One More Milestone

Yesterday, in a spasm of excitement at the arrival of Windy and Chris, Little Buddy jumped up onto the bench on the deck. This is the first time since the surgery he has been able to leap that high. And this will open up a whole new world for him. Uncle Phil said some time back that when Buddy was able to do this we would know he was fully recovered.

The dogs spend a lot of time on the large glassed-in covered deck. It’s a safe warm/cool place to leave them when we are not home. It is out of the wind and weather and keeps passers-by at bay. The built-in benches enable Princess to see out the windows and keep track of everything that is happening on our corner. Poor Buddy has had to have an abbreviated view from the sliding glass door as the windows are too high for him to see out.

But now…oh my. He will be right up there beside Princess. His back legs continue to grow stronger every day and his hind end has filled out and balanced the front part of his body. He no longer looks so barrel-chested as the back has caught up. He has muscles in his hip area and from behind you can see how square and firm he stands now.

It is only a matter of time until he can jump into the car. The final frontier.