Hi everyone,
My apologies for such a long absence. It's been pretty stressful here lately. Our St. Bernard, Jessie, got very sick. She would barely eat, she slept a lot, and was having a hard time breathing. Had a lot of tests done, and antibiotics were administered, with no change. We took her to a specialist, and the specialist did more tests, and an ultrasound. Discovered that Jessie had a collapsed lung, and other resperatory issues that would have to be dealt with by exploratory surgery. There was no guarantee anything would help.
After much thought, we decided to let Jessie go. Today we made arrangements for that, and in a couple weeks, we should be able to pick up her ashes.
We have other dogs, but Jessie was one of our first babies. We will miss her terribly. The house feels strange without her.

Anyway, I just thought I'd update you on things, and hopefully when things around here start feeling a bit calmer, I can visit more often.