OK Here's the Answer... Don't peek if you haven't tried it yet.

The one with the man leaning over him.  Nicky had a left foreleg amp but the shadow looks kind of like another leg. Tricky!!! It was a wonderful day though. The first year we've gotten him to face the camera!

Yes, The third man from the viewers right, looking down, between the woman in the black shirt and the white haired lady, that's me!  Nick was sitting on my foot at the time. So everybody wins!! Good Newfie tripawd spotting

We have been taking Nick out for the last two mornings early and he seems so much better. Gets a good walk, makes some new friends, sleeps all day in the heat, and keeps the bad guys/bobcat/coyotes away in the cool of the evening. He took another long barking run down the side field and into the woods tonight. so life is interesting for him again and i think he feels more confident. He started to bust through the little gate, as he did before and then remembered how to go around. I think he was getting kind of down, just lying around.

Thursday August 19. nine weeks today since his amputation. Nick was so excited at the idea of our morning outing. It didn't take him long to understand this was going to be daily. He met people he's not seen in a long time and dogs he brought up as puppies who played with him today. He did a little Recreationa Director duty, splitting and laying down the rules. "I know she's your sister but you are being two rough!" We all use him to guage if teenage play is getting out of hand. He loves to play too. People were surprised that he was 8 years old and a puppy's owner, a preschool teacher so a good observer, said his personality and attitude hadn't changed at all, so that confirmation felt good. Just some more muscle and balance development. That's my goal.

OSU on the other hand failed to submit the 7/31 prescription order for metronomic chemo. I called the distribution company who answered right back and emailed OSU, no response, so now I have to tangle with their phone tree. The very competant office manager at the front desk said to select Billing and they will route me to the right person. Saves a lot of steps. I'm not sure if chemo is the right solution for Nicholas anyway.

His swimming therapist said she would stay in the water with him for a half hour so he wouldn't have to get in and out three times, which was very kind of her. I'm thinking he can put up with two minutes of indignity (being backed into the pool) in exchange for a  half hour of swimming. He's going to remember the last time when he must have been in pain, but he'll just have to trust that we listened to him. Four legged Newfs seem to be able to tread water so we'll see if he can figure it out. His swimming stroke is a similar circular breast stroke rather than a dog paddle, even with three.

I spelled it wrong You are right. That one is rimadyl, the cytoxan, cytophosphate, is the chemo. Metronomic chemo just means small dosages, which can bee given at home. As soon as he's no longer taking these drugs I forget how to spell them!

Our weather is a lot like Florida right now, but dry and cooler at night.  Nicky just loves his morning outings and it's such a pleasure to see him play!  He had a great game going today and can still whirl around and bump his friend (a newf specialty)