More Than a Cute Face

I saw something about this on tv and then I found this article...it's so sweet!

These support dogs traveled from Chicago to Newtown, CT to help people overcome their grief from the tragedy last week. Dogs really do bring people comfort, joy and hope, even during some horrible moments.  The dogs also happen to be golden retrievers, which goes to show how these lovely furry creatures really are some of the best pets to have!

Read the article here - it makes me want to train Minnie to become a support dog...maybe in about 5 years when she calms down?

This photo is from the Lutheran Comfort Dog Facebook page -
check out the details here!

Squinty Minty

Sunday I was just laying around, watching Friends reruns and Lifetime, when I noticed 2 things about Minnie: 1.) She wasn't pestering me/getting on my nerves and 2.) Her right eye was half shut and she kept blinking it. As the day went on the eye got worse...then yesterday she couldn't open it at all! We knew she especially wasn't feeling well when she voluntarily put herself in her crate in the middle of the afternoon.

So last night we took Minnie to the vet and it turns out her eye was scratched by something and then it got infected. Poor little girl!  So for the next 10 days she gets eye drops and medicine...and she gets to wear the Cone of Shame!

Although we feel bad for her and know she's not feeling well, it is pretty funny watching her try to do normal stuff with that cone around her neck - especially when she keeps crashing into the walls. She also found out that she can't chew any of her bones because she can't get her paws around the cone to hold them.  Of course I feel bad for her, but she just looks so funny wearing her "bonnet!" 

I have no idea how long this cone is going to last, but it's probably good she's wearing it because she keeps trying to paw at her eye. I don't really feel like paying $112 again for another vet visit/medicine, so Minn is going to have to put up with that dang cone!

I am a sad, sad girl with a squinty eye and a stupid cone around my neck!

Scaredy Dog

Lately Minnie has been acting weird. It all started when she decided she didn't want to eat her food anymore, and now she creeps around the house looking sad. This week she seems like she's afraid of everything (including me, and I am ALWAYS nice to her!) I think she's probably going through a phase...I remember reading something about that in one of the puppy books we got before adopting Minnie. I hope she snaps out of it, because I don't like this mopey business! 

On another note, after I finished singing Minnie's praises a few weeks ago, I was informed that she chewed a hole in the rug - right as I was hitting "publish" on the blog! I can't really be mad because she hasn't destroyed anything else around our house, but Minnie...why'd you have to do that RIGHT when I just wrote about how great you are? Oh you sneaky little pup. 

I was going to get the rug fixed but I decided it's going to stay put for awhile...the hole gives it a "vintage" look! 

This weekend I hope to take Minn on some good, long walks. Hopefully that will put the pep back in her step!

Minnie looking sad (or maybe that's just her face?)
PS I had to tell her to SIT about 15 times for this picture....what happened to the days when she would sit on command?  She's in her rebellious preteen phase, I tell you!