Hi all you wonderful people. Trust me, as much as I would love to be strong, I am not as strong as I want to be. Graham has been getting alot more babying then he normally does. I am not THAT strong, this is my baby that we're talking about I just bought him a wonderfully soft lambskin (poor lamb) bed that was a little bigger then his other doggie bed in order to fit that cast and still be comfey, and I also bought a nice throw blanket to tuck him in every night. I bought a floor mat that has extra grips for my tile kitchen floor so he does not slip going to get his food and water, I carry him up and down the stairs ( 46 pounds first thing in the morning and 2 flights of stairs is not the easiest thing ) I give him a full body (minus the bad leg) massage daily, I am talking to him more, (and I used to talk to him ALOT!!), cuddling with him more, smothering him with tons of love and attention, and all the other extra special things that a sore doggie likes to get...problem is, when I stopped at my moms house right after picking him up at the vet, my mom first talked really sympothetic to Graham, just like I did at first, and Graham was acting really depressed. Then she started talking to him like she normally does, in a more energetic, uplifting voice and he perked up right away. I have been trying to treat him as normal as I can because I want him to feel confindent and I don't want him to dwell on his "problem" but yet move on to a happier state of mind. I still very much cater to his bad leg, goodness I would never let him do something to hurt himself, but I want him to feel confindent, and to accept that cast. The more normal, playful, and uplifting I speak to him, and treat him, the happier he seems to be. When I give him pitty, his whole attitude changes from slightly frustrated to downright morose.

I went home at lunch since he didn't do his pottying this morning and he was doing a little teeny bit better with the walking, and he did go potty...both pee and poo. He seemed to be slightly more OK with the cast. I hope so. I do know that I felt better since he went potty and he was a tad better with ballance.

I don't want you all to get the wrong impression, thinking that I am not giving him the extra special treatment that he deserves. He is. He's my love of loves, my best friend, my pride and joy, my gift from God. He's my beautiful angel.

I'll post on his progress, hopefully soon he will have some. Thanks so much for all the prayers. And thank you SO much for the card, Sandra. It made me cry, but then again I am so emotional, even seeing the CGC pic that Phred posted makes me cry. All these prayers and good wishes mean so much to me and Graham. He and I are so proud to have such dear friends from all over the world.

Love you all bunches!

Leslie & Graham

P.S. within the next couple of weeks I'll try to get a pic of Graham smiling with his cast on so can see first hand that he is feeling better