the haraldsons

Going to the beach is not something a Minnesotan normally does in the middle of March but that is exactly what we did this past Sunday on the shore of Lake Superior.  With our two dogs Lucy and Calvin, our friend Mike’s dog Noki (who we are dog sitting this week) and my brother’s girlfriend’s dog Maya it was quite the party.

Lucy doing her best greyhound impression.

Sarah’s dog Maya.

Lucy leading the way.

Noki.

Laura, Mom, and Dad.

There was still plenty of ice along the shoreline.  Lucy and Calvin were not sure what to think of it but were quite adventurous.

Last night while Laura and I were out of the house for a meeting our mischief maker Lucy was able to get into the room we’ve been storing the food for our new puppy. Well she seemed to help herself to as much as she could handle because when we got home her stomache looked to have expanded to twice its size. Fearing a common occurence in deep chested dogs call bloat we called the emergency vet and they recommended bringing her in.

A short drive to the vet and we got her an x-ray. It was definitely something to be concerned about but not so much that they felt she needed to stay the night. So we took our poor swollen bellied dog home and she appears to be doing better today.

The large vertical football shape is her stomach. If it had expanded to about two more vertebrae back she would have been looking to be in pretty rough shape.