Monday, May 26, 2014

Road Trip With Athena

Athena is always very good in the car. Here she is on her way to Leavenworth, KS.

Athena In Leavenworth, Kansas

Just got back this afternoon from visiting Sam and his family in Leavenworth, KS. Photo is of Athena a couple days ago in downtown Leavenworth.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Athena's Vet Visit

Dale and I took Athena to see Dr. Schuld today. Her check-up went well. Everything is normal except for some inflammation in her left ear.  Her weight is at 70.1 pounds which is pretty good since her ideal weight is 70.0. She down a tad from her last visit. Photo of her resting on my knee was taken just a few days ago.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Way Back in December

The following photos and text were blogged by Dale way back on December 11, 2013. 

"Athena gets to help take Joe to work this morning. Very exciting! She sees Joe in the window. Weirdly it's getting colder as it gets lighter. -6 when I woke up at 5:30. It's -9 now but there is brilliant sunshine which makes it all okay by me."

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Attempted Picture

I was trying to get Athena to look at the camera for this picture but I think she was sensing that the mean dog that lives at this house was just about to run around the corner. I realized that was what was happening too late and Athena lunged forward when the dog appeared. I wasn't able to pull her back as I didn't have a good grip on her leash since I was holding my phone camera. The mean dog (I think her name is Civa) went ballistic. I usually see the dog waiting in the yard and move to the other side of the street. Most dogs aren't able to contain themselves as well as Civa does when they see another dog approaching their yard. She'll sit crouched down to the ground and wait to go nuts just as you pass her by. The first time this happened it had just turned dark. I saw her but she was so still and quiet that I thought she was a large rock. It scared the hell out of me when she went bonkers. This is the only other time I've been caught off guard.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Looking Up

Dale took this photo of Athena about a month ago. 

Good Company

Dale was out of town this weekend. It's nice to have Athena around as she is such good company and helps to quell my loneliness.

Walking Athena

Athena loves to go on nice long walks. She also likes coming home from them.