get and there is a step for him anyway. I am sure the carpet being gone and the wood floor there now, has a bit to do with it.........we will manage through. It really is her only flaw these days.

Been a while.........

Been lazy of late and i have friends wanting me to get on facebook and twitter.......i tell them i can't even keep a simple blog current. Dobie is doing great and unless something changes he will go back to being just a bit player in this blog. I do have to say that Kati is very happy to have her play buddy back. She was getting tired of me yelling at her to leave him alone.......and really did not understand what was up. That being said.........Dobie got used to going in and out the door as opposed to the doggie door so now he has whining at the door and afraid of the doggie door this week.

Kati is doing great........went all the way to the mailbox this past week. Of course i had to carry her there and then she walked/rushed back home as fast as she could with me in tow. It did seem like she was relaxing a bit as we got closer to home. Maybe i neeed to get even further away. She is going to daycare this weekend and they tell me she is a different dog once i am away and out of the picture. So again, it comes down to me.......the nervous owner it seems!!

Dobie Update.........

The boy is doing very well.........however, he is just about over the whole leash walking and not being allowed to run free in his yard. He and Kati may have overdone things a bit last night. He was moving a bit slow and i could tell he was bothered by it all. He was much better this morning but still messing with his scar. I think it is itching more than other days and there is some scabbing that might be buggin him. He really is an odd little dude.

Kati has been very patient waiting for him to be able to play again. She can hardly wait!!

Dobie has surgery......

It has been a long couple of weeks here in Kati-land. Kati lost her buddy to an injury and Dobie had back surgery to fix the injury. Seems Dobie ruptured a disk in his back. Let me tell a dog with a back injury is no fun for anyone. He came back from the groomer not wanting to walk and obviously in pain. So took him to the doctor the next day and he confirmed there was a back injury......well duh. So drugs for a week to see if things would get better and no such luck. Made a trip to the emergency vet for xray and those pretty much told the story of the ruptured disk. So from ruptured disk you go to the specialist and start forking out the bucks.....i will have to say i have dog insurance and was very glad i did. It says you really don't benefit from the insurance until you have a big injury/problem and i can see that now. I never thought i would have any of those but i guess that was living with my head in the clouds.


Dobie in the crate resting. The fun thing about a back surgery is that afterwards, not matter how good your dog things he feels............there is no running, jumping, playing and must always be on a leash when going outside to do his business. And Dobie being a terrier well that is just not in his nature.


He did get a real spiffy haircut out of the deal as you can see and about a six inch incision down his back. These pics are a week post-op and taken today. Saturday, i think he really started to feeling better and getting around without so much pain. So each day he is having a better day and that means we all are.........Kati is quite lost without her play buddy and would really like to have him back cuz Molly is not must into play time.



He almost looks happy here but even in this picture he is tethered to the desk. Based on the amount of money spent and the type of surgery it would not be in his best interest to even maybe think about letting him loose. I even took the bed down off the frame and box springs so he would not be getting up more than one mattress height. He would really like to sleeping on the bed but to early to take that chance in the big scheme of things. Maybe later in the week.


Just called the vet and he can have his stitches out a week from today..........yippie!! However, that does not mean he will be free to run wild yet, may be be another couple of weeks before that happens. Will keep you all updated and keep us in your dog thoughts!!

Happy New Year.....

Wow……….cant believe it has been such a long time since I have updated you all. I really need to try and do the little updates just to make sure something is getting out there and the funny thing is, I always have plenty to share. And speaking of sharing. If you look at the last pictures posted you can see the girls look a little uptight. Well I had plenty of cushions so giving them each their own seemed like the thing to do and as you can see from the new picture………..they really do like having their own and not sharing. Dobie as you can see prefers to sit off by himself……..he I a tough boy as you will hear later and the cement is fine for him.

Kati has discovered the whistle, though she does not really know what it is or where it comes from. I can be looking right at her and whistle and she will look every where but at me to find the noise. It is very cute and you can tell it is something new for her and she is not quite sure what it is all about. If Molly is in the room, she is pretty darn sure the noise is coming from her but as we know it is not. I love it when she finds something new.......