Nap Time!!

Oh yes they have beds, but these 2 are couch dogs!! Jade has always enjoyed her naps on the couch with us and Tess was always on the floor. Now, Tess has a bum left hind leg that makes it tough for her to jump up. We have been giving Tess joint supplements for about 2 years now to help with her leg. She has made WONDERFUL improvements...as seen the picture above. She may not jump up on the couch like her little sister, but Tess gets herself up on the couch, something that she would have never been able to do a few years ago. I will have to keep the camera with me one time and video her crawling up! This is picture is a normal afternoon in the Hurd house, nap time on the couch :) Sometimes mom and dad join these 2 sweet girls, but usually they are content all by themselves!!

merry christmas!!

We hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday Season! It has come earlier than ever, just like every other year :) The girls have been doing good. Jade is saying "hello" in the picture above. She is the best watchdog...ever!! She barks at squirrels, cars, even the neighbors walking in their OWN driveway! We have been battling with a bad ear infection in her left ear that has affected her left eye, making it swollen and itchy (you can kind of see in the picture). poor girl has been on benadryl and antibiotics for a good month and we are still having a hard time keeping it at bay. she has been better about scratching her eye...sometimes she would scratch at it so much it would be red and bloody, but I think we are on the better side of this ordeal. The other idea thrown to us was that she may be developing some allergies to her food. I have changed their food to an all natural diet, and they seem to like it. Tess eats anything and Jade only eats the new food. The hope also with this new food is to keep their coats and skin more healthy and ultimately cut down on the shedding (what a blessing that would be!). We haven't seen any dramatic improvements, but it has only been about 3 weeks. Hoping for the best :)