Wonderful Wednesday!

[Heidi & Milton]

Momma's little trooper visited the vet yesterday for a little poking and prodding.  We had a laundry list of tasks to accomplish -- distemper shot, kennel cough vaccine, yearly heart worm test, and, of course, a brief examination of our goldendoodle's left ear -- another yeast infection -- too much swimming!

Cayuga Veterinary Services, where Milton had a rabies shot the very first summer of his life, is a fantastic office with super friendly and knowledgeable staff!  I really like our Dallas vet too, but I was very impressed yesterday by how warm everyone was towards us.  Once again, with Milton's lean body and slow heartbeat, he was referred to as "athletic."  I always find this description rather amusing because it sounds like we are raising a future soccer star or young Olympian!  Milt is, quite frankly, the most physically fit one in our little family.

Patiently waiting for Dr. Ottosen

After a clean bill of health, we were handed a big bill - $181, but our little boy is worth every last penny.

On a side note, below is this morning's bounty! 

Blackberries!

In the South, we gather pecans, and in the North, we pick blackberries.  The best part is both are 100% free! Unfortunately, Milton could not join this morning's expedition up to the land because I just put a topical tick preventative on his back.  We were warned that Lyme disease is very bad this year in New York (Our vet has seen a lot of infected dogs.), and we should be wary.  A Lyme disease vaccine was also recommended, but I need to read up on that first.  Until then, hopefully this ointment will keep Milton parasite-free although he will miss a solid day of swimming.  I haven't broken the news to him just yet.  It won't be pretty when he finds out...