TUCKER's trip

Yeah, yeah. Last time the photos were all about Sinjin. (I hope everydoggy noticed me #2!)

But Sinjin only rode in one direction! And I rode in both! So let's have pics about my trip!

The Human Assistant took pictures in the gas station before we left. He was muttering about getting a rental vehicle with only ¼ of a tank of gas. And being late and getting later.

But he used the time wisely! He took pictures of yo!

Look!  It's a Snow Dog!

The camera loves me!

(The first photo looks better if you click on it to make it bigger.)

Great pictures, H.A. ... of a great dog!  Heh!   If I'd had these photos a week ago I might've worked up the courage to ask H.A. to send them to Amber and ask her to be my valentine.

Then maybe she'd have come to meet me on this trip!  ::sigh::  Oh well. It wasn't to be, I guess.  ☹

The next photos show that there was an interruption to my trip.

It's the Army of Four's Supreme Allied Co-Commander! But who's that dog? It's not Stormy, Amber, Zim or Dave!

Okay, I knew we were going to get Sinjin. But I could still make a last stand. A hamburger stand!  ☺

I saw that Sinjin is food-motivated. (Like most of us!) So I quietly suggested that he should stick close to his Papa Mike. (Which H.A. tells me might be Army talk for a project manager. Whatever that is!)

"We're parked next to a McDonald's®, right?  ​He's dumping you so he can load up on hamburgers!  ​Stick with him!"

Sinjin:  You have my food?	Stay with him ... hamburgers!
Sinjin:  He's getting hamburgers?	The big rental vehicle and ours

But Sinjin didn't make enough of a fuss. He squawked when the Supreme Allied Co-commander lifted him into our big, tall rental vehicle. Which was even taller than normal on the inside because of how the seats were folded.

(Sinjin did it twice when H.A. helped him into the Big White Suburban, too. H.A. tried different ways to boost him up. He's not sure whether Sinjin maybe has a belly problem or something. But the last time, H.A. was mostly lifting up his (Sinjin's) rump. So it doesn't really seem like it. Something for our dokker to check.)

Then Sinjin watched Papa Mike get in the A04mobile and drive off. Well, I tried!

But my evil genius plan to get rid of Sinjin continues! And I think it's working! I'll tell you about it next time!

The H.A. needed one more photo to finish with. So the last one shows the big rented Chevy Suburban next to our 20-year-old Jeep XJ (Cherokee).

On the other side of the vehicles is Wadsworth Boulevard. Then the Ford part of Phil Long dealerships. Then the foothills.

H.A. took that picture at the end of the day. And put it at the end of the blog.

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p.s. - The End.

Sinjin in Colorado

Faceoff in Burlington	Hey!  He's not in a crate!
Food and water - the basics.	What's so interesting‽‽‽
He's in my spot!	He has a treat in my spot!

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Photos in progress!

I won't apologize for the stupid Human Assistant! He came back and gave us our supper. Which took some organizing. He said it was like musical chairs without the chairs. And without the music.

Just like musical chairs!

Okay, so he had to do that stuff. But then he  ➀ jumped right in taking more photos, and  ➁ started looking at them and working on them without announcing that they would be available soon.

He has some done. Come back in 20 minutes!

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mr_ed: "Slim Jim" and I left Tucker and the girls at the house and weighed him at the vet's and returned the vehicle. Supper for me, then home!

Home! The Human Assitant just finished unloading the vehicle. 'Scuse me. Gotta settle a "mounting problem."

Sinjin! We didn't even make it to Kansas. Sinjin swapped vehicles in Burlington, CO. We're on our way back now.

Beautiful day for a drive! But windy in eastern Colorado!

WAY behind schedule! Can't talk now!

Trans-prairie Siberian Railway

Today we're driving to Kansas!  The Human Assistant says we'll be on the Trans-prairie Siberian Railway.

That doesn't make sense. We'll be in a car! Which can't drive on railways. Which are for trains! Which he spelled wrong!

Anyway. We're going to get Sinjin. Then we're coming back. Then I don't know what we're doing with him, but I'll worry about that later.

We had to get up very early this morning. Next we'll rent a car that will hold two big crates for me 'n' Sinjin. That big honkin' van we had would transport an Army of Eight, easy! Too bad the Ao4 didn't have it so the doggies and their Mom could come too!

And then we're off!

We'll post some updates along the way. Nothing fancy. Just phoning a text message to Blogger. H.A. spent time trying to figure out how to post to Blogger from the green laptop computers. We might be able to post a picture from Kansas! We'll try!

We'll drive to the north side of Denver (which is in Colorado) to get to our I-70. Which we'll take until we get to Oakley (which is in Kansas).

The Army of Four's human guy will drive from Manhattan (the one in Kansas) to their I-70 and then to Salina (also in Kansas). He'll pick up Sinjin there and then drive some more to meet us in Oakley (which is still in Kansas).




main Colorado roads




main Kansas roads



→  →  →  →  →

We're on our way !



-- maps via Wikipedia

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More goings

Tucker:  Gremlin isn't really going to get much better. But all the medical stuff confuses me. So the Human Assistant will explain.


Gremlin Sweetie Pie! mr_ed:  Gremlin's back is bad, with damaged disks and fused vertebrae and bone spurs that may be poking into the spinal cord or nerves.

This seems a likely explanation for the loss of function in her back legs.  Her hips are fine.

She's getting some pain medicine now, but our veterinarian doesn't want to risk cortisone because she has bad urinary tract and bladder infections, and cortisone would interfere with healing that.

The infections will already be hard to get rid of due to her loss of mobility and any nerve damage that might affect bladder and bowel function.

When I don't notice that she's peed on herself and is lying there wet, the infections will get worse.

Also, her kidneys are going, and her liver isn't in real good shape. And she's somewhat anemic, which the doctor thinks is due to one of the other problems - kidney decline, maybe?


Tucker:  So Gremlin is just having Old Dog Stuff. (She's almost 14.) But she's walking again. A little anyway. When there's smelly food in the kitchen, she can get up on her own and walk through two rooms to get her share.

H.A. helps her get up about half the time. Then sometimes she'll walk to the kitchen to get a drink, hop down 3 steps to go outside and pee, and sometimes she'll come back inside without help, too. Other times she lies down outside and waits for H.A. to help her up again.

It's been colder than I like out on that ground! But if H.A. forgets Gremlin, she'll just stay out there and doesn't bark like she does when she's inside and wants something. He has to count noses to make sure we all get back inside. Boy does Lucy get annoyed when he accidentally shuts her out!

Anyway. That's what's up with Gremlin.


The Land of Oz! H.A. and the Ao4's human dad will bring Sinjin from Kansas on Monday.

They were all set to do it tomorrow. Which is Sunday.

But H.A. rented a van so he'd have room for two big crates.

He decided maybe Sinjin and I could get to know each other on the trip.

But tomorrow will be windy in Kansas. And the van is big and tall. Full-sized. And H.A. doesn't want us to get swept away to the Land of Oz!

So Monday it is! Unless H.A. chickens out again! He may have a looonnng trip with a couple of Grumpy Old Sibes!  Heh!

::koff koff::  Especially because my old new monia is acting up. But I'm trying to a good boy and not too grumpy!

I don't get treats when I'm grumpy!  ::Big Husky Grin::!

-- map of Oz from Wikipedia

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Goings on

There's a trail to follow....
There's the culprit! Lucy should have been in big trouble last week. But she wasn't.

She walked through a huge puddle of black stuff that came out of a machine in the garage. The Human Assistant calls it a lawnmower.

We don't have lawn in back, so I don't know. But he says it isn't supposed to leak black stuff.  OOPS!

There's no wax on the bedroom floor. The black stuff soaked right in.

And the comforter is kinda falling apart. It probably won't last through a good washing.

But the good news is that two people have been interested in adopting Lucy.

(They don't know about the black stuff.)

One decided that she (Lucy) is too big for her condo-minimum.

But Lucy and the H.A. will meet the other one and her dog that she says looks just like Lucy on Monday.

Someone applied for Ben the toeless Rottie yesterday. H.A. was at the shelter.

Ben was acting like a big goofy lovebug like Rotties do. They need image consultants! They look so tough until they roll around on the floor begging for tummy rubs!

☃☃☃  It was 65° yesterday. Then it snowed last night.  ☃☃☃

Over the weekend Gremlin's back legs stopped working. She could still walk a little on Sunday, especially if H.A. helped her stand up. But Monday and Tuesday she didn't walk at all.

Boy was she a nuisance! She'd lie there and start barking when she wanted a drink. Bark when she had to go out. (Which she couldn't do.) Bark when she was done leaking on the floor. SHEESH!

Then last night she walked some. And more today. You can bet that when H.A. snapped on a leash (to take her to the dokker) she sure did walk!

H.A. thought the dokker would do x-rays and blood tests and stuff today. But he said to bring her back tomorrow. So we'll know more after that. But it's probably not her hips. Pinched nerve, maybe. I dunno.

Anyway. H.A. didn't go get sin gin on Monday. Now it sounds like Kelsey Ann and Holly were right. It's Sinjin. And it's a dog!

We'll just have to see about that!

But that's all for now.

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R-mee's Rex Rescued

I'm sorry for keeping everydoggy in suspenders about the Kansas dogs! But waiting actually gave me more good news to pass along!

All three doggies are safe. Two found homes already and don't need to come to Denver. The third one still does but is in a home he knows for a few days.

I don't actually like being in the middle of this rescue stuff. One day you hear the sky is purple. The next day you hear it's orange. By the time you've had supper and a few treats, it's green!


Rex in Kansas City This is Rex the retired Army dog.

AKC-registered Siberian Husky.

Scheduled with three other dogs to be euthanized by the Army.

Discharged and given to an Army handler on the Spot (so to speak) with no paperwork or other formalities.

The woman who apparently told the internet that Rex needed rescue is a friend of the handler.

The handler will only release Rex to her.

But not yet. She's not ready, or Rex isn't ready, or something.

In the meantime, Rex is safe if unsure of What The Heck is going on. And I'm only passing along what the Human Assistant was told. So don't bite the messenger!

Bailey is the female whose people went to senior housing. The woman who put Bailey's information on the internet turns out not to be the person who has her.

Had her. The woman who had Bailey found her a home but didn't send word down the line.

The 13-year-old is now in Salina with his human dad's parents for a few days. It looks like there won't be any rides from people coming to the dog show. So the Human Assistant and the Ao4's people will get him here.

And that's what I know about that.

-- photo supplied by Marianne Harris

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Rescue Ride Requests

Another R-literative title.

Don't blame me for the titles or for that stupid pun. You-​know-​who came up with them!

In fact, this whole message is basically from the Human Assistant. But it's for a good cause, so I'll help out.

Three Siberian Huskies need rescue rides to Denver. They're in different places along the I-70 highway in Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. They don't need to ride together.

Does anydoggy know of any humans driving to Denver soon?

Maybe they're coming for the dog show that starts in five days? The Rocky Mountain Cluster? Hosted by the Plum Creek Kennel Club?

The Army of Four is also working on the logistics for this maneuver!

The three Sibes all need rescue for good reasons! The mom of one of them says their 2-​year-​old daughter tripped over the dog and got bit in the face. By the way, this Sibe is 13!

Another one got volunteered for the Army. His nose did, anyway. He was supposed to be a sniffer dog. He flunked the sniffing test.

Hmmm. Siberian Husky ordered to sniff. Siberian Husky doesn't exactly do as ordered. Does this seriously surprise anydoggy?

How about this part ... the Army decided to kill him!

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I'll bet that wasn't explained to him in advance!

The third dog's happy home is going away. Her people are moving into senior housing and can't take her with them.

Anyway, this is what I'm told fourth-paw. Humans have ways to not quite tell the truth. Or to get a detail wrong here or there. You know.

These Sibes will appreciate any help!

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