Fresh on the heels of having a couple of run-ins with skunks, my shorthairs have found a new enemy out in the fields. Suddenly, Chocolate Thunder is having a problem with foxtails. Jill and I noticed that Marley was spending quite a bit of time licking two of her paws, but since she showed no blatant signs of injury, we thought no big deal. More than a week later, we came home, and found a big open sore where Marley had previously been licking. A chat with the vet suggested that a foxtail was the culprit. Jill and I decided to check all of her feet, and we managed to find a big swollen bump on one of her rear paws. I squeezed the hell out of it, and out popped a foxtail. Needless to say, in the future we are going to be sure to double check Marley for foxtails, after she runs in the field. I hope Marley is feeling much better now. A few pictures....
Swollen rear paw.
Front paw.
Close up.
Now for a Louie Update. Lou has gone from 53 lbs, to now hovering somewhere around 35lbs. He looks great, and he is starting to act more and more like a hunting dog everyday. Lou is naturally pointing quail, and we are currently working on steadying him up.
50 lb Louie.
35 lb Louie pointing.
Nice haircut.
Next, a Marley update. Marley has really come along the last few weeks. I have been updating Jill about the pup's progress, and this week Jill decided to come out and see our pup's improvement for herself. She also did us a favor and snapped a bunch of pictures.
Jill. Our quail handler and camera man.
On the checkcord.
Our camera was having trouble in the low light, but here is good looking point by Marley.
Thanks...
