Thursday 26 September 2013

Best news ever. Baxter's bloods have come back clear.

An e-mail at lunch-time gave him a clean bill of health - better than clean, in fact, for a dog his age. They can only put it down to the shock of the punch up with Muttley who would really like to be top dog now. Phew!!! So let's put the last two weeks behind us and move on - except for these pics. These were taken about 3 hours after we (Sue, I and 4 dogs) left boats this morning and just after we received the good news- perhaps he felt the release of tension in me.
 Nothing much wrong with this boy who couldn't even walk two weeks ago!
We woke yesterday to atmospheric fog rolling across the meadow and I left the boats to do a bit of car hopping and then walked back to meet the boats at their new mooring by Rushey Lock.
 The sun came out and we sat out all afternoon - some of us in shorts and some in thermals - that Muttley seriously needs a bath
Set off on the aforementioned walk to Buckland, past the ongoing major weir project 
 to a farmer's land who, clearly, didn't want us there - this is a serious 'Floyd' style. Fortunately Meg was nimble enough to find her own way over and the other 3 are light enough to lift: 6 stone of Floyd Labrador is a nightmare - same problem out the other side. Grrrr!
 But the village of Buckland was lovely and the dog friendly pub wasn't shabby either



 I loved the politeness of this notice
 Yep: it's that time of year again - look at the colours in the Virginia Creeper

14 comments:

  1. Baxter deserves an extra Bonio in celebration of the good news :)
    and I see that Muttley still thinks he's a lap-dog though... LOL

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  2. That is simply the best news - I'm so pleased for you all.

    Sue, nb Indigo Dream

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  3. Glad to hear Baxter is ok, we can all stop fretting now!

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  4. Delighted that Baxter has a clean bill of health, wonderful news!
    Floyd has viewed stile and given a canine chuckle...actually it might have been a burp....
    X Lesley

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    2. Knowing Floyd you were lucky it was only a burp!

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  5. What brilliant news about Baxter's bloods - I know what it is like when our pets are sick. Jennie, nb Tentatrice

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  6. Glad to here the good news mutley.

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  7. Thank you everyone for your kind wishes. I've been trying not to think about it these last two weeks, but you can't help obsessing about it - especially as the Spanish vet who came out to us didn't have a great deal of subtlety and gave us all the ghastly 'most likely' explanation scenarios; none of which were pretty.

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  8. Just caught up with the good news. Great to hear all is well.

    Alistair

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  9. Really good to hear Baxter is back to normal, so frustrating that they can't tell you what is troubling them, would stop you feeling helpless & would save a few quid as well! Pets, who'd have 'em? (Rhetorical question of those who don't know me.)

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  10. AND of late, like today Baxter has surpassed himself.. Charging about on the parkland, isn't it wonderful to get such wonderful news about a sick dog THEN see him improve further than ever expected..

    Why on earth do we have two dogs each? Isn't one enough to worry about! ;-)

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    1. and as for worrying about the cat.........

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