Daniel has Lymes disease

....just kidding! We had a discussion about this at Paul's Birthday lunch last week. Since then I have pulled three more ticks off the dogs, one of which was so deeply lodged in Sam's head that it left a big bloody scab.

Last night Daniel went to CVS and got a gel which you put on the dogs' back and is supposed to keep the fleas and ticks at bay. After a few hours the dogs, especially Frodo started acting bedonnered (loco, crazy). We put them in the box to go to sleep and they cried all night. Finally D woke up this morning and washed off the gel.

Frodo has calmed down a bit but has been pacing and panting all day, rubbing his back up against everything. Just a bad reaction I guess.


They got hair cuts a couple of weeks ago, which is good considering the ticks this season. They were super-cute with their long hair though.




Shaggy Sam on the daybed




Shaggy Fro on the daybed




Shaggy Fro on regal pillow