Hope you are having a “sweet” day today!

Yesterday the dogs were finally able to get out back to the rest of the yard. The snow has been so deep that they haven’t done this for
weeks. Well, Mac went out back and nibbled on the bark from the willow tree. (he does this, willow is very healing and used as a pain reliever)

Last night we came home and found a little bark on the floor with some foam. Well, that didn’t agree with him much this time. A short while later, he started making swallowing movements and coughing a little… look out, he’s going to blow! Sure enough, he up-chucked all over the dog bed and floor. (that is a step up, as he used to run for our bed. Old age keeps him on the floor more)

He coughs once in a while, but seems to be ok. He is eating and drinking fine, and being his usual self. He may have scratched his
throat a bit when that came up, or there is a bit more there working its way through… It’s organic, anyway [sigh]. I’ll keep my eye on him for the next couple of days.

Val

Traveler is not happy that Fee has been taking up his snuzzle time in bed. She ALWAYS gets there first and he has to wait, and that’s not fair!

So last night I wasn’t even in bed yet when he LEAPED up onto the bed and stretched right out. Fee joined him once she saw that I was under the covers, but I made her leave so he could have some special time. (then she wasn’t happy, but she thinks I’m a… well, you get the idea. I see future power struggles ahead, but I bested one Queen [Mira]. I can do it again [G]. )

So Trav was snuzzling with Mom and Dad, very happy and all was right with the world. After awhile it was getting a bit cramped, and I decided that snuzzle time was over. Usually I just say “that’s enough” or something like that and he leaves. Not last night. He just wagged his tail and stayed right where he was.

So I started fooling around and pretended I was snoring… Mommy’s asleep now, time to get down, lots of snoring.

Well, every time I would do the fake snoring thing, he would growl! If I stopped, so did he. If I snored, he growled. He was laughing — I could tell, because his tail was wagging and he had a silly grin on his face. [LOL]

He does have a great sense of humor, that boy… it’s usually directed at me, but that’s nothing new.

Val