More Meetups!

"Anyone need their face cleaned? *LICK*"

Well, after our adventure with the dog walking meetup (which was good, but just not quite so workable) someone (Yeah Nichole!) started a Great Dane Meetup! We've been to both of the gatherings and had a lot of fun meeting new people and new dogs! (I seem to think that Bu likes the people most and I'm the one wanting to bond with the other dogs. Maybe we have that backwards?!) Sorry we haven't posted in ages.

"Whatcha doing in there?
Why are you in the water? Really??"

Bu spent a week at my parents house in June when I went to camp and he gets to spend another week this July when I'm off to the National Youth Gathering. They like their grand-puppy but have to remember that their grand-puppy can reach the countertops!

Dog Day Meetup!

Bu and I went on our first Toledo Dog Walking Meet-up... We met some new friends and had a good walk...I should have thought a bit more about how much we were going to walk cause poor Bu started to get really really tired. He's now curled up on the couch as I'm typing fast asleep. Hopefully he won't be too sore tomorrow.

Bu really liked the little lab puppy, "Lucy" -- she was about 7 months old. He really wanted to play, but was also so tired and feet all floppy!

Bu and the Lucy-dog laying around after a long walk. So, this is the update...we both are tired and I'm thinking that a nap on the couch is about right. Still not sure if I have allergies or a new cold but I think I'm pretty beat today too.

10 Honest things ...

Just for our buddy Mango....here are 10 honest things about the Bu-dawg and the promise to post a bit more instead of playing on facebook (and working)...

1. Bu has his pacifier-pillows that he holds in his mouth at night.
2. Bu could rival "Walter the Farting Dog" of book fame.
3. Bugenhagen is not getting much go to work with the owner time since refusing to walk down the steps for 30 minutes in spite of bribes, lovies, children, and an offer for the elevator (which he refused to climb into)
4. Bu doesn't seem to like carrots anymore -- instead he just makes a mess out of them on my carpet.
5. Bu has been known to swallow socks...whole...
6. Bu does actually fit in my '98 Chevy Cavalier 2 Door car....but with the front seat down and a lot of folding. (Origami dog!) (Someday a car that a great dane fits in...someday)
7. We miss Mondays in Grand Forks -- Bu at doggie day care, Me at the Mall.
8. The deck belongs to Bugenhagen-the-Great who rules over the yard with an ever watchful eye...when he's not sleeping in the sun.
9. For Bu's birthday we ordered 100 bully sticks. Yes, the dog still loves me...at least for awhile.

and finally...this goes to the picture up top...

10. The best way to talk on skype with my Bubers is just like that... course, I can't move...I can't turn off the computer...I can't fall asleep...I can't do anything....but he sleeps well.

One Year Here...

Hey there -- can you believe it? We've now been here for a year! Bu has fallen in love with many confirmation students and he has declared the deck as all his own territory. We've been dealing with the wobblies for about a year as well...but things are going pretty well on that front. Come to find out, Bu still likes socks a bit too much (yes, he swallowed one again...and gacked it back up....Hrumph. This dog is just one swallow away from surgery someday.....*sigh*) Well, we do miss our little home on the prairie, but are loving the life here in Ohio. Many greetings to our blogging friends...we'll try to do better! Grace2you!

Spring 009!

This is Bu supervising the installation of the new Doggie Dooley..... we both hope it works well.

Home of the groundhog!!! Bu wearing his bandana that my parents gave him for Christmas.... Today he's two!

PPOD!!!!!

Surveying his world.... really he loves to stand like this and be petted... it's kinda crazy, but we both are glad that it is nice enough to sit outside for a few minutes like this everyday!

Long time.... My Appologies

Dearest friends of Bu, Sorry I haven't updated the blog in MONTHS!!! We've been busy and are just starting to get back into a normal swing of things. Here's the update: Bu continues to deal with being wobbly from wobblers. We've been back in a neck brace at times, had a few more beads placed, and on predinsone. But, he's doing well on a maintance dose of the predinsone -- he just will never be a really stable dog! (Ehhhh Look at his owner, it's okay!) More than anything though is that he misses getting to go to doggie daycare and playing with other dogs.

TODAY BUGENHAGEN the GREAT (dane) is 2 years old! But, it is a wednesday in lent, and I'm super busy today with work, so we won't be celebrating. However, I did order him a new box of 100 bully sticks....to be delivered sometime this week. So, we'll celebrate then!

Peace everyone! Pictures soon.

Love Jen and Bu

Bu's tree

I know...bad blogger....it's been busy. Here's Bu and the limb that he thought should be able to come into the house after it fell from the tree. I hear this horrible scrappy noise...and go look and he was trying to fit through the door. Unfortunatly I didn't get that picture. He wasn't happy when I wouldn't let him bring his prize in the house.

Whose bed?

WHOSE BED IS IT???

I am five foot, two inches tall.. I have a queen sized bed...

I now sleep more or less sideways if I don't get to get in bed FIRST...

Really, can't he figure out that he could have a whole SIDE of the bed if he'd just move over?

Now, I'm all for relegating the dog to the foot of the bed... And do realize that some of my friends would NEVER sleep with a dog ever (and some don't feel dog's are indoor pets)

But, how can you not love to smoosh your toes all over a face like that?

The ever photogenic dog....

"Hmmmm what's this?"

"Okay, give me the carrot already!"

Something caught his attention suddenly....can you tell?

We aren't as exciting of bloggers as many of our friends. Things are going smoothly -- just very busy. Bu so misses his monday play dates at the doggie day care. When he gets the go ahead, I found that there is a play place just 11 miles from here...so hopefully we can play with other dogs again soon.

Let me tell you all, 140lb dog who is bored and wants to play with YOU is a sight to see... or should I say a blur to see and a force to be reckoned with!!! When he has the zoomies...watch out. Lucky for both of us, we are pretty low key. He won't share the couch with me anymore though... If I'm on it, he doesn't snuggle as much. However, we need to re-negotiate the terms of sleeping in bed.

Grace2you, jen.

Overdue updates...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. Bu is doing pretty good but we do have some updates about Wobblers. After the gold bead implants, he really started to walk and move better. I can see the most change simply in the fact that he can jump up onto the bed again. In fact, he jumps ALOT more (and gets in trouble for it too!) Yes, he has much more strength in his back legs now.

But, if this picture shows you much...his left front paw still knuckles over. He didn't have so much of a problem with it -- but it isn't good. I talked to Dr. Durkes who put him on Prednisone for a few weeks. (This made Bu HUNGRY, THIRSTY, and "accident" prone...UGH) It really didn't make much of a difference. So when I talked to Dr. Durkes again he suggested we come back for more gold beads.

So, we went back....and he had a few more beads placed in...It seemed like a crazy thing, but his foot was already less turned under and Bu was improving the first 4 or so days!!! GREAT! For some reason though, it now seems that he's going back to the same thing already. I don't know what that means. Need to call Dr. Durkes soon.

I'll post some fun pictures soon...I promise. Again, thanks for your concern and prayers -- I've just been slow about posting things cause of getting things all settled from moving and starting a new job and...OY VEY! Grace2you, Jen.