STUFF

For several years  I followed the Iditarod very closely. I am not one of those people who believe that dogs doing what they love to do are being abused. I find PETA's efforts to tell me what is right and wrong about my having purebred dogs and doing things with them to be frankly offensive. Not to mention their long-term goals of ending my relationship with domestic animals altogether. Nevermind. I don't want to start a rant.

(photo from Google)

These do not look like unhappy dogs to me.

Anyway, I kind of gave up this year. It was fun for awhile, when Susan Butcher and Libby Riddles were running, but Butcher is dead and Riddles probably my age or a little less, she may still be running. It is Susan Butcher I miss the most.
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On the homefront Nigel is still improving in his functional skills. The tail wag is definitely back. The rear assemblage now is almost back to his pre-illness stage so that when we take him out without the cart he can help us a bit if we position his feet, to stand and pee. He still needs a lot of support, but he tries. We have not been out in the cart for awhile. Conley and Llewis are fat as ticks. It is disgusting. I need to get Conley out and moving too. Llewis....I am not sure what to do with him.
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I opened an Etsy store and anyone who is interested the address is:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bszaton

John brought me a Smith & Wesson T-shirt. I can't wait until it is warm enough to be comfortable in a T-shirt again.Heh Heh