Thanks for all  the well wishes for Blaze and I.  I guess I should have mentioned, Blaze is a 3 year old kind of dark fawn and blonde colored Belgian Malnois with a black muzzle, and a white "Blaze" just off center from her nose to between her ears, with the tip of her tail being white.  She is about 60 lbs. She showed a little more emotion with the tail wagging, and greeted me at the door when I came home.  She went out to do her business, and moved real good. I guess she had to go pretty bad!  Tired her out pretty quick though.  Didn't want to eat too much, but when my wife made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, she was pretty attentive!  She's not wanting to eat any of her dry food, so I snuck her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 2 actually, and she perked up for little while.  The pain meds seem to help when she has something to eat, so she got half a turkey sandwich too. (I know, I shouldn't spoil her too much!). We have an appointment tomorrow to remove the bandages and check the incision, staples, stitches.  I read the required reading material and found several different options with diet and exercise. Thank you again for the support!

Blaze had her checkup yesterday and everything looked good.  Doctor said to keep her as inactive as possible so she doesn't pull any staples.  That is the problem.  She goes outside to do her business, and her sister Prissy wants her to play.  She is full of energy, but runs out of steam so fast!  She is eating well, and the heavy pain meds are done.  She doesn't seem to be having any issues, and has been getting around the house alot better! Her appetite is slowing coming back.  I come home from work, and her tail is going 90 miles an hour!  She has had alot of visitors, and I think she is becoming a diva with all the attention!  Her aunt Michelle just dotes on her when she comes over!  I thank everyone of you for the well wishes and the encouragment during Blaze's surgery.  She is more than an a pet, she is a member of this family! 

It's been almost a year since Blaze had her accident! She is a handful still! She sometimes forgets she has one leg missing, and gets off the dog couch with a bump! Still chases the squirrels and the rabbits!  She has become more of a homebody since, but get her going, takes a while for her to stop! She will still nip at Prissy's leg playing with her when Prissy is getting attention and not her! They get started and it goes on for a while! She is spoiled rotten, and although I can tell a difference since her accident, she is still full of life and ready to go ride in the truck at a moments notice. 

The only setback was she started limping on her hind leg, same side as the amputation.  Vet sent us to a ortho specialist, who recommended a TPLO be done.  After some serious thinking and a second and third opinion, we decided not to do it.  She is no longer limping, and is happy to be somewhat of a lap dog! A rather large lap dog at 60 pounds!

Blaze doesn't like thunderstorms now either.  She will attach herself to you when thunderstorms are going on.  She will actually lay on me until its over.  It's okay until it hits at 3 in the morning, and she jumps on the bed and trys to dig under the blankets!

For those out there just going through something like this, IT GETS BETTER! Trust me on this one! Tripawds, I can't thank you enough for the support!