Big Bowen

 Here's a BIG picture of Bowen.  With me standing in front.  How did that come to be?  I'm an Access Student at the University of Washington.  That means I can take most classes for free.  And mostly don't have to do the work.  What's not to like?  

This quarter I'm taking Geography of the City, a not-that-big lecture class in a very large room.  One of the big lecture rooms at Kane Hall.  So this is how big the screen is in that room.  The young instructor likes to have a cute pet picture on the 'Break Time' screen.  And invited class members to send in pictures of their pet.  So I sent this picture of Bowen.  And last week was his 15 minutes of fame.  The instructor offered to take the picture of me in front of it.

Fun things happen when you go on campus.  Though I don't like them, I think the class I'm taking this quarter will be remote.

What about Bo?

 My friend Laura, Dennis and I traveled down to Portland to look at a dog.  What about Bo here?  He's kind of a big lug.  They tout how mellow her is.  He was interested (but not huge) in all of the other dogs and treats (though he never scored any.)  They say he's 40 pounds at 10 months but I think he's bigger than that.  He did pull some on the leash inside.  He was very good outside when we walked around; he didn't pull hardly at all.  He's a rescue from another state.  He came into care with a badly infected eye which had to be removed.

He hung out with me but wasn't particularly interested in me.  But there was so much to see.  Now I have to decide if he's the right dog for me.

They made a short video.  Dennis and myself and also Bo are in it:

https://www.facebook.com/Milasmutts/videos/1330015850873728

Teddy doing water therapy

Teddy's been limping for awhile and we've been going through a lot of work with rehab vets.  The good news is that they're are not far away.  The bad news, well you can guess, it costs a lot of money.  I took Teddy to hydrotherapy today and took Ilana (who's visiting) with. 

As usual Teddy can never quite figure out that he's going for a dog treat and pretty soon he is in a bath with a treadmill.  The treats just keep on coming.  He walks on the treadmill.  You can see him here with his 'bathing suit' on.

This is from a video that Ilana took on her phone that she posted on facebook.

Hope it works, so far not so much.

Photoessay #2851 - Hammy meets a pig

My daughter's dog Hammy (named for his hometown Birmingham AL) meets a whole different new playmate in the dog park behind her apartment in Alabama.

A miniature pet pig.  They need to be able to run around too.

Hammy knew this guy was different.  They made acquaintance.  Don't know how well he played with the pig but apparently things were peaceable.  Susanna said the pig was very cute.

Actually, Hammy a hound/terrier mix originally came from Mississippi.  A southern boy.  We'll soon have another southern boy in the family when Ilana marries Matt.  With all of his family.

My family already has strong Korean, Cambodian and Filipino roots.  You just never know....