Suki sees the Dentist

We took Suki into the vet at Leader Dogs. We got her in the first place because she had a maloclusion. At 6 weeks they pulled her baby canines and wanted her to be raised by people who could easily bring her into the clinic at Leader Dog for treatment. They are going to open up the bottom gum so the teeth can spread more easily(They did the same thing for Penny) and if that doesn't work they will give her an appliance. I had enough trouble with three of my kids needing braces without the dog as well.

Japanese Beetles

Well the Japanese Beetles have attacked.  They especially like my knock out roses in the front of our house.  They come every year when it gets warm outside. The only way to get rid of them is to pick them off and drop them into a bucket of soapy water. They sell Japanese Beetle traps but the garden societies do not recommend them as the traps basically attract the beetles from all over the neighborhood and cause you to have more beetles than they kill. It is sad though the damage they do in a short time,.

Protecting the Garden

Suki, the puppy we are raising for Leader Dogs for the Blind, is a really good puppy except she eats plants.  we have placed wire fences around all of our gardens except the roses.  The hostas that are not fenced have been eaten down to the ground.  (I know they are not poisonous). She even jumps up to pull on the hanging baskets.

At least the green fences don't show from a distance but still do the trick.

Penny

Our first Leader Dog, Penny, was a handful for first time puppy raisers.  But she made it and went to Denise who wanted a lively puppy.  If you get a chance read her blog My Leader Dogs. Thank goodness Penny is not Denise's first Leader Dog.

The Toledo Zoo

Yesterday we went to the zoo in Toledo Ohio. What a nice zoo. The animal ddisplays were very nice and we saw lots of animals up close. There were a lot of people there but it worked out very well. The zoo turns out to be equidistant from Detroit and Sandusky, Ohio so we met my daughter, Mary, and Sofie there.

Summer Visitors

This first part of the summer has been so busy with the kids coming to visit. Bill and his family were here this last week.  I haven't seen his wife in three years and I really missed her. We have had some really good food too.  On Sunday Mary was here and made rouladen  and spaetzle. Then on Tuesday Rejina cooked Indian food, chicken curry, egg curry, coconut rice and okra. This coming Wednesday Martha comes in from Oklahoma and Gretel and her family come from Brooklyn. I hate that everyone lives so far away. It would be nice to spend afternoons with them more often rather than the week long visits where there is so much to do. But I will take what I can get.

A Busy Time

Last week my daughter, Mary, and her daughter, Sofie, came to visit. They brought along with them a terrible cold.  So hubby and I have been barely functioning.  This has been a rough year for me, healthwise but thankfully nothing serious just nuisance illnesses. I miss all the people I used to blog with.