So I had to take Boone to the vet this evening after kind of running him over in the Mule. I swear he was off to the side, so we started moving. Next thing you know, he's squealing. A few stitches and he's good.

While I was waiting, I got the dogs' weight profiles (in lbs.):

6/9/09 Boone 64; Milo 68.
6/23/09 Boone 74; Milo 73.
6/30/09 Boone 78; Milo 73.
8/13/09 Boone 97; Milo n/a

Milo didn't go to the vet with us, so we have no weight for him, but he's the same height as Boone, just not as thick. He must be high 80s or low 90s now.

We're really enjoying the personalities of these dogs. There was a time a few weeks back when I was really questioning my own stupidity (or lack of intelligence) for having gotten two large dogs in a new house with two young kids. Part of the problem was the dogs propensity to just leave the yard when my wife was gone and I was the only one home with the kids.

We got the invisible fence and that has made things so much better.

I wasn't really thinking the dogs, or dog at least, were going to go over 100 lbs., but it seems like at least one of them will.




Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."