More of Tuesday's long way around the block walk...

Whew - finally made it back home!

We're on the home stretch!

I thought you said LESS than 1 mile! Can we take a break?

The pack hits the open road!

Hey - can that little yappy dog in that house come out to play?

Walk Around The LOOONGG Block...

The boxer boys are finally ready to go....

The little white terrier across the street is up to something....

Are we ready yet? What's the hold up?

It was a little cooler out this evening - under 80 - so we took the long way around the block. Fred kept a pretty good pace even though he was pretty hot by the end.

Feeding Time

Fred's had a little more kick in his step. Over the last few week's he's been on a raw food diet - along with the other dogs. It was recommended by his vet and the owner of PawPrints, a holistic dog food store.

The base is oates - kind of like oatmeal, a little water, then usually any sort of veggies. He seems to prefer spinach and also likes carrots. Fruits include blueberries and strawberries ... and on occassion for a special treat - bananas. This bowl included ground turkey and also non-fat yogurt.

He loves this stuff! Looks gross - sounds even grosser - but you can barely hold him back while it's being prepared. And, surprisingly enough, not only is this type of diet healthier, while it takes a little extra time to prepare (especially with 4 dogs to feed!), it's cheaper than buying 40+ lb bags of dog food each week and the ingredients last much longer!

So if you have the time to do some meal prep for your dogs, want to give them something healthy and want to cut back on your budget - a raw diet is a great way to go!

WTW (What the Woof!)

OK - so Fred's lookin' at me this morning/afternoon now like.. "WTW!" ... Why is it I got to go play at the gym for a while and he had to stay home?

Poor guy can't take the heat so no long walks while it's hot out. Maybe a nice long drive and 30 minutes of tug time in the back yard will perk him up...

Saturday Snackies

Everyone all had super yummy beef bones for Saturday morning snackies! Fred and Lillian got along for a few minutes anyway while they munched and crunched on their bones.

The boxerboys also sank their teeth into the savory snacks! A delicious time was had by all!

Reggie's Home

Today 1 of Fred's buddies - roomie I suppose, came home from the vet. Reggie (Sir Reginald The 1st), one of our boxers - almost 4 yrs old, had a little surgery.

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The kids found a bit of a growth on his right rear leg. Better safe than sorry, my wife took him to the vet and had it removed. We'll know if it was actually cancerous in about 2 weeks. They have to put a piece of it in a peetree (not sure how to spell that) dish and it takes that long for it to grow.

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Vet says "No excessive activity for 10 days" ... ummmmm... he's a boxer. Do any of you have any idea what Boxers are like? Nothing but fuzzy balls of super high energy! Plus he lives with another Boxer - Rocky, a hyper Yorkshire Terrier (Yorkie) and of course Fred.

So - OK, Fred's no fireball but he can bounce around for a few minutes when he's excited.

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He's not liking being carried down the front steps to go out for business. And he's really not liking being in his doggie cage. But, the vet says to keep him as confined as possible and away from his buddies so his leg can heal. Too much fun and his stitches could pop - and we don't want that.

A couple of days may frustrate him a little - but once he's had a chance to heal a bit, he'll be back to tearing around the yard as usual.

My First Blog Ever

I've never blogged before - unless you count the 140 character mini-blogging of twitter - which I don't.

I'm Fred's owner. Fred is a 3 year old St Bernard that I've had since he was 8 weeks old. He's the biggest lap dog I've ever had. Super protective and great with my kids.

If I can figure out how - I'll put his picture in here. If you like, you can follow Fred at http://www.twitter.com/fredadog He's only been tweeting a few days now so he's still on a learning curve...

I guess this blog will be about Fred, what he's been doing, where he's been going. It's a new thing - so it will evlove as I learn more about this.