Friday is here, week is over, although a short one it has been chaotic as always. Life is never boring here.
Layla and I are both seniors, we are aging gracefully together but its hard to see your baby age and facing new challenges each day.
Layla is now blind, her halo is fantastic, but I think the harness for the halo is hurting her back so am not walking with it all the time and trying to figure out if I can attach it to her regular harness. I have noticed the difference in so many ways. I look at it as trial and error till we find the balance. I am concerned about her back and neck, and I need to keep that in mind as I do not want to her hurt her. She is as stubborn as always and its either her way walking or no way so we have our arguments LOL.
With her loss of sight, she has become a barker, standing, and barking for attention and it has got out of control in many ways and exhausting me so its another challenge I am dealing with. If I give her the snuffle ball, she quietens down till she has got everything out of it and then we start all over again. I have turned her into a snuffle ball monster LOL. (The reason her food is there and not where it used to be is she is having problems eating from the raised bowl as she knocks it over so this is the solution I found for her food)
Her eating has not changed, she is eating well, getting all her supplements and I feel the mushrooms have done a lot of good for her plus because it has Vitamin D which increases her appetite.
Food or Snuffle Ball, which should I choose, Layla
One of our new routines is instead of walking her at noon each day I am taking her to the park where she can wander around, sniff and get fresh air and I can get some fresh air also plus balance myself out. It seems to be helping as she loves that freedom and I sit away from all the crowds. The plus with the park is there is nowhere she can bump her head when wandering around. These are the times I wish I had a garden.
On guard
Shnoozing on the lawn
Otherwise, her happy personality has not changed, she is a healthy happy girl, bossy as always and I would not change it for anything in the world, even the sleepless nights when I check to make sure she is breathing LOL. I cannot believe she is 15 years old, it seems like yesterday I rescued her, we are aging together, crossing the bridges together, and living our lives as best as possible.
Before we go for a walk this is a reminder that July is National Pet Hydration Awareness Month, please keep your pets inside from the heat and make sure they are hydrated with lots of fresh water.
July is Pet Hydration Awareness Month, please make sure your pets are hydrated
So that is the life in the Layla Neighborhood at the moment,
Have a safe wonderful weekend everyone
With a woof and love from Layla and Crazy Dog Mom
