Hiking (with the hounds)

LOL my new hiking buddy Lucy Chocolate Lab

 

LOL, I hope your not teaching Lucy house demo, that might backfire

 

I restore houses and she is with me everyday, today we did some concrete block sealing she now has a couple of white spots on her.

 

A special Happy Birthday today to you DaveGunter I hope you get out and spend time hiking today.

 

Happy bday dave! May the hounds lick you many times today

 

Happy Birthday DaveGunter Wishing you a good birthday and many more good days to come.

 

Today was Jackson's first hike since having bilateral TTA knee surgery, he's almost 9 weeks post surgery and doing well, still a bit lame on one side but mostly only when he first gets moving. He had his 8 week post op xrays last week, the Doc says everything looks good and gave the OK to gradually increase activity. He even got a little time off leash today. We took it easy just a couple miles and about 500 ft gain.

 

Glad all worked out well for him. Also good that you were able to afford the surgery. I feel many dogs don't get care when the owners find out what the cost is. My old boy had one knee done. He is now very arthritic. He smiles as he waddles on and on, so I just let him do and go at his own pace. Sometimes he follows the grandkids down on the power line. I don't know why he wants to go that far, but as I said, I let him set his own pace. He walks, never any running, just a steady pace.
Thank you for the update and the pictures. I always enjoy the dogs adventures.

 

Looks like it was a beautiful day.

 

It always is when Dave's out with the hounds, always a good time. Thanks for sharing Dave!

 

Stone Barn Farm, the house is c. 1850, the barn c. 1907, on the National register of historic places and protected by a preserve easement.

Some trails through the 165 acres fields and woods that the owner allows access to.

 

What a great place! I LOVE barns, and that stone one is a real corker!

 

2 here so far, one each on my wife and son. Not dug in, just crawling up em'. I HATE TICKS.

 

Ticks are pretty bad here Brian, there is no hunting on the Island so the deer are pretty much unchecked except for 3-4 million tourists a year mowin em down with their cars. Trying the seresto collar this year on the Hounds, still finding them attached but always dead and not engorged. I leave a spray bottle of permethrin by the door and douse myself from the knees down a few times a week.