Florida Panthers loose their tails and so does Sandy!!

I went to the Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitols game this past week

and it was AWESOME!

I was torn between which team to root for as they are both home teams! Caps won 7-3 and it was a great game. (although there were NO fights!! How boring)

Our tickets were in the Lexus Club level seating with leather seats and a private bath!

(as we are all high class and all)

After the Panthers lost their tails, Sandy ended up losing hers.

(or at least some of it anyway)

Like I wrote in my previous post,

Sandy's tail got caught in the van door and basically snapped in half.

I was hoping it would heal on its own with merely a crooked tail, but alas,

it was too far gone. As you will see in the below pictures, the bone was protruding and, due to the thinness of the tail, there really wasn't any way to push it back in to heal.

So the vet had to chop off about half her tail.

She is recovering nicely but is a little worried the other dogs will make fun of her and call her names like "shorty" and "nubs."

The Parting Shot:

One last long-tailed wag from Sandy......

Let the Sunshine in.....

It's been a cold, cold, winter in south Florida but we have been getting out a little. The warm weather is upon us and we are looking forward to more outside adventures!!

Before Kevin left, after New Years, we took the hounds for a some nice day trips to the Keys.

At Marathon Key (which is about halfway to Key West) we had a nice sunset romp on the beach. Marathon Key is the only dog friendly beach in the Keys. We only took Jasmine and Strut on this trip as we had a great restaurant we wanted to check out and didn't want to overwhelm the restaurant with 4 dogs on our first trip! We found out later we need not worry as this restaurant was a VERY pet friendly place! Apparently ANY type of pet is welcome from dogs to ferrets!

Strut and Jasmine both enjoyed their romp on the beach and Jasmine even tested her limits in the ocean.....almost too much...

Our next trip was to Key Biscayne where the dog received lots of attention as always...

We also babysat for a friend and the hounds did good with the little one hangin' around....

My, what big teeth you have....

But she really loved Jasmine's soft fur...

The last thing we did before Kevin left was see the greyhound races. We had never been before and decsided we needed to go at least once to see the full cycle of the racing greyhound. It was tough to watch those SKINNY hounds knowing their fate but you can tell the just loved to run!

Look quick, do you see them?

Well Kevin went back to VA and it was just me and the hounds again...

So I shaved my head.... again....(no more blond)

and then I went to the PRO BOWL!!

I also checked another item off of my Miami Bucket List by heading to a Florida Panthers Hockey Game!

We've had a couple injuries.

Jasmine tore the webbing in between one of her back paws and I came home to a pretty pattern of red footprints all over the white tile floor...

And then just yesterday...... Sandy broke her tail!!!

We had just got out of the van at the greyhound kennel and as I was shutting the door, Sandy wags her tail right into it. Oh did she scream! :(

I had to open the door to get it out!

Her poor tail just snapped in half with the bone sticking out and everything. It was gross.

Luckily we were at the kennel when it happened so our adoption kennel manager was able to fix her up and save me about $500 in emergency vet bills on a Sunday!

She is doing fine now but will probably have a crooked tail when its all done.

We shall see...

Speaking of the kennel... Here is a typical day in the play yard....sleeping.

The Parting Shot:

Sunset in Marathon Key