First TPLO Surgery Done!

We did it! Chevy's first TPLO surgery is done and he is resting at home now. He did great at the Vet even stayed over night! He did get a little cranky about being in a kennel and decided to rip apart his soft cone early this morning. But besides that he is amazing! Chevy even walked out of the vet already putting a little weight on the leg that was just operated on! He was very excited to see us and get home. I carried my 90lb puppy up the stairs when we got home. He didn't know what to think of being in the recovery area he kept crying... So I (being the huge suck that I am) crawled in his recovery pin with him and he fell asleep in 5 min. Good thing I brought my laptop because I'm kinda stuck now. Here are some picts of the surgery and coming home. On The Table

Just out of surgery

Post Op X-Rays

Finally home with Mommy

Thank you to everyone who donated and made this possible! Licks & Slobbers Aleasha & Chevy xoxo

Surgery Donations

My poor baby has been through a lot... He survived death row in Reno NV... He endured a year of torture that nearly killed him and now he has one more hurdle to overcome. He has a fully torn ACL in his right knee and a partially torn ACL in his left. The surgery he needs is called a TPLO it costs approximately $3000 per knee. We are very grateful for any and all donations.

Thank you soooo much.

Love
Chevy & Leasha

Cuddles

Chevy found another girlfriend... This one cuddles with him.


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2.5 Hour Hike

So we went for a nice long hike in the mountains today. It was soooo nice Chevy loved it! I took so many amazing picts.
It's nice because we can go off leash for hours and not run into anyone... Almost. At the end of the walk we saw a retriever ahead of us, Chevy's tail went up wanting to go meet him, I yelled "Chevy Come" in my best man voice I could come up with. After Chevy thought about it for a sec he came to me instead of the dog. My knees were shaking in fear. I'm not scared if the other dog or Chevy but when both dogs are off leash I'm terrified. After breaking up the dog fight the other day and Chevy getting hurt and me getting bit twice. I'm now really nervous in of leash situations... I know Chevy is over it and just want's to pay like a happy puppy. But I'm nervous... What I do? I'm gonna get training for Chevy but will that make me more confortable in these situations?? I don't wanna be the nervous Mommy... Fingers crossed training will help both of us.

Dinosaur Bone?

I don't know if this is a dinosaur bone or what... But Chevy LOVES IT! I tried giving him bones before and he actually ate pieces of the bone! Needless to say he wasent feeling so good the next day. So I have been hesitant to give him bones. Until I found this! Its massive! I don't think even Chevy can chew through this one... But I'm keeping an eye on him anyway.

Scuffle On The Morning Walk

So not the best walk ever, we ran into a friends dog...  They have meet before but it didn't go well...  This was their 3rd meeting and it turned in to a dog fight.  Not fun at all.  Chevy has a puncture wound under his jaw and lots of scratches.  I took him to the vet and they gave me some meds and the good news is he dosen't need stitches!  Yippy!
I also have a puncture wound on my leg and I got bit on the back of my arm.  But it didn't break the skin on my arm.  So note... When dogs are fighting DO NOT STICK SQUISHY LIMBS BETWEEN POWERFUL BITTING TEETH!  It hurts!!  I couldn't even tell you which dog bit me I put my knee right between the 2 of them... and quickly learned I'm not super woman and my legs are not actually made of steel!
Lucky for me my boss man let me go home so I could take care of Chevy.

Chevy's boo boo & mine.

Not the best way to start the day... Chevy already shook it off... Now it's Momma's turn...

Thick Skin... I'm Still Working on it.

So today I was just threatened by a woman saying she was going to report me because she was scared of my dog. Chevy was harnessed in my car with the windows rolled down and she parked next to me! She said I should roll the windows up so he wouldn't scare people. My response was "yeah that's a great idea on a sunny day in a black car!". Along with some other choice words I had for her. Lady if ignorance is bliss... You must be the happiest twit out there!
I know when I got a bully breed people said be prepared for ignorant and stupid people and most days I'm ok with it... Just not today my mouth got the best of me and I'm not gonna lie... IT FELT GREAT!

My Bully Can Swim!!

So my parents came over to my house for the first time on Sat with the tollers. I thought I would show them my little secret beach I take Chevy to. After a short hike and Chevy giving me s small heartattack running down a waterfall and back up. We got to the beach where the tollers jumped in the water and Chevy beans flowed! He freaked out a little at first but quickly got the swing of things. I'm so proud!

Tow Truck

I went with Mommy to drive Daddy to work and on the way home the car was making a funny smell and it wasn't me!  Mommy had to pull over and call a man with a big truck.  It was hot out side so she made a shady spot for me to nap in.  The tow truck driver was nice, I could smell his lunch when we got in the truck.

 This is where we were stuck...

When we finally got home we went for a nice long walk in the woods.  I LOVE SUMMER TIME!!  Accept for these stupid fleas!  Mom and I keep finding new trails to go on it's so fun! 

Love
Chevy  xoxo

Sunday at Cultus Lake

We went to the lake again today... Someone stole our private beach! Bastards! But we found another spot. Chevy went the furthest that he has ever gone in the water. But still kept his bum dry. I need to start swimming I know he will come with.

Later that night Chevy and I were on a walk and we saw my little brother flying over the lake. I'm so proud of him I couldn't stop smiling for our whole walk.
Take a look.

Is My Dog Part Pig?

Another beautiful day here at the lake, so we decided to try swimming again.  No luck the water was a little too cold for me again and how can I convince Chevy to go in if I won't?  But it will warm up soon.  Chevy how ever decided to act like a piggy today rolling around in the sand!  It was too funny I have never seen him do this before.

Swimming Take 2

We found out own private beach at Cultus Lake.  We also did our first off leash walk in the woods and Chevy stayed nice and close to Mommy.
We are trying to teach him how to swim... It was a little too cold for me but Chevy and Dad made some progress.  Tomorrow we should be getting some more sun so we will try again.

Firefighter Run

Mommy took me on her firefighter practice run today... I had to poop half way... It was funny watching Mom run with my poop in a bag.  I'm exhausted now...  But I did really well... No barking at other dogs.
I miss visiting my Grandpa, I can't wait for him to be home.

Chevy

Bad Days...

Have you ever had a horrible day so bad you are dehydrated from crying only to get up the next day and have a second horrible day... totally unrelated to the first bad day... but combining the 2 makes you makes you feel incapable of coping with life and not wanting to wake up to see that the third day brings...

Then you puppy curls up to you and makes you want to get up the next day and make everything better.

Ouchie

So it turns out Chevy has little temper tantrums when he is on his leash or can't go see the other dog. From what I'm reading they call it "reactive on a leash" Basically he is frustrated that he can't go check out the other dog so he starts the temper tantrum of barking, pulling and whimpering... Just to make you feel worse.
I thought it was because he couldn't see the other dogs walking up and down the street. Our balcony is wood with no spaces to see out for him. (I'm going to change that soon). So today I had to wash my cars so I thought it would be a good idea to bring Chevy outside and check out people passing by. I used a nice long rope as a leash and tied the other end to my banister. (not ever leaving him alone out there). It was pretty good at first he was checking out people as they walked by but stayed close to the house. Later a neighbor ran by with a little dog and Chev took off... Forgetting he had a leash on. Poor Chevy did a back flip when he came to the end rope. He landed on is feet but he got a nice scratch on his chin. After he just got up and came back to me a little scared and unsure of what just happened. When I finished cleaning him up he put his head on my shoulder almost like he was saying sorry.
I contacted some people at hug a bull and I have been doing lots of research online about reactive dogs.
We'll see how things go. But I'm sure we can fix this.

 Chevy's BooBoo

Girls!!!!

My baby is a ladies man... I wish I could have stayed to see this but I had to go work.  Chevy loves playing with the girls.  My parents said they video didn't get half of it as soon as Chevy saw Hali they started playing...

Tug of War

Chevy and Daddy playing tug of war with a CLEAN soc!  Chevy is so careful not to bite Daddy when grabbing the soc.

Chevy Got His New House!!

Can you beleave some one at work just gave this to me?  It was very nice of him and Chevy loves it.  He actually slept in it the first night we put it in the bedroom.

 Its so big even Daddy can fit in it....

Still Unpacking

Still unpacking... hence boxes everywhere.  Just put my pole up... Chevy dosen't know whats going on but I think he is OK with it.  He gave me kisses as soon as I was on the ground.  I love my puppy!  That pop you herd would be my hips... I'm so out of shape.

Chevy Learns To Catch!!!

After a few failed attempts he finally gets it.  The first few trys the treat bounced off his nose and he would scramble to get it.  Next we will try actually tossing the treat instead of dropping it.   He is so smart. 



Sean (Chevy's Daddy) cut the video before I did my ridiculous happy dance.