Just got spayed...

Riley here...I hope this post will be coherent because I was "spayed" on Tuesday and am recovering. I don't know why mommy and daddy did this to me, but they said it's a "good thing". What are they Martha Stewart now? All I know is I have a long incision down the middle of my belly and it hurts! Luckily I have pills that make me feel better. Mommy has been home with me and I've spent a lot of time in my crate. She gets all nervous when she takes me out and won't let me do anything! No getting on the sofa, or my favorite chair, and she takes me out on my leash...in the fenced back yard! I guess she's trying to help me feel better. I heard her tell the vet tech (a really nice girl named Laura, by the way) that I'm not going to agility on Monday, and probably the Monday after that, too. :( Oh well, I know she has her reasons for it. She also said that since this surgery, I won't have to wear my pants anymore, that's a good thing for sure! She said all dogs and cats should be spayed and neutered so we don't have so many unwanted pets who end up on those sad commercials with Sara McLaughlin and Willie Nelson singing sad songs...I just saw the Willie Nelson one today and it was so sad. I just wonder why some people aren't responsible...I think some of them are uneducated...we need to educate them; I know it's something mommy wants to do.

OK, I'm getting sleepy and am going back to bed...

Riley

Update from Fin and Ri...

Mommy gave us baths today so we've had a lot of energy! We go crazy after we get baths. We tear around the house and try to tackle each other...it's pretty fun, all except having to get bathed!

Last weekend Mommy invited a trainer over to the house. That lady is nice, but she's changing the way things work around here! We can no longer put our feet on people (we're just jumping up and saying hi!), we can't put our feet on any tables...kitchen, side, coffee...I think it's because Mommy told Anne (the trainer) that I stole some bread off the coffee table at my grandparent's house on Thanksgiving. Also, Anne wants Mommy to get us out of the bed!!! So far, she's just making us sleep at the bottom, but she might move us off of it all together! Can you believe that? I mean, especially in the winter when I get cold and have to burrow under the covers to stay warm! I'm hoping we don't get moved off, but we'll see. Mommy is also taking us on walks separately...I guess it's because we go nuts when we see other dogs...

Oh, Mommy and Daddy took us to the park on Christmas Eve (day)! We went for a hike and then watched the dogs in the dog park. That was pretty fun. I barked a bit at first but then just watched. Riley didn't really bark, she just watched the other dogs run and play. There were a bunch of them out there! Lots of big ones...Huskies and Goldens especially.

OK, time to see if I can get some dinner!

Fin