Pepper

We have an American Mastiff, she is a beauty. She has a dark face and eyes with a light coat that is just starting to gray around the muzzle. She's a mellow dog with moments of crazy-just like the rest of us. 

Pepper is a big girl at 128 pounds, but not too big for her breed. 

She recently got some fleas, yes I said fleas! We took her to the vet because she got a sore on her tail from scratching. Long story short, we discovered that the poor girl also has arthritis. She is middle aged and something was bound to happen as this breed is prone to hip dysplasia and some heart disease. I'll take the arthritis over heart problems any day.  Any how, she got a shot of cortisone wich should help her feel better over the next week and a half while she heals up. So I'm off for some glucosamine for the old girl, and I hope we can keep her comfortable during these upcoming colder months.

My Morning Jog

Got my morning jog in! Yay me! It was so cool out this morning and I forgot to layer up, eek! Took forever for my body to warm up. It was beautiful this morning. On the jogging trail there were wild turkey and bright yellow wild flowers; I'm going to have to get a pic of those. Today there was a young buck and doe right on the walkway. They stared me and my jogging buddy down for a while then meandered off into the tall grass. From there they kept a close eye on us. The buck walked away slowly, as if to say, "Yeah, I own this place, and I'm watching you." He was slightly intimidating. Although, while my friend just laughed at me, I tried sending mental messages to the buck not to mess with me. Ha ha.

I couldn't ask for a better start to my day than this. It was beautiful!