To limp, or not to limp, that is the question.

When we went for our walk on Monday, Reilly appeared to favor his right front foot for the last hundred yards.  I checked his foot and found a bit of a red spot between his toes.  I figured he'd stepped on something, or even had an insect bite bothering him.  He didn't limp afterwards and I forgot it.  Didn't even mention it on here, it was so thoroughly forgotten by the time I wrote.   Today on our walk, he started intermittantly favoring that same foot.  Not consistantly.  And once we got home, he quit entirely.  At this point, I'm wondering if it's not the harness putting pressure somewhere, although it's still loose enough.  I switched his leash to his collar to get back to the car, in case.  He doesn't show any signs of pain or irritation, or anything.  Dang it.  I know pups have growing pains like kids do, but I'll have him checked out anyway.  Probably not until his next puppy visit, unless it becomes more frequent or more...anything.  At this point it's very slight.  Chris didn't notice until it was pointed out to him.

Oh, and Chris decided to go this morning, so I made him take a picture for this blog.  Remember that it's 5:30 am. I'm not getting dressed up for a walk in the park at 5:30 am.  It's cut-offs and a T-shirt for me.  I'm wanting Reilly to learn to walk predominantly on my left side, which is where I use my cane.  To walk him on the left, however, I have to put my cane on the right.  The cane is for balance, so I can use it on either side, but it feels weird.  You can just see the tip of it on the other side of me.  With Reilly closer to the camera, he looks huge!  But look how nicely he walks along.  The leash is loose.

When we got home, we fed the livestock, then came in to fix breakfast for all the Boys.  Here's another picture of Patience.  You can see how much Reilly has grown!  Remember that Murphy weighs between 90-95 pounds.

And despite the fact that Jake avoids Reilly in the house, I have discovered him playing with Reilly outside.  I haven't been able to get a photo, because when I open the door, he stops.  I tried taking one through the door, but my camera focuses on the glass, or on the screen if I leave the solid door open until they start back up.  Jake is just running around him, with Reilly excitedly trying to catch him.  A small game of "keep away", but they both seem to enjoy it.  Both tails are going like crazy.

Just this for now,
Meg and Reilly