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.......

Happy Christmas........

HI All.......happy, happy, happy.........can you believe it, Christmas has passed now and what a bit of a let down. Really seemed like it too forever to get there and then bang it was over and now i am back at work again. It has been kind of gloomy and rainy here this past week so that was kind of nice for the holidays. In fact, it rained all last night and what a nice night of sleep it was. Temps were cool and the patter of rain on the windows as oh so nice and relaxing........not to mention the kids slept all night long. No wandering around as sometimes happens when I don't help with the exercise...........which is more often than i should admit. I suck as good dog exercise mom, but heck they have a big yard and lots of toys and beds so we just deal with the busy nights.

I got that picture of Molly and Kati sharing the outside cushion. As you can see from the two pics....neither mutt is perfectly happy about the whole sharing thing but they are making it work. Kati has been needing some serious pushing to do her business outside. Not sure if the cooler temps, wet grass or what is causing her to relapse a bit. Did get her tested to make sure there is no infection or anything going on but all is good there. I have to admit it seems to be just a case of lazy on her part. Heck, how tuff is it to walk 20 more feet to the backyard from the living room. I mean she has four legs and all, should not be that much work should it.

She and Dobie have been rather cute with their playing lately. More interaction but just not very long. Not sure which one of them gives up first.

All is good in Kati-land.....

Well things are going really well at Kati's place. The weather has turned and she loves being outside. Had a little thunder storm and she sat quietly, very close to me on the couch last night. She does not do furniture or any kind of snuggle but she was on one side and Molly was on the other and no fighting..........or Molly running her off that is. Neither like thunder and we even managed to have some hail so it was a bit noisy for about 5 minutes.

She managed to find a little ear infection last week and is taking her ear drops with no hassle. I guess she figured out they were a good think and made all the itching stop. She and Dobie are playing out in the yard and a bit in the house, more and more. Walks are still very stressful for her so have not been pushing that much..........she really is quite happy in her own little world. And she is my dog for sure..........will sleep and nap just about anytime.

Had company yesterday and she was taking veggie treats by the end of the visit.....she loves food and that makes her my dog as well. Good think someone gets to control her treats. She still has little accidents on the tile when she is nervous, not so much on the carpet anymore that i can find and i look hard for them. She knows where she needs to go, just gets side tracked from time to time. If she knows she needs to go and we make eye contact at the time......she will rush outside and get just barely outside the dog door and do her business, then come rushing back in. The funny thing is, Dobie is a neat freak shall we say, and will not go out the dog door until the mess is cleaned up..........so he stands inside at the dog door and whines until i figure out what has happened and clean the outside for him. It really is kind of funny to watch it all go down. I guess that is all for now, did not think to have out the camera when they were walking in the hail last night.........one day, i will put it all together.