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Mar 9

Biscuit has been entered in another photo contest!

We have entered our little Biscuit in another photo contest! Biscuit has been entered in a photography calendar contest with the Maryland SPCA, an animal rescue organization, for its 2013 wall calendar. There are thirteen (13) opportunities for Biscuit to be featured — either on the cover of the 2013 Maryland SPCA calendar; or on one (1) of the twelve (12) monthly pages of the 2013 Maryland SPCA calendar. We should hear back from the Maryland SPCA in July or August 2012 as to whether Biscuit has been selected! We hope that Biscuit will be as successful as he was with Orvis!

Joel Satore, a National Geographic photographer, featured on NBC News last night, has photographed many different types of exotic and endangered animals, including an interesting biodiversity project. Joel Satore has also photographed dogs located in shelter and rescue organizations. He has a neat job photographing and traveling the world.

The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and through next week, and Doug is going to put Biscuit’s Hound About together so that we can wheel him around the City and go on longer walks! Biscuit has been enjoying the nice weather, and he even got to see his “girlfriend,” Princess, last night, which is always a treat for Biscuit!

Happy Friday!

Mar 8

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Biscuit’s New Ramp!

Last night, Biscuit received his new ramp with new, neutral color berber carpeting for traction. So far, he really seems to enjoy his ramp, which is a nice accommodation as Biscuit has arthritis. Biscuit is now able to manuever the entire main floor of our house with ease. Our neighbor, Jerome, who is an owner of the Frenchman White Corporation, was nice enough to make this ramp for our Biscuit as shown below!

Biscuit is doing well, and he is really enjoying his long walks to the park in this beautiful, spring-like, weather.

Mar 5

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Biscuit – Post Surgery

Biscuit is doing very well and he is looking good after getting a bath and freshening up since his surgery! Some recent photographs of little Biscuit are below.

Mar 3

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Biscuit’s Monumental Day Has Arrived – The Orvis Cover Dog!

We are very happy and proud to announce that yesterday we received the March 2012 Orvis Dog Book with Biscuit’s photograph on the cover! Biscuit is officially an Orvis Cover Dog! Biscuit appears four (4) times in the March 2012 issue of the Orvis Dog Book! Below are some photographs of Biscuit appearing in the March 2012 issue of the Orvis Dog Book as well as some additional photographs of our precious little Biscuit!

Click here to read Biscuit’s story, published by Orvis.

Click here to see the other Orvis Cover Dog Winners.

We are very grateful to have Biscuit as part of our family, and he is doing very well since his recent surgery. Here are some links concerning Biscuit’s recent surgery. Link 1; Link 2; Link 3; Link 4; Link 5; and Link 6.

The above image is displayed on the Orvis website.

Biscuit is no longer the sad Shetland Sheepdog that we met in late December 2010.

Below are more photographs of our little Biscuit!

Biscuit and his “girlfriend,” Princess. To view more photographs of Biscuit and Princess, click here.

Mar 2

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Biscuit’s stitches are out, and his t-shirt is off!

We are happy to report that Biscuit’s stitches are now out and his t-shirt is off as of this morning and the vet said that his incision looks good and has healed properly. Biscuit was so happy to leave the vet’s office today that he went running to the car and did not even make time to sniff around or go potty! We received Tramadol medicine, a pain reliever, to give to Biscuit on an intermittent, as needed basis, for his arthritis. If Biscuit’s arthritis worsens greatly, then we will explore cold laser therapy and adequan injections to treat his arthritis. (The vet does not want to put Biscuit on medicine for his arthritis on a regular basis due to his kidney issue). We will return to the vet in April 2012 for blood work and urinalysis concerning Biscuit’s kidney issue, etc. If all goes well at the vet visit in April, we do not have to return to the vet until October 2012 for a follow-up.

Biscuit will get a bath tomorrow to freshen up – more photographs to follow! We are happy that all is going well for our little Biscuit.

Happy Friday!

Feb 22

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Biscuit’s Good News – Histopathology Results

Today we received some very good news from the vet concerning Biscuit’s biopsy results concerning the small mass removed from Biscuit’s right side of his abdomen last Friday. The vet informed us that the histopathology results indicated that Biscuit’s mass was a benign Fibroma, and the results indicated that there were clean margins on the mass as well. The vet said that we did not have anything to worry about, and we are very pleased to receive this good news! Biscuit seems to be in better spirits as well!

Feb 22

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A Peaceful Biscuit

Biscuit is doing much better since yesterday’s events with the Comfy Cone. The t-shirt is working out really well. Biscuit has not tried to go after his stitches and he is still able to clean himself and get water when he wants to get a drink. He seems back to his usual self, which is good! We have the smaller cone ready to go, if needed.

Biscuit’s fur is not up to our usual standards, as we are unable to brush him daily right now. After his stitches are removed, he will be getting a bath!

Below are a few photographs of our precious little Biscuit!

A peaceful and resting Biscuit!

A resting Biscuit!

A BIG yawn!

Feb 21

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Biscuit – The Escape Artist

Biscuit’s recovery seems to be going smoothly, except he hates wearing his Comfy Cone! Over the weekend, Biscuit snapped at us and he also bit Doug and I, (no skin was broken) and he continues to show us his teeth each time we put on his Comfy Cone. This is very much out of character for Biscuit. Biscuit has already managed to take his Comfy Cone off two times this weekend. As a result, yesterday, we purchased a collar with a snap clasp that we looped through the Comfy Cone so Biscuit can no longer take it totally off, especially if we are not at home with him to put it immediately back on him. (Biscuit typically wears a small Martingale collar).

However, when I got home today, despite our best efforts, Biscuit got his Comfy Cone off again! Fortunately, he did not go after his stitches. We went to see the vet this evening, and she gave us a smaller Comfy Cone and she recommended that we put a shirt on Biscuit.

We are still awaiting biopsy results from his mass removal, which we should get sometime this week. Otherwise, Doug and I wish that March 2, 2012 were here – when the Comfy Cone comes off!

Below is a photograph of Biscuit wearing one of Doug’s t-shirts, while getting a break from his new, smaller, Comfy Cone.

Feb 20

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Monkey Bread!

Doug made us monkey bread last night! It was very good. Below is a photograph of the monkey bread!

Biscuit is doing better; however, he is more alert since his surgery and he has been very adverse to his Comfy Cone. He has already figured out how to take the Comfy Cone off by himself. He shows us his newly whitened teeth each time we put the Comfy Cone on him. He is not happy right now. We are going to go to the pet store today to see if we can purchase something to help keep the Comfy Cone on him when we are not home. We do not want him to get his stitches out and then have to repeat the surgery.

Feb 19

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Biscuit’s Recovery

Biscuit seems to be doing pretty well since his surgery. However, he does not like his cone, and we cannot blame him. We have been staying home with him this weekend, and he has been resting quite a bit. Biscuit has about twelve more days in the Comfy Cone. If his wound heals ok after his stitches are removed by the vet, and the vet says that it is ok, we will give him a bath to freshen him up! Below are some recent photographs of Biscuit.