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~ Campagnolo ~ May 23, 2015 – November 2, 2020
I haven’t been able to bring myself to write these words until now. We got some devastating news about Campy in late October. I took him for a follow up lung X-ray on October 27, which also happened to be … Continue reading
Making Antibodies
Making antibodies. The two most beautiful words in the world to the dog parents whose fur babies are enrolled in the Yale Canine Cancer Vaccine clinical trial. Campy and I got the good news in September, about 10 days after … Continue reading
Clinical Trials and Tribulations
Campy has now had his two Yale Canine Cancer Vaccine injections. The first one was on July 14, and Campy showed no reaction to it at all. His second injection on August 5, is turning out to be quite eventful. … Continue reading
I Got My Dog Into Yale
Campagnolo had his sixth and final chemotherapy treatment on June 10. He came through it like a champ, as always. And, as always, he charmed our vet and the entire staff at Cascade Veterinary Clinic. I had our vet take … Continue reading
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Saving Campagnolo
It’s been nearly three years since my last Dog Blog post. Here’s the Cliff Notes version of those three years: We bought a house and built a garden on our property that’s bigger than the house. Thanks to my wonderful … Continue reading
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Tagged canine cancer, dogs, Greyhounds, Methow Valley, Osteosarcoma
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The Squirrels Here Have Anger Management Issues
One month. It’s been one month since we made our 20-year dream of living in the Methow Valley a reality. One month since we loaded up all our worldly possessions in a 20 ft U-Haul truck and left our home … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Greyhounds, Methow Valley, Portland, Seattle, Winthrop
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Happy National Black Dog Day from Tiger
We’ve been super busy the last month with our move to Winthrop, Washingon in the beautiful Methow Valley of North Central Washington. More on that soon. But today is… #NationalBlackDogDay Tiger hopes you’ll consider adopting a black dog from a … Continue reading
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Happy Gotcha Day!
Four years ago, on July 16, 2012, our beautiful boy Truman came to live with us. I remember the first time we met. We had just lost our boy Larry and Tiger was despondent that his best friend was gone. … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Gotcha Day, Greyhounds, Portland, retired racer, Seattle
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Scary Times
As we get ready to flip the calendar to July, we are entering into the annual Days of Dread for many of our dogs. I’m talking about 4th of July fireworks. Celebrating our nation’s birth by firing incendiary devices is … Continue reading
An Inappropriate Immune Response
Our beautiful boy Truman was recently diagnosed with Pannus. Pannus, or Chronic Superficial Karatitis, is a progressive autoimmune disease of the cornea. No one knows what causes it, but Greyhounds are among a handful of breeds that seem to have … Continue reading
