Update On Our Sheltering and Our Canine Kids

Dash

During this pandemic time, we've been asked what's happening with our 4 dogs, and how we're coping. Well, this will fill you in!  

Tyler

TYLER AND DASH-  Tyler the black and tan Dachshund is 9, and Dash the Dachshund/Chihuahua mix is 11, and both are active, walk 2-3 times a day, and are enjoying us being home. 

OUR SENIOR DOGS - Our seniors are slowing down: Franklin, 16, red dachshund, and Dolly, 15, Weimaraner are still doing okay, but the months have brought less activity. 

FRANKLIN -  Franklin isn't walking around the neighborhood anymore. Vet examined him and said another of the discs in his back has slipped, making his back feet weaker, and cross each other... so he has trouble standing and walking much.  He can walk about 10-20 feet before his back end falls down. He can barely stand straight, so I am now carrying him outside and holding up his tail so he can do #1 and 2 without  falling into it. 

Franklin

He's peed on himself a couple of times as his legs weakened in the last 2 weeks. As that was happening he would fall over outside and just do his business on himself, which led to several baths in a row. So, now I carry him outside, and hold him up from the base of his tail (it doesn't hurt him)   Sometimes he uses his front legs to drag himself across the floor to the water bowl. Poor guy. He's also now on 2 pain meds. Franklin prefers to sleep during the day, moan a lot, and hang out at the water bowl (he drinks a lot, so he was tested for Cushing's disease and kidney failure, and thankfully both are negative). 

DOLLY -   Dolly, surprisingly, and happily, still walks around the neighborhood on occasion (usually 1 time a day, at lunchtime). She can still climb up and downstairs (although now needs a little back support going up). I'm very proud of her.  She does wear a diaper all day for leakage, and a full diaper at night for #2 accidents (although with a tail hole, it doesn't always work). She's still happy, eating, and loves to cuddle with Tyler every day. She also walks up and downstairs about 1 time daily to stay with me as I telework upstairs. 

Dolly 

SO HOW ARE WE DEALING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING?  

Rob and Tom (yeah, it's from last year)

We only go to the grocery store once a week (and get groceries for Tom's folks and our friend). We are still exercising almost daily - we have weights at home, and Tom is dealing with my cooking and no outside meals (except for a Dunkin' Donuts drive thru for egg sandwiches, coffee and iced tea).  Every now and then we do a video chat with friends or family. 

TOM - Is now brewing his own Iced Tea on the stove; and loves microwave popcorn now (I cook it for him in a pan, too). He has been checking out everything on Netflix, so if you have suggestions, let us know! Tom  misses his routine and going into the office.

Rob's new book - Case files of Inspired Ghost Tracking

ROB -   I am thriving on telework 5 days a week. I want to do this from NOW until I retire.  
  In addition, I'm working out daily, reading, blogging my 2 blogs (this one and my book blogs), and scheduling radio/you tube interviews about my new book "Case Files of Inspired Ghost Tracking," on Amazon.