{"id":15731,"date":"2015-03-22T16:08:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T22:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=15731"},"modified":"2015-03-22T16:08:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T22:08:42","slug":"ready-to-roll-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2015\/03\/ready-to-roll-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0988.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0988.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just to clarify&#8230;Bear is not seeming to be ill.  I did have the feeling that he did not seem 100% comfortable and so when we went for his 6 month Senior Wellness exam, I asked for a full blood test even though all other parts of the exam indicated healthy dog.  The one number is VERY high and has been increasing over the last 8 months and it indicates something&#8230;  Still, as of today, Bear is Mr. Happy Boy:  eating well, maintaining weight, playing, etc. &#8230; mostly normal&#8230;just that niggling feeling on my part that he is not 100%.  Based on some other history I made the decision to jump directly to a specialist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0995.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0995.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, today we enjoyed a very springlike day &#8211; that is Bear digging on Beardog Hill.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0997.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0997.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So much fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0998.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0998.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, after considerable dithering, I de-winterized Wild Thing.  She is full of water which allows us to live with &#8220;normal plumbing&#8221;, i.e. shower, hot water &#8211; all running water enjoyment!  This is versus kind of camping in her using bottled water and the rv park showers.  I am unclear why I was on the fence about this because it does not take all that much time to winterize OR de-winterize, but at this point, I am VERY glad that I decided to de-winterize and we roll tomorrow with a normal rolling house!<\/p>\n<p>And I am calm about all.  I have little control over any of it so it is 1 step\/1 thing at a time and I am focusing on just enjoying each day whatever it brings.  Worrying is not going to change a thing and although it has taken a significant part of my almost 60 years to get to this point, I am grateful to be here.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0990.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Mar15\/Ready0990.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Auggie was in and out of Wild Thing as I did the de-winterizing and a bit of loading.<\/p>\n<p>I think, like me&#8230;and like Bear&#8230;He is Ready to Roll!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just to clarify&#8230;Bear is not seeming to be ill. I did have the feeling that he did not seem 100% comfortable and so when we went for his 6 month Senior Wellness exam, I asked for a full blood test even though all other parts of the exam indicated healthy dog. 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