Kaiser is a Sick boy.

Kaiser is a sick boy. I took him to the Vet on Monday. He would cry when we'd touch his neck. He also was feeling down- not eating/drinking and spending all of his day in the kennel. Kaiser is usually a needy dog- he loves attention and to be petted, so this solitary behavior is quite out of the ordinary. The vet shaved his neck and we found all these sores. No wonder he would cry. She thought they may be from an allergic reaction or from the soap they used at the groomers. She ordered prednisone and keflex. Now that the dog has been on his meds for a few days he is showing some improvment; both in the sores and he is jumping on our laps again.

Kaiser's Birthday- or at least it looks like it!

Look at Kaiser's bounty!! He has a new shirt, a fleece blanket and a striped blanket! I got the itch to sew today. I started out taking old striped curtains, put the 2 sides together with batting in between to make a recycled blankie just big enough for a small doggie.




Here is a side view of Kaiser from my fall line. The jacket is leftover grey fleece scraps. Notice the zig zag detailing on the hems and arm hole. I did all this without a tape measure, and iron, or pattern. I just hope he doesn't pee on it.

Here is a detail shot of the blankets. I sewed in baffles in the stripe blanket for a classic look. The olive colored fleece blanket is composed of 3 long rectangular strips sewed together with the slavage on the seams clipped to a decorative fringe pattern. Kaiser is especially "fetching" with his new ensemble and the incognito bone in the shot.

Lazy days

Here Kaiser was relaxing on the rainy days in late Sept when SE Mn was getting more flooding action. He is such a lazy dog.

I like to take pictures of Kaiser when he looks funny in everyday cicrumstances. Here you just see part of him. Just his ears.