Oh, Jingles...

So we had a fun night over the weekend. Jingles somehow managed to cut his foot on something in our yard, so we made a trip to the emergency 24-hour vet last Saturday night. He sliced into his foot down to the tendons, necessitating immediate surgery. The doctor said he did well ("he's not a sissy" were his exact words), but seeing a groggy Jingles limp out of the surgery room with a cone on his head at 4am was about the saddest thing I've ever seen.

For people in the Maryland-area, the vet is the Metropolitan Animal Clinic on Nebel St. in Rockville. We were very pleased with the service and care of Jingles.

The vets instructed us to keep him calm over the next few days, which is like telling Britney Spears to act like a sane, rational person. Ain't gonna happen. We've already been back to our vet several times to get him rebandaged, and resorted to duct tape, bitter spray and other things to try and keep the wrap on. When Jingles has his mind set on something, there's really very little that can be done to stop him.

Here's our poor boy...

Brotherly Love

Every once in awhile, Jingles and Cooley are so sweet to each other. It's rare, but it does happen. I snapped this the other night as they were both laying on the couch. I love how Jingles wrapped his legs around Cooley and used him as a pillow.

FidoJournalism Profiled!

FidoJournalism was recently profiled by a journalism grad student for a class project. It was an honor to be asked, and while I don't usually like to talk about myself, it was fun giving someone a behind the scenes look at a shoot and my thought processes. I think Kate did a terrific job expressing in words what I do, and, perhaps more importantly, WHY I do it.

Take a few minutes to read the profile [HTML or PDF] and let me know what you think in the comments.

Happy New Year

Jingles and Cooley wish you a very happy new year! They had a lazy day today, mostly napping and watching football, much like mommy and daddy.