Goodbye

A little over 4 months ago we found out Daisy had cancer. We were told we had 2 months so she doubled it. Even at the end she would run to us on 3 legs, tail wagging. The bump on her leg had gotten so big that she couldn't use her front right leg. Then it cut of the blood flow to her paw until it just got to be too much. Thursday night Becky came out to house and did what she had to do. (Thank you Becky and Jerry) she had 5 sets of hands petting her as she just drifted off.

The house seems empty without her and Jeannie and I are both still wanting to call her or say goodbye as we walk out the door. There is a 140 pound void in the house for sure but she is no longer in any pain. She was the best dog anyone could have and we'll miss her.
Goodbye Daisy!

Yard work, Daisy has no use for it.

Well, Jeannie and I were working on the front yard the other day and Daisy thought it would be fun to just lie down and watch us dig holes and plant grasses in the beds. The house is looking good and Daisy is as cute as ever. Obviously still hanging in there. Not much has changed since the last post. Here are a couple of photos of her watching us work. Oh and Jeannie's pretty cute too.

Daisy

I haven't posted anything in a while so I thought, just in case people are looking at this thing, I should update it. Daisy is still with us and doing ok. We've had to increase her Codine and she is getting tired and breathing harder now, but generally doing ok. She has hung in there much longer than expected so we are happy for that. I'll try to do a better job of updating this in the future.

Dog date

Daisy on a play date with Shadow. She had a good day and was very tired when it was over.

I would like to thanks Tina for getting me out on the bike tonight. I was at The Bike Peddler getting ready for the Wed night worlds but wasn't in the mood to go hard or even ride at all tonight. She suggested 10/10. 10 miles per hours for 10 miles. Seems reasonable. I ended up with 16/20. I've never been good at hitting my goals! I was very tired but feel good about doing it.

Daisy is in good spirits today. After I mowed the lawn she even wanted to play with her ball. I threw it but she didn't fetch it. That's not so unusual as she always thought chasing the ball was kinda stupid. She would rather play keep the ball from the humans. Oh, Daisy says hi.

office space- damn it feels good to be a gangsta

I thought it was time for something funny on here. This is a great move. Especially if you work in an office.

Daisy's food

Well, My brother-in-law (James- AKA The Devil) just brought Daisy a bone that looks like it's from a dinosaur, and a huge steak. He tried to give it to her raw but she didn't want it. She likes her food cooked, so into the broiler it went and she loved it. Here is proof that shes eating better than we are. : )

Today she is limping pretty bad so it's back to see Dr. B tomorrow night, The Steak was a highlight for her today as she hasn't been too happy. Maybe it's the drugs, the pain, or all the above. It's so hard to say enough, but the point is that she does not suffer. A couple of days ago I thought she was looking good and we might have a couple of months. Now, I just don't know. So many people have sent kind words and treats and we just want to say thank you. It means a lot.

Robert

Riding in Oregon

Well, I don't intend on this being a cycling blog but what can I say, I can't avoid it. Cycling is a part of who I am and what I do. I'm gonna write about it from time to time. I had a great ride tonight with a great group of people. Steve, Marcroft, Brian O, Duncan, and Craig are all good riding partners. I was suffering tonight but because of the these people it wasn't that bad. I love cycling and the people I ride with. Add to that some great roads and it draws you back again and again. I was talking to Brian O tonight about how much it hurts sometimes but in a good way. Cyclists are a strange breed but I am proud to call myself one.

Daisy is not limping tonight but I think thats because of the codeine. She seems happy at the moment. I tell you what though, she's eating like a king right now as table scraps are fair game. Why not! : )















A little lower. Yeh, right there!

Meet Daisy

It seems that everyone has blog these days and I didn't think much about starting one myself because I didn't think I had anything to say. Well, that all changed last night.

Meet Daisy, If you haven't already.

She a beautiful Mastiff-Great Dane mix. She's 6 years old and the most loyal dog you will ever meet. Six years is mid-life for a dog of this size, (she topped out a 141lbs) but unfortunately not for Daisy. A week ago she went in to the see the Vet for a shot and everything seemed fine. Saturday that same week she started limping. I did what any good dog owner would do and started feeling for anything strange or unusual. I found nothing. The next morning she was limping a bit more so I watched her and looked around again. Still nothing. Sun afternoon rolls around and I give her bath and notice a large lump on her right leg just above the paw. I didn't waste any time calling my friend who also happens to be Daisy's Vet. So now it's Monday night and I take her in to get looked at. Sure enough, It's an aggressive cancer. It looks like we have another month or so with her and that's it. I'm not sure why I'm compelled to put this on a blog except that I know there are people who care and I will use this as a place to share stories about her and updates on her condition.

Beyond that I don't know what this blog will be. I'll try to post less depressing things as well. Who knows, maybe something interesting will came of it.

Thanks for reading,
Robert