Montana Thoughts

     It's been a rough week here and that's the reason I haven't posted.      This past Saturday morning Michele and I had to put our beloved Brookie Dog down after 14 1/2 years. The last week was a dramatic down turn in her quality of life. The last 8 months we've had to clean up after her uncontrollable bowel movements. We've had blankets covering the floor to protect the carpet. She's a Rottweiler Malamute X and for a big dogs, 14 years is a long time. She had dramatic  weight loss and her hips were so bad that she could barely pull herself up and stand. When she did she couldn't walk far before falling over.      We were giving her a cortisone shot monthly and daily doses Tramadol  an it helped for a while but over time she just got worse.       She was my boo boo dog and I was really attached to her. and it pained me a lot I will forever love her and remember her as she was, not what she b...

                                                                                                                                              Jan 17, 2015      Michele and I got up early and headed to Montana City to pick up 2 bountiful Baskets. one for us and one for her ...

                                                                                                                                              Jan 16, 2015        Woke up a little after 4am to the sound of Brooke moving around and the smell of poop. Yep, Brooke poo...

                                                                                                                                              Jan 15, 2015       The last couple of days I'm been feeling really bad about not keeping up with my waking and calorie countin...

                                                                                                                                              Jan 14, 2015      Woke up to 7 degrees and didn't feel like walking, so I didn't. Lounged around the house for an hour before headi...

                                                                                                                                              Jan 12, 2015 Here I go again....      Monday was a relaxing boring day in the life. Got up, showered, fed the dogs got dressed, played with Sasha before heading to work.       Work was productive and...