We decided tonight that we need to go to the vet tomorrow.
The puppy was walking around on her leg ok, then, all of the sudden, she was crying and would not use the leg at all. So now, on the day my students come back to school, I have to take the dog to the vet.
She's walking on it now but has been very quiet in her crate since she had started crying. We aren't vets and really did not intend to have another creature at the house right now. We would love to not have to take her, but since she's having complications, we don't want to risk her permanent injury.
I have another video, but may have to work on it to upload.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
New Year's Weekend
It's been a few days since I posted and a lot has happened at D²C Ranch. My husband's grandfather passed away on Tuesday so we rearranged our weekend plans with some friends from Houston. The original plan was for them to escape Houston on New Year's Day and stay with us till Saturday. The funeral was Saturday so we decided instead to stay with them Friday night. Husband had to work Friday so I worked on laundry Friday, packed clothes and cleaned up my kitchen.
I noticed the billy goat was out of the fence again, so I went out and moved the goats. I had to tie up Koda first, then bribe the goats with food to get them to the other pen. I went to untie Koda and decided to ride her instead. So I looped and tied the lead rope around to the other side of the halter, grabbed my helmet, and climbed up -- bareback! Notice, I had only a halter on her also. She did ok, but next time I will use a bridle and bit.
I then loaded the garbage to take it to the dump and off I went. While there, I found...
Two Black Mouth Curs. The two girls are probably not full-blooded, but they were sooooo cute, hungry, and very wormy. We think they are about 10 weeks old. I took them home with me, then to our friends' house. Things were going great. We left the friends' and went through downtown Houston to go to the funeral and the one my kid picked did a flying leap off the side of the truck. We were going about 65 mph in downtown. We shut down the highway, well part of it anyway, to get that puppy back.
She's a little sore and now has a nickname of "Speedbump." The other one was promptly pawned off on one of my husband's cousins. We kept the one standing up on the top picture.
Here she is with our rottie. Tama doesn't like small dogs. She growls and snaps at them but hasn't hurt them yet. She only does that when they are in her personal space. She doesn't go after them.
She's supposed to belong to my kid, the kid named her Emma and is responsible for EVERYTHING involved with the puppy. You know, the feeding, walking, cleaning up all the pee and poo messes. Hehehehe.
I noticed the billy goat was out of the fence again, so I went out and moved the goats. I had to tie up Koda first, then bribe the goats with food to get them to the other pen. I went to untie Koda and decided to ride her instead. So I looped and tied the lead rope around to the other side of the halter, grabbed my helmet, and climbed up -- bareback! Notice, I had only a halter on her also. She did ok, but next time I will use a bridle and bit.
I then loaded the garbage to take it to the dump and off I went. While there, I found...
Two Black Mouth Curs. The two girls are probably not full-blooded, but they were sooooo cute, hungry, and very wormy. We think they are about 10 weeks old. I took them home with me, then to our friends' house. Things were going great. We left the friends' and went through downtown Houston to go to the funeral and the one my kid picked did a flying leap off the side of the truck. We were going about 65 mph in downtown. We shut down the highway, well part of it anyway, to get that puppy back.
She's a little sore and now has a nickname of "Speedbump." The other one was promptly pawned off on one of my husband's cousins. We kept the one standing up on the top picture.Here she is with our rottie. Tama doesn't like small dogs. She growls and snaps at them but hasn't hurt them yet. She only does that when they are in her personal space. She doesn't go after them.
She's supposed to belong to my kid, the kid named her Emma and is responsible for EVERYTHING involved with the puppy. You know, the feeding, walking, cleaning up all the pee and poo messes. Hehehehe.
Friday, January 2, 2009
What breed am I really?
I took the Horse breed test to find out what breed of horse I would be. It's kind of lame but cute. It didn't list my favorite shoes for example. I normally wear my Justin's waterproof workboots. The site claimed I would be a mustang. Here's the picture and quote they listed for me.
If you want to take the test go to the Horse test site.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!!
I hope you get to do all the horsey stuff (and other stuff) you want to do this year. Since it is now 1:48 in the morning, I am supposed to turn on the electric blanket and climb in my warm bed. Good night ya'll and see you in 2009.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Scrap!
No that's not a cuss word (I don't think.) I have been scrapped by Breathe and as far as I understand, the rules are to list 10 pieces of material that I would put on a quilt for sentimental reasons (and the reasons). So I'll have to think about it and post as I find them.
1. When we were married, my husband's family made some purple silk rose bird seed throwers. I kept a couple dozen in vases for several years, then reduced to a half dozen. Now I just have 1 or I would get one and use the material for scraps.
2. The baby blanket my daughter used. It's soft blue and really soft. It has a silk trim that she used to rub across her face. She called it "Mine." I had to wash it when she was asleep and make sure it was dry when she got up. She took it everywhere with her. If she left it somewhere she would not go to sleep. The other cool thing about that blanket was that it was her dad's when he was a baby. He carried it until he was 4. It is now a holey blanket and threadbare. It's just in the keepsake box.
3. Then there's my baby blanket. It's really a crib sheet but I shredded it from carrying it so much. It's white with blue sheep.
4. My dress blues with the chevrons from my short military stay. The Air Force issued me my husband, my daughter, and a college education. I would do it again if I had to start over.
5. A square from the quilt I gave my mom before she died. It's white background with blue star pattern.
6. A collection of material from my stepmom who just passed away and left a ceder chest full of quilt material to me.
7. Some leather from my first saddle, and some purple cloth from my first horse blanket. Since I'm still using them, this might be difficult. I have only had them a couple of years.
(That's all I could think of right now.)
1. When we were married, my husband's family made some purple silk rose bird seed throwers. I kept a couple dozen in vases for several years, then reduced to a half dozen. Now I just have 1 or I would get one and use the material for scraps.
2. The baby blanket my daughter used. It's soft blue and really soft. It has a silk trim that she used to rub across her face. She called it "Mine." I had to wash it when she was asleep and make sure it was dry when she got up. She took it everywhere with her. If she left it somewhere she would not go to sleep. The other cool thing about that blanket was that it was her dad's when he was a baby. He carried it until he was 4. It is now a holey blanket and threadbare. It's just in the keepsake box.
3. Then there's my baby blanket. It's really a crib sheet but I shredded it from carrying it so much. It's white with blue sheep.
4. My dress blues with the chevrons from my short military stay. The Air Force issued me my husband, my daughter, and a college education. I would do it again if I had to start over.
5. A square from the quilt I gave my mom before she died. It's white background with blue star pattern.
6. A collection of material from my stepmom who just passed away and left a ceder chest full of quilt material to me.
7. Some leather from my first saddle, and some purple cloth from my first horse blanket. Since I'm still using them, this might be difficult. I have only had them a couple of years.
(That's all I could think of right now.)
Thursday, December 25, 2008
To go along with the Wet Christmas...
Christmas Day's high will be 70 degrees. :)
Watch this YouTube video if you can... It's clean for little ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhei5sUY3I4
Merry Christmas!!
Update: It was warmish, overcast, and occasionally drizzly. I wore a sleeveless shirt all day.
Koda had a little spirit when I pulled her out of the pasture. I always longe her before riding and am glad that I did. She was breaking into a canter on her longe without prompting. By the end of our ground work, she was licking her lips. I am still working with her on riding from the house and walking back. Today, she walked back with her head low. I was absolutely in heaven on hooves. We startled some deer on our ride. Koda just twitched a little. We watched them for a second.
I got Horse decorations from my family for Christmas, along with some books and a couple of boxes of chocolate covered cherries. Koda got a good rubdown, work, hay, and grain.
Watch this YouTube video if you can... It's clean for little ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhei5sUY3I4
Merry Christmas!!
Update: It was warmish, overcast, and occasionally drizzly. I wore a sleeveless shirt all day.
Koda had a little spirit when I pulled her out of the pasture. I always longe her before riding and am glad that I did. She was breaking into a canter on her longe without prompting. By the end of our ground work, she was licking her lips. I am still working with her on riding from the house and walking back. Today, she walked back with her head low. I was absolutely in heaven on hooves. We startled some deer on our ride. Koda just twitched a little. We watched them for a second.
I got Horse decorations from my family for Christmas, along with some books and a couple of boxes of chocolate covered cherries. Koda got a good rubdown, work, hay, and grain.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Who do I call?
We headed out yesterday in the big truck to go Christmas shopping. We got about 15 minutes from the house and stopped at the gas station. We got back in the truck and it wouldn't start. It had a busted fuel line. We had it towed to the shop and won't get it back for at least a week (this being Christmas week). SO, I borrowed my dad's Honda CRV yesterday and we have no truck that will haul my horse. I was fairly upset that I can't take Koda to ride at the church today, but it's cold and have myself just about convinced that I don't want to ride.
We got home from church and my husband says "Just go park the truck" or something like that. I looked into the horse pasture and my heart sank. There was Koda in the back of the pasture laying down. Now, I have seen her roll, lay down, and such, but not laying with her leg sticking up in the air. Didn't know horses did that. But there she was. I ran for my pasture key in the house (it was actually in my purse in the truck) and started to run to the pasture. I thought she was hurt. She was laying right beside the fence. I started to call for her and she didn't respond. I was almost halfway across the pasture, my daughter running right behind me, when she just gets up like nothing happened. I guess on a beautiful sunny day, girls just like to sun bathe and she's no exception. Stupid horse, scaring me like that. Man!! Sigh!
The question in my head was who do I call for help. I will need an experienced horse person, with a trailer ready truck, to help me get her to the vet. I was opening the fence running through the list. Pastor, 4-H leader, close-by neighbor... etc. Good thing she's okay. I really hate to have to call and bother people because I am not prepared. I guess I'll just get a slice of pecan pie instead.
We got home from church and my husband says "Just go park the truck" or something like that. I looked into the horse pasture and my heart sank. There was Koda in the back of the pasture laying down. Now, I have seen her roll, lay down, and such, but not laying with her leg sticking up in the air. Didn't know horses did that. But there she was. I ran for my pasture key in the house (it was actually in my purse in the truck) and started to run to the pasture. I thought she was hurt. She was laying right beside the fence. I started to call for her and she didn't respond. I was almost halfway across the pasture, my daughter running right behind me, when she just gets up like nothing happened. I guess on a beautiful sunny day, girls just like to sun bathe and she's no exception. Stupid horse, scaring me like that. Man!! Sigh!
The question in my head was who do I call for help. I will need an experienced horse person, with a trailer ready truck, to help me get her to the vet. I was opening the fence running through the list. Pastor, 4-H leader, close-by neighbor... etc. Good thing she's okay. I really hate to have to call and bother people because I am not prepared. I guess I'll just get a slice of pecan pie instead.
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