Spring,Summer, Winter?

I know that the weather is supposed to be changeable here in Oklahoma, but come on now! We been from spring (66) right through summer(82)and right back to winter (22), all in the matter of a week! Is it any wonder that everybody has a cold or worse. We have been taking advantage of the nice weather to continue clearing our place. You can't imagine how much brush and how many cedars grow up in 20-25 years of neglect. We have had a burn ban on here int he county for months now,(please let it rain) so no brush burning and the piles are getting larger. So if it does ever rain again and you look out and it seems that southern Oklahoma is on fire, it's just Coyote Run burning the brush piles. Thank goodness Tony has a bulldozer with a brush rake, that makes all this so much easier. I can't imagine what it was like for the first folks out here to try and settle this land. It's worth the hard work, the place is looking really nice, and there will be lots more room for food plots.
Baseball update, Josh has been invited to play on two select teams this spring, he just has to decide which one now. He is as passionate about baseball as Rachel is about horses, so I think we'll be going to a lot of games at least through high school. He is taking some lessons on hitting and pitching, and you can see the improvement all ready. He really works hard at the drills and exercises his coaches give him. I over heard Rachel telling on of his coaches, she wished he was into the horses, that she could keep him mounted and teach him about roping and barrel racing and all that, but baseball was his first love. Mind you, he isn't ready to give up Ace, and he is planing on making some play days and jackpots this summer. So horses aren't totally out of his blood.
Our new lab puppy, Gunner, is coming along great. Tony took him down to the pond with the old Lab, Buddy, to let him watch Buddy retrieve some ducks kinda clue him in. Gunner got so excited that T decided to let him get one that was right at the edge of the water. He got that one and delivered it right to hand, so T thought he see if Gunner would get n the water and threw the duck out about 10 yards, off Gunner went with out a hesitation, retrieved that one and then did it again just to be sure he didn't mind the COLD water. By next year he'll be more than ready to take over from Grandpa.
Believe it or not, as I sit here and type, I hear the sound of rain/sleet on the roof! So maybe we'll get a little bit of what we need. I hope it's more liquid than solid though. I hate ICE. You all stay warm and be safe.

All's Right with Gunner's world

Gunner is making a complete recovery. We however may not. The vet recommended he stay inside until he got to feeling better . Well, he now is ruling the house. He trees all the other dogs, puppy teeth are so sharp, demands breakfast first thing, and has figured out that looking pitiful will get him an extra snack. We are so well trained! He will at some point have to go out to the kennel and live with Buddy, our older Lab. I am dreading that time, because he sets up a howl now when we lock him in the wash room at night. I hasten to add that he has 3 other dogs to keep him company. So what do you think he will sound like when he is outside in a kennel? He is a Hunting Dog, well he will be some day, and needs to get used to being outside . So I'll soon be biting the bullet and sending him off to live with Buddy. I'm pretty sure it will be worse on me than on Gunner.

Stressed Out

This is our new Lab puppy Gunner.
That's a stuffed duck he's after .
We let him stay in the house with the other
dogs for a few nights, then decided to get
him out to the kennel with Buddy, our old
lab. After all he will be a hunting dog and
needs to get used to being outside. Right?
All went well until the 3rd night. Sunday
morning, I went to get him and his head was twice the size it should be. Thankfully,
it was mostly underneath his jaw, but he was one miserable little guy. We thought
he'd been snake bit, so we called the vet, on Sunday morning, and she said give him 1/2 a Benadryl tab and watch him.
So, I spent most of yesterday letting Gunner sleep in my arms, he couldn't lay his head down on his paws without it hurting. So I held him and he lay on his back to sleep. He was feeling a little better about bed time, he ate a little and we gave him more benadryl . He had a pretty good night. The swelling was better this morning, but we still took him to see the vet first thing. She said it was puppy strangles, so he had to stay for the day and get a couple of penicillin shots , but he gets to come home this afternoon, with more meds. It's about time to call and go get him, so I'll close this. See you all later.