Heart Attack

Hello efurrybody! Yes, we are still here and we have NOT forgotten you! Unfortunately, shortly after our last post, some pretty bad stuff happened.

Dog-Dad John had what is called a "heart attack" and had to go to hospital and even after he was released, twice strange men in red coats (no, not the Redcoats!) with bulky, noisy equipment came in the middle of the night and led him away again because he developed "complications".


Our Papa after he's had an angiogram to determine how bad the blockage in his heart is

Our Mama said that we shouldn't worry and that these men were there to help Papa but we barked and hollered at them nonetheless, we were so confused!

Mama explained to us that an artery in Papa's heart had got blocked and that he will have to take it very easy from now on because this part of his heart is no longer functioning.


Jessie greeting her Papa after his release from hospital

These things aren't easy for two young dogs to comprehend, but we do know that each one of us has his own sick human to look after now: I (Josh) look after Mama, and Jessie looks after Papa.

He tends to have very cold feet these days and likes it when Jessie lies across them while he and Mama are having dinner :o) She also offered to sit on his head because he does not have very much fur left up there but he refused and said that his floppy old woollen hat would do just fine (but we know that Mama is planning a trip to town to buy him a much nicer one... psst, don't tell him!!).

But today was a very special day: For the first time since all this happened, Papa felt strong enough to take us for a little walk around the block. Afterward he said to Mama that he was very impressed how gentle we were with him... not tugging on the leash and always making sure that he could keep up with us.

Hopefully things will get better quickly from hereon. In our next post we'll show you the first pictures of 'Bark-a-lot-Lodge', the construction of which started four weeks ago.

Take care, dear friends, and we'll be back here, soon.

Love, Josh, Jessie, Gisela and John