01.07.11

morning walk:
Floyd
Stella
(2)

Oscar was deathly ill last night. It looks like he picked up some giardia in the monte on a run. If he hadn't also had ehrlichiosis (unknown to us at the time) he might've just fought it off but since his defenses were weakened it took him down hard. He had blood in his stool and couldn't keep anything down all night, so I took him to the vet at 5:30 this morning. This threw a monkey-wrench into the normal morning routine, obviously, as we were all up well before dawn and sick with worry. Ian and Jami managed to get Floyd and Stella out for a walk later in the morning anyway, and Roni managed to keep everyone content the whole day... looong day.
GRADE: A

evening run:
April
Maggie
Ziggy
Twiggy
(4)

Ian and Jami ventured into the monte intrepidly at dusk with this little crew, knowing full well the bugs were waiting for them. A couple kilometers out Maggie decided to bolt for home, apparently because she's afraid of Ian; we didn't realize that Maggie had an issue with him. They both said they noticed her lagging back as they went, but then all of a sudden she wasn't there. Jami ran her down and brought all of the dogs back, then went back out to tell Ian she had gotten Maggie home so he could stop looking for her. Even with all of the shenanigans they both said they had a nice time and they all had a good run.
GRADE: A