As most of you know, I spent a large part of July trying to figure out why Simon was NQR. It has half gone away, and half improved by a mix of strategies we’re currently working through. Of course we can’t be drama free in the Mauldin household, and another creature is showing lameness signs… but it’s not a horse. Pascale has been NQR for the past few weeks, and I’m concerned she has signs of hip dysplasia. At the…
I haven’t talked much about BT lately, which is a travesty. Last time I left off with her story, we were having her damaged eye removed. That surgery went well despite her age and significant heart murmur, so we were pleased and thought the entire situation would be behind us. Then several weeks later, Eliot attacked her again with no warning. Her other (aka only) eye was damaged very slightly. It healed perfectly, we thanked our lucky stars and now Eliot…
There’s been a lot of dog drama in my house in the past year, and because of that my dog blogging has been pretty much focused on my ongoing spaniel drama. Today we’ve got to change that and give y’all and update on little miss Pascale, the puppy that got dropped off at my barn last September. I’m not sure if I ever mentioned this, but when we took her to the first vet appointment we were told that she would…
I’ve been talking a lot about my dogs here lately, and while I gave y’all a pretty thorough background of Eliot’s aggression and our recent issues.. I didn’t say what we’ve been working on to fix it. I realize this situation can’t continue without a serious intervention. We can’t risk our dogs getting hurt over and over again, and Eliot isn’t happy either. Faced with the possibility of re-homing him or euthanasia (worst case scenario, but let’s be honest… it…
When I started blogging, I had some expectations in mind. I figured I would have a good look back into progress with my horse, maybe hit some traffic goals with subscribers and learn more about writing and how to market myself. All of those things turned out to be true, but what I didn’t anticipate was making real friends through blogging. Though I say “strangers” in the title of this post, I don’t consider my blogging friends strangers… even though…
On Sunday, I told ya’ll a bit about my heart dog. I didn’t mention how we used to joke about “Spaniel Rage” when he was this adorable fluffy puppy, even going so far as to call him “Rage” as a bit of a joke from time to time. Joke. Haha, so funny. When I had Eliot as a puppy, I knew that socialization was extremely important. Not to be cocky, but I’m pretty dog savvy. He got interaction from other dogs…
We all know the phrase “heart horse”, so it should come as no surprise to any animal lover that heart dogs are equally as common. What I didn’t post about much this week, is how stressful my heart dog currently is right now. This is not a post about that though – this is a post about our happier days. I got Eliot for my 21st birthday. For months, and I do mean months, I had been begging my parents…
Selfie Sunday could almost be totally re-named to BT Sunday… but it’s time for another BT update. I was hoping to have really good news regarding her eye, but I really don’t. It started going downhill Friday afternoon. Tim took her to the vet Saturday morning, and we’ve scheduled a removal this coming Tuesday. I’ve kept pictures out of these posts for various reasons, but I know there are several people who may be reading this that are curious about…