Just a quick note to say the vet has seen Mulder for a recheck and, while the ear is not fully resolved, it's showing significant improvement ("1000% better" per our vet). We're on two different ear medications for the next 10 days then another recheck. We definitely seem to be on the right track.
Weekend Finn
The doghouse is actually a repurposed cat litterbox house.
Vintage Dog Book Images: Hounds
Painting of a foxhound called Ringwood, a very popular hound name, from the book History of the Brocklesby Hounds, 1700-1901 by George Edwin Collins, 1902 From the book Cross Country with Horse and Hound by Frank Sherman Peer, 1902 Head like a brick. Two foxhound photos from the book Horse and Hound by Roger D. … Continue reading Vintage Dog Book Images: Hounds
Treats on the Internets
Sharky, dog ID number 11202, described as "dog selective" on the Petfinder page for Horn Lake Animal Shelter (Image: Petfinder) The animal control officer at the Horn Lake Animal Shelter in Mississippi says no dog has been killed for space there in nearly three years. But due to overcrowding, there are plans for the facility … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Animals in Art: Threatened
Saimaa ringed seal by Jaime Bran Owston's palm civet from the book Mammals of Eastern Asia by GHH Tate, 1947 Tasmanian devil illustration by C.E. Swan from The Wild Beasts of the World, Volume Two by Frank Finn, 1909 The clouded leopard entry in the book Guide to the Garden of the Zoological Society of … Continue reading Animals in Art: Threatened
Weekend Nap
A good day to hold hands and snuggle with a friend:
Vintage Dog Book Images: Mixed Breeds
Two pages from the book Hounds by Frank Townend Barton, 1913 An Irish-American setter from the book Breeding, training, management, diseases & c. of dogs by Francis Butler, 1877 An entry in the retriever section from The New Book of the Dog, Vol. I by Robert Leighton, 1907 From The Illustrated Book of the Dog … Continue reading Vintage Dog Book Images: Mixed Breeds
Animals in Art: Leftovers
A hodgepodge of animal art I hope you will enjoy. Eastern quoll from the book The Mammals of Australia: Illustrated by Miss Harriett Scott, and Mrs. Helena Forde, by Gerard Krefft, 1871 Illustration by WS Berridge from The Book of the Animal Kingdom by William Percival Westell, 1910 "A Scene in South America with Rheas … Continue reading Animals in Art: Leftovers
Animals in Art: Thanksgiving Colors
Just an excuse to share more animal art and wish everyone who celebrates a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Illustration by Ron Brooks from the book The Dream of the Thylacine by Margaret Wild, 2011 Art by Mesa Schumacher Three illustrations from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1869 From the book Colouration in Animals and … Continue reading Animals in Art: Thanksgiving Colors
Mulder’s Nightmear
A recent photo of Mulder (Image: Shirley Marsh) It started with blood gushing from her ear. We were out in the yard, Mulder seemed fine, then suddenly she walked up to me and blood is just flowing from inside her ear. I carried her inside and rushed to the emergency vet clinic. By the time … Continue reading Mulder’s Nightmear
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