Izzy's Baltimore Weekend -- Day 69, 70, 71

I think Izzy is most grateful for central air conditioning. It was in the 90s while we were in Baltimore and Izzy barely wanted to leave the house. In the car, we had to ride with the windows open and the air on. It was unbearable.

She did greet my mother with much enthusiasm that was not a/c influenced. Thank goodness! And she was rewarded with (just) chicken for dinner. A big bowl of it. Important lessons learned for Izzy!

We tried to go to our favorite park for our regular hike, but instead ended up spending all the time around the water. In Izzy's case, it was in the water! She was very happy.

Tummy Tuck Needed? -- Day 68

So tonight I was giving Izzy her daily belly scratch. On her chest, there is a lot more loose skin there now. She always had loose skin there, but it is noticeably more. Well, I noticed a lump. Would I have noticed this before? There would have been no way. Is it a concern? I am sure. We will have to have the vet check it out. It feels much like one of those fatty deposits that my parents' dog has. She shows no pain when I touch, pinch or, squeeze it. I will have my parents check it out when we go home.

Drool Pool -- Day 67

This is Izzy drool. She is staring at Michelle, trying to use her jedi powers to get more scooter treats. The mere thought of them make her salivate. Will it stop her from becoming a jedi master? who knows….

SMACK DOWN! -- Day 66

So a funny thing happened on the way to the park…

Izzy and I were walking to the park this morning, and there were some new dogs walking across the street. Izzy kept looking at them, until we passed them and then was looking back at them. They must have been boy dogs the way she was wagging her tale and distance flirting. Well, I stopped paying attention and was looking forward until the I heard this THUD. She had walked into a light post! When I realized that, I laughed so hard that she did not know what to do. I realized that I should show concern (of course, I was concerned) that I immediately consoled her and made sure she was ok.

She got even. When we were leaving the park, she was following me. When I turned around to put her on her leash, she was gone. I walked around and there she was with Michelle. That is love for you.

We're Back! -- Day 65

Izzy had some regular dog food. So Mr. Smith was over on Monday and I needed to feed the dogs dinner. I did not have enough Scooterfood to feed them both, so I feed them some canned Nutro and Royal Canin dry. (this is what Izzy used to eat.) Well, MY BAD! I suffered for it today! It makes me appreciate the scooterfood all the morning when it was clean up time on our walk.

Herding the Izzys -- Day 64

Izzy and Izzy 2 look like a herd of brown cows munching on the yummy grass of the hill today. I probably had to call her 5 times to get her to lift her head to take the picture. Otherwise, she looked a little more like a bear on the hill eating grass. Life is good when the grass is so green.

Dealing with the Most Humid Month's first days -- Day 62 and 63

This picture exemplifies how Izzy felt about the weekend. It was too hot on Saturday to do anything and too wet and humid on Sunday to do anything. So she is just going to lay there and look like she is melting into the ground.

It looks like our mild weather is over and it is going to get hot. It will be interesting to see how Izzy holds up through this

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