I know a few of you have been following the saga of my dogs, so I thought I’d throw in a quick update about them as well. Belle, our dog with the injured tail is doing absolutely awesome! Her tail is healed now and we’re just waiting for the fur to fill back in. She does look a bit different though with her shorter tail.

Daisy, our dog with cancer, is amazingly still hanging in there. She was just at the vet today for her yearly checkup and heartworm test. After palpating her belly, he told us that he can feel that the tumor has grown significantly since he last saw her and it was really quite large now. He wondered if we were seeing any problems with her appetite or if she seemed to be in any pain. Thankfully, the answer to both of those questions is no. She is the first one in line for food and she’ll still play frisbee if offered the opportunity. We have, however, noticed that the amount of energy she has has dramatically changed. She sleeps much more often now and for much longer periods of time. When she plays with the other dogs, she is always the first one to quit and lay down. Our vet thinks our time is now very short with her — perhaps a matter of days — perhaps a matter of months. I guess time will tell. She has proven him wrong before!

–Pete