I never hesitate to show off my dog when given the opportunity and I thought I might do a little of just that for this week’s post. Lars, AKA Bar is my second guide dog and is four years old but is quickly approaching his fifth birthday. I met Lars on a rainy day in [...]
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Lars, AKA Bar, my beautiful guide dog does not like people interfeering with his daily duties … ‘I may look al cute and black, But i can bark da smack. When I need to defend ma back, Yo fu watch for the Bar attack. Keep dose hands to yourself, Or I’ll bite off your little [...]
On the first day of Christmas, my daddy gave to me Some Glucosamine for my surgically repaired knee. On the second day of Christmas my daddy gave to me two bowls of kibble, and glucosamine for my surgically repaired knee. On the third day of Christmas my daddy gave to me Three Hurshey Kisses, two [...]
Ever since I found out that Lars, AKA Bar my beautiful Black Labrador Retriever guide dog would need to go under the knife to repair his damaged left knee, I have been mulling around the idea of putting him on a glucosamine supplement to keep things oiled if you will. Glucosamine for dogs can actually [...]
Halloween was not scary for me, thankfully as it was on the fateful Monday the 31st of October when I took ‘ol Bar back to the vet for his 16 week x-ray to see if his left rear leg, which was surgically repaired 16 weeks previous had made any progress in the getting better department. [...]
Today is a momentous week for The Bar and myself as we get to celebrate not one, but two anniversaries! The first special day is today as it happens, and marks four months since Bar went under the knife. For those who are unfamiliar with Bar’s story, he tore his cruciate ligament in his left [...]
So for those who are wondering, I am one of those dog owners who came up with the bright idea of setting up a Facebook Page for their pooch. This is not a dog page offering free pet advice to people but more of a way for Lars, AKA Bar to have his own forum [...]
There are a lot of misconceptions out there when it comes to guide dogs and what they do and what they do not do, and I am here to save the day if you will. I feel pretty confident in saying that at one time or another, the majority of handlers have been approached by [...]
As Lars lies sprawled out on his big bed, I can not help but smile to myself as I hear him softly snoring away. The little man has been through a lot over the last year and hopefully we are nearing the end of his journey, as far as his recovery from TPLO goes, anyway. [...]
So it has been a while since I posted about Lars, my beautiful Black Lab who is in the midst of recovering from a TPLO performed on his left rear leg back on July 12. I have documented his progress on the site so far, and for a little refresher, you can check out his [...]