I think she wants a walk

The rest didn't last long and she was up wanting a walk. We stayed on the sunny side of the street and she was totally dry by the time we got back.

Still a bit damp

After all that excitement Shula had to have a rest.

Treat

Shula had to have her treat for being good.

Bath Day

The weather has been really nice for a couple of days so decided this morning to put Shula in the shower. I don't think she was too impressed but was very good. She looks really lovely with her fluffy coat and smells nice, even her feet.

Back to normal

Patch

Yesterday we took Shula to have her stitches removed. The vet thought she looked fine. We were hoping to get her blood test done for her pet passport but the vet wants to do it next month which will be more than six months since her rabies injection. This was not my interpretation of the rules, but I guess he knows best. Really it doesn't matter as we have no intention of taking her to the UK, just want the passport in place in case something unexpected happens. She is back to normal now and I think her ordeal is already forgotten. Hopefully the weather will be better by the weekend as I really want to bath her. All this stress has made her smell very doggy, and her feet are something else, doggy deodorant is not helping much.

While we were at the vet we met a lady who recognised Shula as one of the three dogs rescued from the golf coarse. She told us Patch, Shula's brother has now been adopted. I have checked the F.A.M.A website and there is no note of this but it could be the website has not yet been updated. I hope if he has a new home he is as happy as Shula and his owners love him as much as we love her.

Look what they did to me

Poor Shula

Don't you love her, what a showoff. You have heard of these people who want to show their operation to everyone, well we have got one of those dogs.

Pippa is being naughty

After a week of sunny reasonable weather we have another grey rainy day, a bit like being in the UK. Yesterday I made the mistake of turning the automatic watering back on, Ken thinks I am a jinx. Good thing is, it was not due to water until tomorrow morning and has now been turned off again.


Shula is back to her happy lively self. We had thought she was over bothering with her stitches and has had a couple of nights without her plastic collar, however, this morning, around the stitches looks a bit red so it will be back on tonight. Hopefully by next Wednesday everything will be healed and the stitches will be removed - can't wait.


Pippa is being a bit naughty and has taken to sitting in the middle of the sofa and chasing Shula if she tries to get on either end. Although she is told, no, and we know she understands the meaning of the word, she still does it, cats are a law unto themselves. I suppose it was too much to expect them to like having a dog around and we are lucky they except her most of the time. Shula loves the cats and wants to play and even when they swipe at her she just dodges out of the way.

It is still raining and both Chia and Pippa are in, Chia, in front of the fire, and Pippa in the middle of the sofa. Shula is safely sat with Ken on his sofa.

Getting Better

Shula is a lot better today, we have been out for several walks which she has really enjoyed. Her stitches look to be healing up. Although she has had a little yelp when she has moved too fast, on the whole she is doing well. We have another three days of antibiotics but she takes them without any fuss, not like Pippa who has to be wrapped in a towel and fights the whole time. Still I will be glad when it is time for the stitches to be removed and we can get back to normal.

Poor Shula

Friday 15th. January was the day of Shula's operation. I had hoped to delay the date when we had Shula spayed but having to return to the UK for a couple of weeks beginning of March dictated the date. When we brought her home from the vet she was still dozy from the anaesthetic so slept for a couple of hours but when she was alert went straight for her stitches. We put a plastic collar on her but thought as long as we watched her we could take it off. Big mistake! she immediately tried to pull the stitches and made them bleed so we had to put the collar back on. Our first night was terrible, Shula would not lay down until she was so tired she almost fell down. I sat up all night apart from 2 hours when Ken got up.

Saturday was a bit better with her slowly coming to terms with the plastic collar. We still had the problem with her yelping every time she made a sudden movement. I can not tell you how distressing this can be, unless you have had someone close to you in pain.

Sunday, we have been out a few time for walks and Shula has been super, when she is round the house she can be a bit whiny. I don't blame her. She is trying to be very good, we love her loads. We just want to this week to go fast, not something we normally wish for.

Walking in the rain - Again!

The weather has been terrible again with rain most days. The cats which normally are out most of the time are now mostly in. Walking the dog has been difficult but Shula doesn't seem to mind the rain as long as it is not too heavy, and I make sure I take my umbrella.

After having the best autumn I can remember here in Spain, this last month or so has been the worst rain we have ever had. The electricity which is not reliable at the best of times was off for 12 hours one day last week, and most days we lost a phase for a few hours. The electricity board has put a temporary pole at the bottom of our road so hopefully that will solve the problem until they manage to find the fault.