the Competitive Canine of the Carolinas

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. We had plenty of fireworks around our house, including professional grade booms right over the neighbors house. My old guy was non-plussed. He has never cared. My girl has never had an issue and would sometimes sit and watch but this year, Toke decided that fireworks are scary so my girl decided they are scary. We spent the evening with friends on the back patio tossing cheese balls for each boom. It worked. Before long they would come running for a treat each time there was an especially loud boom.

I had hoped to have the July issue out on the 4th or 5th but as of this moment, it’s still in progress. On Monday my old guy was diagnosed with renal disease and my world was turned upside down. We were heading out of town and I needed a plan to feed him. He needed treats that didn’t make things worse. He needed supplements. we needed a plan…… and all of this had to be figured out before this morning. I planned to work on the magazine while on the road but then the old guy had an emergency and we couldn’t get pulled over in time. I’ll spare you the details. He kind of knocked the wind out of my sails. The magazine will arrive soon, I promise. But my old guy needs me first