My next adventure was to a dog beauty salon with Avalon. It was a first for me but Avalon goes about every three months and gets her fur trimmed.On the drive over to the salon she was telling me all about it. When we got there-first we took a shower in a special bathtub and had our hair blown dry. Then I got a combing and Avalon got a fur cut. Last, we had our ears cleaned, nails done and some really nice smelling stuff put on our fur with a beautiful bandanna put on. I heard the nice lady tell Mom Avalon behaved nicely but I was kind of a challenge. I tried to tell Mom it was the first time for me and it was soo exciting that I couldn't help myself. I think Mom went later to have her hair done too ?Mom and Dad have been talking about their special "Therapy Puppy" Ruthie a lot lately. I never knew her but Avalon talks about her. Avalon told me that Ruthie went to the Rainbow Bridge a year ago this week. Mom and Dad raised her like they are raising me but then Mom went and got certified with Ruthie as a Therapy Team instead of going to another forever home. Avalon said when she was being puppy raised her and Ruthie would go together with Mom and do special talks to kids and adults.
The rest of the week Mom and me just did our day to day routine. We always go for our bike ride around the lake with Avalon in the morning, work on some commands when we get back then several times we headed to the food place Mom likes to go to for more fixings for the turkey. That turkey must be something special. I have not seen it again since we picked it up a week ago.
The weekend came and for the first time it was really COLD when we went for our walk. Mom and Dad put on lots of clothes. I am sure glad I was wearing my fur coat. It was nice to get back home and relax with Dad in front of the TV to watch the HUSKER game. It was a good game. The HUSKERS won so Avalon and I didn't have to worry about Dad. He was a happy camper and stayed on the couch.
After the game Mom and Dad sat me down and had a conversation with me about the "Birds and the Bees". I thought we were going to be talking about those flying things in the sky but that was not the case. The Birds and the Bees have to do with becoming a Mommy Dog which seems funny. Avalon said they talked to her about it too. However, Avalon did not tell me about what was going to happen when we went back to the Vet the next day. I was soooo excited to go to one of my favorite places but boy did things change soon after. I had surgery. The Vet doctor explained to me that I would be sleeping when I had surgery but forgot to tell me I would not be feeling on the up and up afterwards. I was told I now will be a forever Guide/Service puppy for a forever partner instead of being a Puppy Mom. Not that being a Mom is bad I just won't be one.
I spent the night at the puppy hospital. Dad stopped to see me in the evening but I don't really remember much of that. I was very sleepy. The next morning Mom came and picked me up and I was sooo excited I leaked all over. I haven't done that for a while but I was getting scared that I was not going to see everyone at home again and when Mom came I knew everything was going to be OK.
The rest of the week I was on restricted play time. That was a bummer !! I spent the first day in my kennel except to go take a break and then the next few days either in the kennel or mud room. Avalon and I could not play together and I did not get to go on our morning bike ride. Mom and dad did give me a little white pill each morning that made me sleepy so I did sleep a lot. Miss M, Miss K and Grandma T came to visit me but Mom said I could not get excited so they did not come in the mud room. We did take some pictures though with a BIG turkey. The one Mom bought at the food store was a lot smaller so maybe the one outside was growing up since we bought him a while back. 
Mom cleaned and got ready for the holiday she called Thanksgiving. When the day came Avalon and I did not get to visit with the guests but had to stay in the office. Mom said I still can not get excited because of my surgery and Avalon sometimes likes to visit too much. We did get to visit though when guests would come to the office door. There were new people I have never seen before along with some I see a lot. Mom said next year at this time I will probably be at KSDS college. 
The next day was another HUSKER football game. We went for our morning weekend walk even though it was Friday and I even got to play some. Not too much though because of the surgery. Mom and Dad did some work around the house putting Thanksgiving stuff away then at 2:30 the game started. It was a sad day in HUSKER LAND as Dad would say because they lost the game. Dad was a sad camper :(
This weekend Mom and Dad started taking the Thanksgiving decorations down and putting up ones for Christmas. Another holiday Avalon told me about. She said we will get to go visit someone called Santa and tell him of gifts we want from him. Avalon told me to start making a list and check it twice before we go.
Mom and Dad spent most of the day outside decorating and it was dark when they were done. I got to come out to look at the decorations and Mom tried to take a picture but being black I just did not show up. The decorations looked so pretty along with some decorating I did on the mud room wall while they were out.
In remembrance of Ruthie - Rest in Peace at the Rainbow Bridge
Ruthie and Avalon with Santa-2011
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