So I promised you a post on do it yourself cavalettis, and I’m still working on it. First my trip to the Home Depot was a bust, they didn’t have what I was looking for. So I mentioned to Hubby my idea and he said, “Well you could just cut some PVC pipe into lengths and use those. I think we have some at work. No need to spend money on something when you can get it for free.”
Who loads stuff on his jeep so it looks like the Beverly Hillbilly’s car? My Hubby.
Yes, this is what greeted me when I came home from work on Tuesday. (Insert eye roll.) In the meantime, I think I’ll just keep working towards my goal. If my estimate is right it will cost less that $20 for all the cavaletti’s I need.
Star Date : April 29, 2014
Do you see that? That’s hail! HAIL on my dog’s back on our walk on April 29th. WTF?
Things you shouldn’t tell the dog’s physical therapist.
When I took Sampson in to the Vet to have his Seroma checked, I told the surgeon that Sampson had managed to make his way down the stairs. The surgeon replied, “Don’t tell that to a surgeon.” Okay….then it makes sense I’m not telling his Physical Therapist this.
Let’s keep this between us, okay Mama?
Yeah, my day starts out like this. I literally roll out of bed (since it’s a mattress on the floor,) I throw on my work clothes, leash Sampson up and take him for his 15 to 20 minute walk. Once I come back, I do a couple weight bearing exercises, and then I prepare the dog’s breakfast. While their food is warming up slightly, I finish getting ready for work and then come out and feed the dogs. Typically the couch is fenced off. But for some unknown reason, it wasn’t yesterday morning and I, in my hurry to complete my morning chores, failed to notice.
I literally walked out of the bedroom and gasped out loud when I saw where he was laying. To my credit, I did not panic like I did when he ran down the stairs, I simply told him it was breakfast time and watched as he got down off the couch.
When Sampson is in a hurry or doing something that requires a bit of work from his leg, he holds the foot slightly off the ground, not much, maybe 1/2 an inch to an inch, but the point is he doesn’t really ask his foot/leg for more than he thinks it can do. And that’s exactly how he got down from the couch, with his foot slightly off the floor. Still just about gave me a heart attack.
THE GRIM
So the dogs are fed, the dishes have been done, my lunch has been packed and I take the dogs out for a last pee break before leaving for work. I get in my car and start driving down the street. I see a black dog walking through the yard of a house ahead of me. I think to myself, it looks like my neighbor’s dog, Gunner who likes to roam the neighborhood (much like Delilah is hoping to do.) As I approach the house I look in the yard to verify if it was Gunner and I see nothing.
SHIT, I think I just saw a Grim!
If that was a Grim, my demise is imminent.
I turn the car around, Siriously, I’m not ready to die yet, that damn well better be Gunner. Sure enough as I approach the house, here comes Gunner giving me a dirty look as he crosses the street. Phew, that’s a load off.
I turn back around and am so relieved that I’m not dying yet, that I almost missed this!
Run faster, I think I just saw a Grim!
Thankfully I had my camera in my purse, but the pictures are blurry because those guys are fast!
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Well, I believe you should tell everything to your surgeon or physical therapist. You might get the stink eye but you know what? More often than not they need to know such things.
Hail seems very mean on 29 April 🙁 How late in the year have you had snow? Great catch of the deer! Looking forward to seeing your cavalettis.
Your routine makes my morning routine looks positively simple!
Hi Y’all!
We got all kinds of weather when we were up in the mountains 2 weeks ago. My Human couldn’t wait to get back to the shore.
Here at the shore with 80 and 90 degree temps and azaleas, wisteria and dogwood finished blooming and strawberry season drawing to a close it’s hard to realize it’s still cold in other parts of the country.
Y”all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Yikes our mornings are simple too. We have never heard of The Grim. That is a new one for us. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
Grim! Ha! I’m not a Harry Potter fan, so thanks for the link. As if there aren’t enough adventures and heart stoppers with your own dogs, you need Gunner (and maybe a grim) to add to the excitement. Sheesh.
My mom tends to keep everything to herself because as you experienced with the physical therapist, she has been corrected one to many times herself. They probably should know everything but sometimes you humans just don’t need that additional stress. Good luck with your building project. It reminds Mom of when she was trying to make her own scratching posts in Germany for little to no money. In the end it worked out. She was happy and saved a lot of money.
So relieved it was not a Grim….I need my co-host! lol I guess Sampson is ready to get back to his regular routine which is a good thing. Oh and to answer your question about which camera I was using for the water droplets pictures, yes it was my big camera. But that little camera is really fast and has adjustments so I should play with it because I bet I could get something similar. It is just that the zoom is not strong so the dogs would have to be close.
It sounds like Sampson is being smart with the leg. That’s a great thing!
Yeah, I’d keep that one to myself, although it seems Samson is pretty smart about his limitations. Can’t believe hail…will spring ever come?
A Grim? As in the show Grim? Or something else? Just curious.
Your mornings sound crazy! I could never do that much in the mornings!
I am SO not a morning person! BOL!!! I prefer to be grumpy and look at blogs for the first part of my mornings, while I drink a LARGE cup of coffee!!! haha!
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OMD What a MAJOR Workout your mornings are.
Oh Sampson… well I guess it’s good that he thinks he’s feeling better and more capable?
I’m one for being honest with pet practitioners – they can usually tell, anyway. And, from my dog training experience, you can tell when people are lying (or lying by omission). Oh, you did your homework? Sure….
When Callie did things she wasn’t supposed to do after her surgery last year, I didn’t worry unless I saw her limping afterwards. She’s an independent, secure, determined dog — always has been — so I knew there were going to be days, as she felt more comfortable, when I would not be able to stop her from doing what she wanted to do no matter how many obstacles I put in her path. And I accepted that for what it was. And, if she climbed up on the couch I just let her stay there. Her arthritis doesn’t let her jump off the couch or bed; she just sort of slides off gently. And I always told the surgeon about it so he would check to be sure all was well at each re-check, which it was. He was cool about it. Life happens.
PS. I believe in telling the vet (or PT) everything. They need to know what to check for. And, if they’re so UNprofessional as to be “ugly” about you not following instructions to the letter, then they need to be reminded that life happens and they need to get over themselves. After all YOU are paying them for their services, and expect no less than professional courtesy and respect.
Hail can come any time. We have had hail storms in July and we haven’t had snow since 1960.
Your morning routine just wore me out.
I saw your post about the Grim on FB yesterday, and didn’t know exactly what it meant (now I know) though I had a general idea. You know what I thought? I thought the deer ran in front of where your car might have been had you not turned around to see if it was the neighbor’s dog, thereby possibly avoiding an accident and meeting the Grim after all. Does that make any sense? 🙂
Had never heard of a Grim, so that’s a new one for me! Grinned while gritting my teeth at the photo of your hail. I can hardly stand to look outside since major storms with high winds and hail (almost the size of tennis balls) took all the blooms from my trees, shrubs and flowers. 🙁
“Run faster! I just saw a Grim!” HILARIOUS! And what the heck is a cavaletti? I’m off to look it up.
I’m glad you didn’t have a heart attack! Who would share those lovely videos on FB if you didn’t? And your secret (and Sampson’s) is safe with me!
We also think you should be able to tell your doctors and other medical professionals everything. Sometimes we have slip ups/things happen.
I think you should tell the physical therapist that – not because I believe in full disclosure (even though I do) but because I am curious as to what reaction you’ll get! I’m sick that way. I mean, now I’m just plain wanting to know if the physical therapist will in turn say to you, “Don’t tell your surgeon that” or if something more exciting will burst forth from your therapist’s lips!
Sampson seems like he is pretty good at knowing his limitations and is doing what he can to help himself in addition to the measures you’ve been taking – so good job both of you! 🙂
James Herriot said in one of his books that if a vet can’t catch his patient, he doesn’t have much to be worried about. Maybe the corollary is that a dog who goes downstairs when he’s not supposed to must be feeling ok, regardless of what the surgeon and PT think. 🙂
look at you with your camera in your purse, way to go nice shot of the deer. I’ve had my vehicles look like the Beverly Hillbillies way to often so your jeep doesn’t phaz me. LOL Sampson deserves some time on the couch, he is so damn cute. Have a great night.
Continue to recover well Sampson!