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Jack

See how Jack’s eyes look? His eyes are kinda weird. That made us worry maybe he couldn’t see very well. Our regular vet said Jack has dry eyes. So Old Dog Haven paid for Jack to see an eye doctor in Bellingham.

Jack got to go for a long car ride with mom. They were gone most of the day. Jack loved it cause he didn’t have to share mom with the rest of us. He came home with red stuff around his eyes. He looked like he’d been crying red tears.

We got good news about Jack. He does have dry eye but there isn’t any damage to his eyeballs. He gets drops in his eyes twice a day for two months then once a day for two months. Then he goes back to the eye doc to see how he’s doing. I’m hoping to ride along with him next trip. Heard he got some special treat in the car on the way home.

Did you know dry eye problems can make a dog blind? The eye doc said it makes scars on the cornea and it hurts plenty. We’re all really glad Jack hasn’t been hurting. He doesn’t like the eye drops but he’ll do anything to please mom. It’s pretty silly. She shows him the eye medicine each time. Jack closes his eyes like it’s gonna hurt. Mom puts a drop in each eye and kisses him on his funny snout. Then Jack opens his eyes and kisses mom. Goofy, huh? Gotta run. That neighbor dog keeps barking her fool head off.

River

See River? He’s bigger than he was a few weeks ago. He came to a dog party we had on Sunday. There we so many dogs we had to count em to make sure nobody got lost. There were NINE dogs at the party! Everybody was grown up except River.

The big dogs chased River but he was so fast I was the only one who could catch him. Pretty soon the older dogs got real tired. This isn’t the best picture but it gives you the idea…..

Everybody had a good time. The three Labradors went home early. River and Wind stayed and played longer. Finally only River and I were playing. Even Tess had enough.

Mom was really happy because we went to bed early and didn’t pester her. The big guy was so tired the next morning he wouldn’t even eat his breakfast. I would have eaten it for him, but mom said no.

You oughta have a dog party once in a while. It’s always fun and sometimes you get a couple of neat pictures. Here’s my favorite picture from the party. It shows Wind looking serious. See ya.

Wind

Friends

Yesterday we had a party. Well, sort of. See the yellow dog sitting behind the big guy? Her name is Frieda. She belongs to our good friends. She was in day care with my people when she was a puppy. Codie helped raise her and taught her how to play like an Aussie.

She just turned 13. Can you tell she is a Golden Retriever? Her people insist on giving her a hair cut. Nobody who sees her can figure out what kind of dog she is or what she’s supposed to look like.

Frieda’s really nice. She’s the best behaved of all of us. But when she comes to Asherpark she gets to bark in the house. She talks with her mouth full. I guess because she’s a retriever she always wants to haul a stuffie around with her.

She didn’t like me when she first met me. Maybe it was my puppy teeth. But when she stayed with us for a whole month she decided I was ok. She plays bump and run. She tries to catch the ball too. That’s pretty funny. She can’t catch a fly ball. Really.

Did you notice Jack isn’t in the picture? He’s still feeling out of sorts because Sherman is staying with us. It’s good for Jack to have company. That’s the way it is in our house. Somebody’s always coming or going. Jack just wants them to go.

We’re havin another party today. Three Labradors and two Shelties. One of them is my pal River, the puppy. Party time! Gotta run.