DUKE: WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC

Duke had a good night and rested well. He's alert and calm--no blood tests today, just letting the meds to build up his blood platelets work. He's stable, and the vet also said Duke is a "sweet boy" (we knew that already).

That's good news. He's definitely not out of the woods yet, but we are cautiously optimistic regarding his outcome.

THANK YOU for all your prayers, kind comments, and concern. They are so uplifting right now.

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em, because they love us so much!

I'M B-A-A-A-A-CK!

For those of you who knew about and prayed for our son-in-law Philip's open heart surgery, it was a resounding success!  He came home one week later, on June 23.  Since Holly stayed in town where the hospital was (45 minutes from home), we stayed at their house with Shadow, Duke, and the children.  We brought them all to our house for a couple of days before Philip and Holly came home.

Here are a few photos (remember, a picture is worth a thousand words):

With Holly before surgery

Clark:  Father's Day at
the hospital

They had to ham it up a little!

With Holly & the kiddos

Home!  Fur babies
welcoming him

What were Shadow and Duke doing during all this?  Their usual routine of eating/relaxing/barking.

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em!

Shadow cuddling and smiling

Duke enjoying Holly's hammock with Clark