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We adopted Daisy from the shelter when she was 5.5 months old.  I can't believe that she is already ONE!  It's difficult to remember when she wasn't a part of our family.   

Unfortunately Daisy had to go to visit Dr. Anna (our vet) today. 

Good news......Dais y weighs 111.9 lbs.   

Bad news.....Bad news comes in threes right?

1 - Daisy's  left ear has a bad infection. I thought it was yeast but it's worse. When Dr. Anna flushed it Daisy whimpered and began to shiver.  It obviously hurt quite a bit.  Poor girl.   So....Ointment morning and night & a solution to flush it out at noon.  Recheck in 2 weeks. 

2 - the bump on Daisy's leg is either a bug bite or a bacterial thingy of some sort (I don't remember what Dr. Anna called it ) but the ointment for her ear can be used on it for the next 2 weeks and it will be rechecked. 

3 -  The famous anal sacs.  Dr. Anna says, "Everything on Daisy is BIG and her anal sacs are no exception!"   yea...I'm so proud.      Usually Daisy doesn't mind having this done but since her ear hurts so badly she isn't very cooperative and it takes 2 of us to hold her plus Dr. Anna doing her thing in the back end.  ugh!    Here's the worst part....Dr. Anna got 1/4 CUP out of Daisy!!   I don't know anal sacs but that seems like a lot to me!!! 

So...now my birthday girl is asleep at the end of the bed.   She smells a bit better.  Her butt is washed, her ear is lubed up and she had a special dinner.   
I wanted to take a special birthday pic to post but I just don't have to heart to bug her.   Poor stinky girl.

Jilly is our rotti mix that we've had since she was a pup.  Geesh did she challenge me.
There were days I wanted to send her back.  I did many of the things mentioned here.
Puppy class is very very helpful.  I did the muzzle grab for correction.... like a mom dog does to her pup.
Also......I wouldn't look away first when she would stare at me.  Sometimes my eyes would water like mad.  Eventually she realized she wouldn't win. 
I would lay on her and hold her down.  Sounds weird but recommended by the pup class teacher and helped establish my role as alpha.   The first time my husband saw me doing that he freaked out.  Thought I was killing her.   We laugh about it now.  Those first few months (yep...months) I honestly thought she was evil.  Now she is AWESOME.
She is the best behaved dog.  She's sweet and well behaved.  Well worth everything we went through.
Good luck. 

Meds made me a bit dizzy and "off" but no seizures and there was NO WAY I was going home.  Dinner was great.   I found out that I love grilled pineapple.  Who wudda thunk it??   
The play was WONDERFUL!!!
I've seen Peter Pan before.  This was terrific.   The woman who played Peter Pan was wonderful.  She had just the right boyish features to pull it off and could she sing!!!! During the last number I found myself thinking, "oh no...I don't get to hear her sing any more!"   
And Capt. Hook was cast perfectly too!   A large, pompass, flashy, funny man with a huge shiney hook!   The others were great too.  Wish it was playing longer so the kids could see it.

Yep....a great Xmas gift!
Wish I had more grilled pineapple! 

I'm so sorry about your neighbors who just don't understand.

I do have to say......that pic is so adorable.
Who could complain about either of those sweeties?
I know....only one barks...but they are both soooooo cute!

Oh my!   What a beauty!!

Jilly & Daisy will chase a laser pointer forever.
Jilly knows that "All Done" means the laser pointer is gone.
Daisy will look for it for hours.
Jack thinks it's stupid and won't chase it for anything.

Will your pupper chase a laser pointer?

She's adorable.
I love the picture with her big grin and her tongue hangin' out!
She looks like she's lovin' life!