My sister, Sadie is having an issue with going up the stairs from our living room to our bedroom.  Normally, she runs up and down the stairs, but lately she will only run down. Wen checked her for anything wrong, such as back pain, but there was nothing.  She tried luring Sadie up the steps by offering her treats from upstairs, but that didn’t work. Sadie would crawl up a couple steps and then run back down, so Wen placed a treat on every step and Sadie made it up to the landing, only to to turn around and run back down.  There was no way that she was going all the way upstairs, even with Wen coaxing her and waving treats.

It’s unusual for a dog to refuse to go up the stairs.  Puppies learn to go up first and then as they get more brave, they decide to try to go down a few steps at a time until they can eventually maneuver their way all the way down.  Sadie is just the opposite in that all of a sudden, she is afraid to go up.  Wen thought that maybe she had tripped going up the stairs and she had tumbled down, because of her new fear, but since there’s no way to ask her what happened or what is causing Sadie’s new aversion to the stairs, it’s a mystery.  She has no problem with the deck stairs, but maybe since the wood is a rougher texture on them than the hardwood stairs, she gets better traction outside.  Whatever the reason, Wen hopes that Sadie will make it up the stairs soon, because she has been carrying her up for the last few days and even worse, when Molly and I go upstairs with Wen, Sadie will wail and carry on loudly downstairs until Wen goes and gets her.  The sooner the mystery is solved, the better for all of us!

 

What’s a perfect way to celebrate Labor Day?  By relaxing!  Have a fun and relaxing holiday!

You know how it goes when you get caught doing something you shouldn’t have done?  You have that guilty look, because the evidence is overwhelming that you committed an oops and you knew it was wrong, but you couldn’t help yourself and now you’re busted.  The oops look on your face is a dead giveaway.  Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to control that darn oops look?!

Wen took Sadie and me to the vet yesterday.  I needed a vet visit to have my bloodwork rechecked two weeks after I got so sick and spent two nights at the emergency hospital. Sadie thought she was just along for the ride, but surprise, she got a distemper vaccination.

After they drew my blood, Wen decided to wait for the results, so we hung out in an exam room until Dr. Nina returned with good news.  Everything looked fine and my bloodwork was normal!  Now we have to wait another two months to do a recheck ultrasound of my liver and gall bladder to compare with the ultrasound that was done at the emergency hospital.  Cross your fingers and paws that we’ll get good news then also!

 

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Much to our surprise, an email popped up yesterday from Up Country advertising their Up For Stardom photo contest for their 2024 catalog.  Whose picture was featured on the ad?  It was me, Riley!

Has it been a year already since we found out about the contest and Wen entered a photo of me?  It seems as if it was October when we were notified that my photo received the most votes and I had won the contest.  Then Wen had to find a pet photographer to do my photo shoot for this year’s catalog, which we ended up doing up on Lookout Mountain on a frigid December day with Kris Phillips of Furever Friends Pet Photography.

The catalog with my pictures finally came out last March and they used one of the catalog photos to advertise this year’s photo contest yesterday in Up Country’s email.  What a nice surprise to open their email and see me!  The entire process was a memorable experience, thanks to all the wonderful people who voted for me and we are grateful and proud to have participated!

The Colorado Pet Pantry held its annual Raise the Woof! fundraiser on Saturday night at the X Denver rooftop.  There was live music, food and drinks, and live and silent auctions to benefit Colorado pets in need.

Since I earned the most votes for Week 4 of the Pet Pantry’s Colorado’s Next Top Pet Model 2024 calendar contest, one of my prizes was two tickets to the fundraiser, so Wen took a friend to the event and they really enjoyed the party and seeing the rooftop deck with its multi levels, swimming pools, and great views.   The party was the icing on the cake for those of us who participated in the calendar contest and raised money for such a good cause.  Hopefully, the fundraiser ticket sales and auction donations will help lots of Colorado families in need to be able to feed their pets!

 

 

 

 

🎼 Private eyes are watching you.  They see your every move….

It’s been a week since Wen took me to the emergency hospital and although I have recovered well, a sudden health crisis makes both humans and dogs appreciate each other even more.

People love their Scotties and Scotties love their people.  As Wen likes to say, “Every day with your Scottie is a gift!”

After my hospital stay, I’m doing better every day.  My temperature is back down to normal and my appetite is back with a vengeance.  Then, early this morning, I threw up a four inch hairball with pieces of mulch in it and now I really feel better!  Wen has always said that if we Scotties weren’t part goat, we wouldn’t have nearly as many issues. Once again, I seemed to have proved her right, but I had to get rid of that thing!

Now that I am home from the hospital and improving every day, things are starting to get back to normal.  One way you can tell is because I am once again doing one of my favorite things:  relaxing on the couch and using Sadie as a pillow!