That darn dog

I think I am the classic case study of adult ADD.  I was laid off for the first time ever in my 35+ years of my working career.  I have been busy trying to improve our financial situation by marketing on the Internet(www.bazillionbucks.com), selling on eBay and other small streams of income.  So Kozmo’s story started and then took a break.  Sorry for the delay.  Here is another episode.

Once Kozmo started getting used to her wheelchair, we would venture around the property as much as we could.  We started thinking about where to cut trails and the best routes to take to maximize coverage of her favorite hunting areas.  The work began.  Armed with a tree limb lopper, rake and gloves, we started cutting.  All the while, Kozmo would hang around, not going out of site, because she was still not totally confident in her wheelchair.  The trails were cut through the woods, through the meadows and fields, and then we connected the trail to the neighbors wooded trails.  So Kozmo has quite a network of barrier-free paths throughout 16+ acres!  We walk all the trails everyday, 7 days a week, through rain, snow, sleet, thunderstorms, heat, bugs, you name it.  The only time we can’t do all the trails is when the snow is too deep.  The neighbor boy rides his snowmobile on some of the trails to pack the snow down so her wheels can manuver.  He has done this every year even though he has moved away.  He still gets his snowmobile over to pack the trails just for her!

A lot of her good health has to do with the dailey exercise and the healthy food she is given.  It wasn’t always so.  She developed food allergies and once we found out what she was allergic to we had to change our buying habits.  Boy did we learn about dog food!  Once again it was trial and error.  We did find an excellent ebook full of great recipes http://tinyurl.com/6mx2j7  We now give our dog healthy live food and she has responded so well.  She is much more vibrant, alert and has a beautiful coat of fur!  The vet can’t believe her health at 13+!  A miracle dog.  Next episode very soon!