Wild Ride

This week has been a bit crazy.  Monday was normal, the dogs had their swim and all was well. Tuesday and Wednesday Legend didn't feel that well and intermittently ran a fever, at one point she wouldn't even eat treats or a peanut butter stuffed kong.  So Thursday I ran bloodwork and she had an elevated white cell count, maybe some pancreatitis and progression of her renal disease.  For the last 18 months we have been managing non-clinical (other than drinking a lot) renal disease and it's been very stable.  I knew it would eventually progress but it's still hard to accept.  So we put here on 2 days of IV fluids and some new meds.  While she's not eating what I would like (renal diet food), she is eating at least something and does seem to be feeling better.  In fact I took her to the nose work trial this weekend as she felt good enough to sniff.  I figure you never know how much time you have and we were going to get out and do what she loves no matter the outcome.

Well the outcome was mind-blowing.  She's not always as fast as she used to be but she still had a great time and banged out a 6/8 weekend, picking up several new advanced titles (AKC) and some placements to boot.  She even got a first place in advanced buried today at the end of a long and warm weekend.  I was so proud of her and so happy we got to share another weekend as teammates.

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Epic decided he would not be outdone and nailed a perfect 7/7 weekend picking up some new novice titles and a novice High in Trial today!  He also got some placements and worked like a little champ all weekend long.  I couldn't not be more proud of how he's coming along.  Especially considering the lack of training he's had lately.  Between getting ready for the agility trial and then Legend getting sick, nose work practice had taken a back seat but it sure didn't show!

After the trial we took them out for ice cream, a walk and a swim at the jogging path and then a fun evening in the yard with the other dogs.

In non dog related news, Jerry and I enjoyed a nice evening out on Friday and yesterday attended a co-workers wedding.