Update on Reggie

Hi All,

Reggie had his vet appointment and it looks like he's not having any pain in his tooth. That was a relief. He's on a dental dog food ($$) and we've bought him his own toothbrush and supplied him with lots of bones to chew on. Hopefully that will work some of the plaque off. Otherwise, the vet says he'll need a dental cleaning which is about $800.00. Yikes. He goes back on the 14th for his booster shots, so we'll decide the tooth thing then.

Reggie is a lovely dog. He's very funny and loves to play. He and Spike are getting along famously. They had some rough spots the first couple of days, and there have been a few foot incidents, but Spike has forgiven Reggie. We've noticed Reggie has a little arthritis in his left hind leg, so we'll get that checked by the vet. He loves to go for long walks, but is a bit of a lump on the way home, so we're going to have to shorten the route for him. Spike always wants to keep going, but he's also about 4 years younger that Reggie.

We're all doing well. We're in the middle of dental, medical, eye appointments. Shelly and Blaine have new glasses and I go today to get mine. The girls both need dental cleanings and Blaine has to get some work done there too, but then we're all done that. It's nice to have Blue Cross so we can get some work done (finally).

Shelly and I went in this weekend and got our hair done. Shelly just had a wash and set (a nice treat) and I had mine all cut off. They cut off about 18-24 inches from the back. It's shorter in the back and longer in the front. It looks cute and makes my face appear slimmer. Shelly was a little shocked as she saw the stylist cut off so much, but everyone loves the new look.

The girls both did well on their spell-a-thon and know-a-thons. Dana got 27/30 and Shelly got 87% on the know-a-thon. We're really happy with how well they are both doing at school this year.

Blaine's job is going great. He's been doing night charge for a couple of months now, and they are asking him when he'd like to do day charge. They want him to be day charge so he can work lots of holidays this summer. It's nice that he's being asked to take on more responsibility. A few of his co-workers have also suggested he look at being trained for ER. It could mean a change for him. We'll keep you posted.