Spring has sprung!

Finally, the perfect springy/summery background for the blog! I loved this one as soon as I saw it!

Happy Easter!!!

The Bailey Ears

At 13 years old, Bailey looks pretty much the same as he has for a while. (We won't talk about the graying chin!) He looks nothing like he did when he was a puppy though, and one reason for that (besides about 45 pounds) is the change in his ears. I think it's funny to compare pictures from the three different stages of The Bailey Ears.

Here's baby Bailey, at six weeks old, with floppy ears . . .

And here's adolescent Bailey, at 3 months old, with ears standing up but looking as if they're attached! (And look how much he grew in only 6 weeks!)

And here's a mature Bailey, probably around a year old, with his ears in their permanent position.

That rug he is standing on in the last picture may (or may not) have been placed there to cover a hole in the carpet that may (or may not) have been chewed by a strange dog who may (or may not) have broken into the house one night without anyone knowing. I'm sure it was not caused by Bailey, because he never chewed anything. Ever.

I guess that same strange dog must have also chewed the 7 individual shoes (never the same pair twice!), my bedroom furniture, Bailey's beds, the carpet in my room . . .

DM Links

Here's a link to a petition to the University of Florida to continue Dr. Clemmons' DM research in German shepherds:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/SupportCriticalGSDMResearch

And Dr. Coates, who studies DM in corgis and boxers, has linked that version of DM with Lou Gehrig's disease:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121174124.htm

******Oops! I had the petition link twice. I've corrected the link for the Lou Gehrig's article.