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Rocko’s reading with an animal communicator

Today we had a reading with Patty Summers, an animal communicator.  Patty was recommended by one of our friends who used her in the past to gain insight into her pets and animals she is fostering. I’ve thought about doing … Continue reading

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I can breathe again

We haven’t updated our blog lately, been doing a lot of facebook posting, but this is a little longer and more to think about than a couple lines and a picture. Everyone knows Rocko is old – really old for … Continue reading

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Memories of Playing in the Snow

Today we got our first snow that stuck to the ground bringing with it fond memories of how a senior dog once loved playing in the snow.  Rocko has always loved snow and when he realized it was coming down he … Continue reading

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All is quiet on the home front – and that’s a good thing

Taking a short break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to let everyone know that Rocko is doing fine.  Rocko is still seeing Dr Boswell for physical therapy.  We tried stretching it out to two weeks again … Continue reading

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Electric stair lift for a senior dog . . .

and why it didn’t work out. Our followers know that I have been working on an idea to modify an electric stair lift to add a platform for Rocko to make it easy for him to get up and down … Continue reading

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Catching Up – Alternative Treatments for the Senior Dog and more

Time for catching up on the life of a senior dog. First, apologies for not posting last week.  I was in the middle of a baking marathon.  Wore me out. Now it’s time to update you on how Rocko is … Continue reading

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Alternative Treatments for the Senior Dog – week three

Happy progress in the life of a senior dog! Rocko made it through the entire week without going backwards.  No breakout pain, no bad days.  He’s a very happy boy. We had our fourth visit with Dr Boswell last Monday.  … Continue reading

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Alternative Treatments for a Senior Dog – week two

Our adventure in exploring alternative treatments for a senior dog continues to be exciting. When we posted last week, Rocko was at three good days after treatment, compared to two good days from his first visit.  This week we made … Continue reading

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Alternative Treatments for a Senior Dog – week one

Wow, it has been quite the week in the life of a senior dog. When we last posted, Rocko had his first visit to Dr Boswell and was doing exceptionally well.  That lasted until late Friday night (a little over … Continue reading

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Alternative Treatments for a Senior Dog – Rocko’s first visit

This week we had our first appointment to explore what started out as acupuncture with Elizabeth Boswell, DVM. Dr Boswell told me during our initial call that she practices a variety of additional treatments including laser, ultrasound and several more, … Continue reading

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Update on how Rocko is feeling

We had a lot of worries last week about Rocko’s health, here’s the update – Rocko started an antibiotic on Thursday night and by Sunday he was full of fire.  He hung out in the yard while I did a little work.  … Continue reading

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A tough week in the life of a senior dog

This is a long post but it’s been a long week . . . Saturday morning when Rocko woke up it was obvious he wasn’t feeling well.  When he snapped at Phoebe I knew something was really wrong.  I gave … Continue reading

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Does a Dog Mom Ever Stop Worrying?

In this week’s post I’m just going to share some of my feelings on life with Rocko. I worry.  All the time.  I worry that he’s not feeling well, that I’m not paying enough attention to him, everything.  When I … Continue reading

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Rocko’s Nightly Patrol

Rocko is still vigilant in his advanced age and likes to make sure everything is safe before he goes to bed.  Most nights he just stands on the porch for a few minutes making sure all is well, but every now … Continue reading

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Rocko and Plato – Best Friends

Of Rocko’s three kitties, Plato and Socrates are siblings with entirely different personalities.  I call Socrates my pocket cat, you could put him in your pocket and walk around with him and he would be happy.  He’s just a very … Continue reading

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Rocko’s Corner

Last week you watched a video about Rocko and his fur.  This week we’ll tell you about Rocko’s corner of the living room that you saw in the video. Rocko likes to lay in front of the glass storm door and … Continue reading

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One Big Pile of Fur

Now that we’re posting videos of Rocko on the new Rocko’s Rewards youtube channel, I’ve noticed that in some of them he looks a little scruffy. I want everyone to know that I am NOT a bad dog mommy.  Keeping … Continue reading

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Rocko’s Neighbor Rhett

Last week we talked about taking a walk and visiting with our neighbors.  This week we want to tell you about our neighbor dog, Rhett – with a special treat included in this post. Before Rhett’s parents took him in, … Continue reading

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Just Another Day, July 29, 2011

Today was just another day in the life of Rocko.       We’ve been in the middle of a heat wave and it has been too hot to go for our walk in the evening.   Today was biscuit baking day so we … Continue reading

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The Things You Do For Love, continued

Last week you got a peek at cooking liver for Rocko’s meals, this week you’ll see the rest of the process to get his food ready. Rocko has had a few extra pounds on him for a long time now.  I … Continue reading

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The Things You Do For Love

As many of you know, I am not much of a cook – except when it comes to Rocko’s food.  This week it was time to restock our supply of liver.  Ugh. Last year Rocko wasn’t feeling well.  He wasn’t … Continue reading

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A Leap of Faith

Sometimes you have to make a leap of faith.  Do what you believe in, not what makes sense. Rocko made another trip to the vet this week for his annual rabies shot and to get his license renewed.  At 16 … Continue reading

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Comfort Food

Being old is hard.  There are ups and downs, good days and not-so-good days.  It’s easy to tell when Rocko isn’t feeling well.  He has a bleary look in his eyes and his nose is warm.  When he is sick he … Continue reading

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Hate a Rainy Day

With all the rain we’ve had lately, it’s time to share Rocko’s opinion of rain.  A lot of people teach their dogs commands like sit and stay, with Rocko it is more of a conversation.  When it’s cloudy and raining there’s … Continue reading

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Going for a Ride

Rocko has had many travels and adventures, but the only trip he takes in the car now is to the vet’s office.  When he was a couple years younger we walked the 1/4 mile but in dog years the distance now … Continue reading

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