Over 2 years now going strong. Vet says "amazing"

Negative: She blew out her ACL (knee ligaments), which required another expensive surgery and almost complete isolation in a kennel for 8-12 weeks for healing.

Positive: No signs of cancer and all test come up clean. With the average mortality rate from 3-8 months, having her healthy for 2 years is just amazing!

Her program of chemo in the beginning, holistic supplements, a ton of love and a dietary switch (no by products) certainly prove one, some or all worked well. I said, if I got an extra year out of her, it would be great, and this is wonderful. It's double bonus time with her now.

Vet visit update

Sunny saw the vet this week and all tests and x-rays came back great. She is full of energy and running around plenty.

August and running great!

Sunny is doing great and she'll go to the vet for another check up toward the middle of this month. She is totally active and shows no signs of problems.

Visit this week - All great

Sunny visited the vet this week and got great marks! Well over a year, her blood work came back great and her X-rays again had nothing of concern. Next appointment is in August, so she can enjoy the nice weather and chill on the lounge outside while she gives Tucker hell.

Sunny adds value to my presentation

I was having writer's block on my latest presentation, so I asked Sunny what she thought. She said it was total dog shit and provided some great value add. Specifically how cookies could help improve marketing productivity and long walks would drive higher ROI.

She also rightly suggested that my staffing levels needed more meat, specifically rib eye.

No Taxing for Sunny

Quick update. Simply, she's doing great - next month she will go in for another vet visit for a checkup, but she's got her typical appetite and energy. Her and Tuck are waiting for the weather to improve so she can play around outside more.

Missing Sunny from India

I haven't been able to see Sunny now that I'm on a long business trip in India. But, that doesn't mean I haven't seen crazy animals. This guy was just chilling, waiting for people to give him peanuts.

March Maddness

It's now March and Sunny is the same crazy dog. She is doing great and beating up on Tucker any chance she gets. The weather has been crappy so she enjoys going outside, stepping in poop and making a nice trail in the house that typically leads right up to the bed.

Great results from Vet visit!

Sunny visited the vet yesterday and the results were GREAT! The bumps she had were all non-issues and just age-related. She had an ultrasound and x-rays, all came up "boring" as the oncologist said, which is wonderful.

So, things are as good as they can be with no signs of any issue and her passing the statistical average for such a cancer. Always important to remember, you're never out of trouble, but be thankful for every day.

Her next visit is early May.

New Year's Update

Well, we've made it through the new year. First we hoped Sunny would happily bound to her birthday and now she has ripped through the New Year. She is still doing great, although the colder weather has her arthritis acting up. She does have a number of small bumps that can't be good, but her energy level is awesome.

She goes to the vet very soon for the checkup. Everything from here on out is bonus time with her!

Holiday Doggin It

Dispite both dogs being Jewish, they pose in front of the Christmas tree here. All going pretty good. Sunny is having some problems with her back leg - her same problematic one. Since it is cold out, the arthritis is getting to her. Overall, she still has tons of energy.

Happy Bday and Thanks-Taking For Sunny

Sunny turned 9 years old this month. Amazing that when she was diagnosed with cancer, our best hopes were that she would make it to her birthday. Well, she busts right through her birthday and now into Thankgiving. As you can see, Tuck and Sunny got their T-day meals.

Her next appointment is in mid-December. So far so good. She has plenty of energy and you wouldn't even notice that she is sick at all.

Good Sunny Days

Even as winter is upon us and we have fewer and fewer minutes of light, Sunny still shining.

She is even posing on the couch. She is very active still and shows no signs of slowing down. Of course, it is important to always remember how this cancer can progress with little warning, so lesson is to give her lots of hugs and she thinks that means she is getting more cookies - of course she is correct.

Sunny status - Who let the brat out?

She definately has more energy than I've seen in a long time. She is more persistant in the morning when se wants breakfast. She rountinely kicks Tuck's butt.

As you can see, she doesn't want me to watch football. She's showing me here attitude and a little grief because I didn't give her attention or a cookied for a full 5 minutes.

Next, I was heading out to play a round of golf and she wanted to make sure I wouldn't go without knowing how cute she is. Tuck is in the background not giving a shit about what I do.

Doing GREAT!!

Sunny had her 8-week checkup, which included chest x-rays and blood tests. She weighed in at 46 pounds, chest was clear and blood was looking great.

We couldn't ask for better results. Next appointment will be in December.

Quick Sunny update - still doing well

We are getting close to her 8-week checkup hoping for the best. She goes in tomorrow morning for some tests. She is in great spirits with tons of energy. Will provide an update as soon as results come in.

Update - all good but fleas are a jumpin

Sunny seems to be doing great. Next month she has her 8-week post-chemo checkup. Only problem now is that the dogs have fleas. They've gotten flea baths and the house has been sprayed, but they keep getting them. They both used to be on "program" and they never had fleas, but since Sunny was diagnosed with Cancer, I've tried to pull all chemicals out of their lives. So, I'd rather stay away from the stuff.

Here's a shot of sunny relaxing it up.

The weekend brings the lazy dogs out

They are in sleep mode Saturday late night, getting ready for some NFL football on Sunday. They know gameday is an all day affair. Tuck (Mr. Black) is definately jealous of Sunny and all the attention we give her, so he gets some TLC.


Sunny does her best Tuck pose. Usually can't pull off a shot like this one because she will open her eyes. Shows how tired she was.

All things going great - finished all the pills

She is done completely with her pills, so hopefully things will get better.

Quick update - 1 pill left

Sunny is down to just 1 cytoxin pill and then she is totally finished with Chemo for now. Hopefully she can build up her immune system and get back to 100% in energy. She is doing far better than expected but it is important to remain guarded and know that this is the type of cancer that doesn't ever fully go away.