Had Daisy at the vet at 8:15 this morning. I forgot what rush hour traffic is like, don't miss it at all.

The vet checked her in and said they'll start on her afternoon. They called at 12:15 and said everything went well. We can pick her up after 3PM. We got there about 4, the folks at the front desk told use everything we need to know about how it went and what to expect. Sent a couple of bottles of pills home with us.

A couple minutes later they brought her out. She had her soft "cone of shame on" and when she looked at us it was like, what did I do to deserve this? We got her into the car and she sat with Cindi in the back seat. She is still pretty stoned and moving slow. She had a big drink of water when we got home.

We moved her crate to the front room so we could keep an eye on her. She's such a sweet girl.

Took Blossom in yesterday, it was hard to leave her. The vet called and said she did great, you can pick her after 3.

When we went to get her the folks at the desk greeted us, we said we're here for Blossom. All three of them said, oh, she's so cute! I said thank you, she gets it from her mother's side of the family!

When we sat down, we saw a senior pup and his mom sitting across from us. She was doing all she could not to break down and sob. She would reach down and stroke his head all while fighting back tears. Her husband sat next to her playing with his phone. We have all been there, I wanted to say something...  

That's when Blossom came flying around the corner, sporting her red leash and a soft gray collar instead of a cone of shame ! She hopped in the truck and we started home! In an odd way I felt some guilt, us leaving, smiling and happy. It was a quiet ride.

Daisy was overjoyed when Blossom came through the front door. Her buddy was HOME! It didn't long for Blossom to fall asleep in her crate. A few hours later, we had to wake her to go to bed! 

She didn't eat much this morning, got in Dusty's face a few times, then wearing her new collar, fell asleep beside me on the couch. We'll do our best to keep them both still and quiet. 

I hope the couple sitting across from us got some sleep last night.

Blossom in now a card-carrying member in the "too much fun club!"

Apparently in one of last evenings rounds of play between Blossom, Dusty and Daisy, somebodies' stiches became undun or loose.

This morning we're at the local VCA at 9AM and it was a full house. We filled out the paperwork and waited. About 11:30 they came out and reviewed the story with us. I told them she partied a little too hard last night and was paying the price...then she asked Cindi what really happened. She wrote everything down and said she'd be right back. About 10 minutes later she took Blossom to the back with her. Wasn't long till we were told the Doctor wanted talk to us. Smiling he said no big deal, he would replace a couple of staples and we'd be on our way. He mentioned that we may need to "observe her play a little closer" and keep her cone of shame nearby. He also said he had a TRIPAWD.

We headed back to the waiting area and about 20 minutes later one of the techs smiled and told us, "she'll be right out, we're getting our Golden fix today! 

Not the typical Sunday morning for us but hopefully Blossom helped the Vet and a few techs feel a bit better.

Yesterday was Boss 'em Blossoms 10 month birfday, today, it's Daisy's big day! Of course there will be celebrations ongoing through the weekend!

We've contacted California Governor Gavin Newsom multiple times, asking him to declare the 9th and 10th of each month state holidays! His staff says, "they will get back to us on that."

Our kitchen window looks out on our backyard. Sometimes it looks and sounds like a WWF wrestling match back there! 2 Goldens flying around and sometimes, a White Shepherd mixed in. One moment Daisy's on the ground, 2 seconds later Dusty's being "attacked", then it's poor, poor Blossom's turn on the ground. The "growling" and "fang" displays are impressive, non-threatening, and common. Then it's time for a water and rest break. 10 minutes later, it's on again. Most days, there are morning, mid-afternoon and twilight sessions.

With us, they are typical Golden's. Full of love, goofy, funny and very sweet. When we meet strangers, they totally shut down. We knew they weren't socialized as puppies when we brought them home. We thought we'd be able to work though it on our own. Looking at where they are now, socially, we've let them down. We're looking into working with a Certified Dog Behavioral Consultant to help the girls live a full, rich life.

We're soooo blessed and happy they came to live with us. Hopefully, soon they'll bring some of that joy and happiness to others.

Hi, Daisy here.

This morning Miss "it's all about the ball" Rosy was running amuck around here, like, hey, look at me!!! Whoo Hooo!

That's when I notice, she's left her ball, THE BALL, in the kitchen! Unguarded!

Sooo, I casually saunter over, swoop down and snag it! As I head to my favorite place to snooze, I hide it under my lip!

She'll never find it! Tee Hee Hee!

We have been, ah, remodeling/repairing our house for the last 11 months due to an in-wall water leak. As needed, all the inside of the house has been upgraded, fixed, repaired, replaced, added onto or simply messed with. Scores of repair dudes strolling in and out and all around. Drywall, paint, tile, electrical, plumber, insurance, insulation and some I have no idea who they were, were in the house. 

Why stop on the inside, let's replace the windows and sliding doors too. That means that the front yard is being replanted as we speak. The girls, as well as myself, have been overwhelmed many, many times. 

Today there were 6 or 7 guys working on the front yard. The girls we simply beside themselves. 

I went outside to check the mail around 4 and Blossom wanted to go. She didn't know that someone was working just around the corner by the driveway.  When she saw him, tail went straight up and she bolted by him and headed towards the mailbox, only to find more people in her front yard! Instead of panicking and heading back inside, she hippity hopped to the sidewalk, looked around and sniffed one of the yard guys and simply continued her sidewalk adventure.

When she was done, we headed inside and Daisy, the real scaredy cat in our house, wanted to go outside! I opened the door, she timidly looked outside, took a couple steps and headed to the driveway! She saw all the people and bolted back to the door. I called her, and she came running, happily, back out to me! We did this a couple more times and she was getting all fired up and after about the 4th trip, she looked at me like, hey, what are waiting for, let's go! She was sniffing, checking everything in the next 3 houses front yards. 

I was in total shock, this was NOT the sweet Daisy I knew. She was enjoying the outdoors! Sniffing, wagging tail, being a DOG! 

Soooo, we brought Blossom back out and they were like 2 little puppies, jumping, growling, running amuk. Knocking each over, growling and going yard to yard. They were like 4 houses away, we called them and there was a mad rush to get home. Daisy was running for all she was worth and MIZ Blossom was NOT FAR BEHIND! Tongues and spit flying everywhere! Ears were flapping as they bounced down the sidewalk. IT WAS GREAT!

I do believe that was the first time I've seen them just being dogs, outside in the sun, running with each other, heading home!

I gotta tell ya, I teared up and thought, DANG, that was so cool!

When Cindi walked up to us, I said, did you see that? She said, oh yeah, they did all that yesterday too........

Pictures will follow, I promise.