Poor Alfred

This past Christmas Kingsley was lucky enough to make a new friend: Alfred the Alligator. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before Alfred met his fate. Poor Alfred-not only was all his good stuffing taken from him, but then he was discarded for a bone.

Disaster Strikes!

Well, this is the last time I buy an Ikea picture frame! The frame fell out of nowhere while Kings was eating his dinner! The poor buddy was scared stiff and it smashed his food bowl (the same one that survived a hockey puck shot.) Alas this time the damage is too great to fix.

FORTS!!

One of my favorite things to do as a child was watch my baby home videos. A little strange? Probably. Sentimental? For sure. Well, one of
these home videos features incredible forts that my older and more
experienced-fort building cousins built with my father.
Here is Kingsley's equivalent to that video.
Does he even know where he is?!

Epsom Salt Bath Soak

What's a dog gotta do with irritated paws? An Epsom Salt bath soak, according to my local vet and countless others in the blogosphere. For about 6 months now Kingsley has been licking his paws, generally the moment we turn off the lights to go to sleep. Not only is this not good for him, but it's terribly loud and annoying. As a result, his fur around his paws turned red, as often happens with Wheatens. (It's their form of a bruise). I tried giving him a regimen
of baby Benadryl at night but I wouldn't always remember.
So anyway, at our most recent vet appointment, the vet recommended an Epsom Salt bath soak. So, beginning yesterday, Kings and I have embarked on a 15 minute soak in the tub with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of Epsom Salts. In fact, the bath is ongoing as I type this sitting on the (closed) toilet seat. While there are no signs of relief yet, we're only starting on day 2. One
word of warning though for others who might try the soak, Epsom Salt's can be
used as a laxative so don't let your dog drink the water!

Fun (And Dirty) Times at the Dog Park

Kings and I just got back from a fun romp at the dog park, and he has the dirty paws
to show for it! Unfortunately the fun quickly came to an end when
I picked him up and plopped him into the bathtub!