Lazy week

Well, we had a pretty lazy week around Rockwood Lane this week. After travelling for the long weekend it was back to work for the humans and back to sleeping on the job for Marshall.

Highlights of the week include finding two new routes around the neighborhood for evening walks. Both include checking out the activity at the Pillow Elementary playground where there is always a game of soccer going on or at least a few kids in the swings to watch. Marshall continues to gain strength in his recovering left hind leg and as you can see from this shot is still pulling forward even as he nears the end of his walk.



Before taking up position back on the couch Marshall did meet both his neighbors so they can keep an eye on him while the humans are not around. We're lucky to be surrounded by folks that work from home and folks that are retired so we know Marshall is well looked after. With all the attention, sometimes he just wants to get away from it all and curl up behind a good pillow.



Have no fear, Paca, your influence is still being felt at Rockwood Lane. Marshall has enjoyed tearing up this toy since returning from your house. There isn't much left.



We all made it to the Hound Rescue garage sale this morning, where all proceeds went to the worthy cause. Marshall donated Grandma Pearson's old TV (it sold quickly) and Lori picked up a couple books for summer reading.

Weekend at Paca's

We've had quite a weekend. First up, a trip to Allandale Vet Clinic on Friday morning to meet Dr. Weisz and make sure all is well. Marshall has already gotten his first e-mail (apparently the vet can handle electronic medical records even if human doctors can't) and is on schedule for his next well visit.

Next stop was Paca and Gama's house. Those are the names that Aunt Melinda's ankle biters call Jimmy's parents. Ten minutes in to Marshall's visit Paca started bringing out the new toys. First up was this Harley Davidson bone complete with a motor sound hidden inside. It took Marshall about 15 minutes to destory this one. Seriously, destroy.

Now that he is off his pain medicine, Marshall shows more and more signs of young Beagle life each day. He sniffed every inch of the new backyard and then had to finally take a little rest.



These stairs were no match for Marshall, nor was the bed upstairs which is lower than Jimmy and Lori's so he decided he wanted to sleep with his humans.

Marshall also got his first (as far as we know) swimming lesson. He didn't exactly enjoy it, but he seemed to like the cool water and he definitely tolerated it well. Marshall was walking around on this first step before too long.



Speaking of the ankle biters, here's a nice shot of Marshall with Bethany, Trevor, John (the semi-nude one), and Aunt Melinda.

I am Marshall

Born on February22, 2008, Marshall was leading a nice life in the Austin area until he was hit by a car in April 2009. The good folks at Hound Rescue arranged for a surgery to repair a break in his pelvis and then matched him with us as soon as they knew we were looking again.

Ouch! Here is the proof of Marshall's injury. His surgery included use of a plate to help things heal just right. Marshall's foster mother Denise made sure his recovery was monitored well from the beginning and he is doing great.

We picked him up from San Antonio last night. By the time we got back to Austin there was only enough day light for one or two sniff circles around the back yard before all light was gone. Marshall has taken to his new house pretty well so far with only a few whimpers on his first night. The wall-mounted dog door (two flaps because of its depth) was not even a challenge for him.

He got us up early this morning and we went on a short walk to the school in our neighborhood (less than a block away). Marshall also got a trip to the pet store for a nail clipping and to sniff out some new treats before heading back home for his first test of the new crate he will use while we are not around.

Here are some good pics from the first day. We'll post more after next week's trip to Paca and Gamma's house.

The time has come to start again...

Friends - Its been almost a year since we lost Scarlett to her heart worm treatment. She simply couldn't handle the treatments, either due to a reaction to the medicine or the extent of her sickness.

While we considered adopting again in the fall, it was too soon. The good folks at Hound Rescue found another dog in need of a good forever home and now that the legislative session is behind us, we felt it was time to try again. So tomorrow Lori and I will travel to San Antonio to pick up our new edition. Details will be posted soon after.

Thanks again for all the encouraging words last summer, and throughout the year.

Uno goes to Austin

Yes, Uno came to Austin several times during the legislative session. He was given proclamations by the Governor, the Senate, and the House for his faithful service since winning the Westminster Dog Show in 2008. Here is a pic Lori was able to snag with him after stalking Uno on the floor of the House of Representatives.