Twenty One Months

Hi!! It has been awhile but I wanted to report that I am happy as a clam and healthy as can be this Christmas! I graduated from obedience classes and I am a very good boy. Here are some pictures from 11/30/09. I am a short boy, but built like a tank.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Triton video 15 months old

Just wanted to share a video of myself to show off how well I am doing. Notice?? No limp!! I love my little swimming pool too.. when my people fill it I spin in circles until all the water is gone. My people told me they are going to get me a bigger pool this summer, I am SOOO excited!

15 months old

Hello! Me again..sorry for the lack of updates..my people have been keeping me busy. How about some pictures first? Cuz I'm so handsome? This first one is me waiting for my breakfast... Then my person puts my breakfast down in front of me and I have to wait until she says "okay'..it sure is hard to wait but I am a good boy.

So..on to an update. As you know I was limping pretty bad for awhile and my people were real worried. They took me to a couple different vets and in the middle of it all found out my sister has elbow dysplasia. I was hoping I didn't have this too because it would mean surgery and all kinds of not-so-fun-things. Well.. I had a very thorough exam by a nice person whom I was told was an expert... and after the exam I was REAL sore.. I limped A LOT for a couple weeks.. and I also had some pictures taken of my hips and elbows.. they tell me these are called x-rays.

Ready for the verdict??? :) My x-rays were clear. This was sort of good news and bad news.. because they started thinking maybe it was so small that it didn't show up on the x-rays since I was limping so bad after my exam. So at this point my people scheduled something called a CT scan but the people who do that were pretty busy and couldn't get me in for six weeks. Well, two weeks later something strange happened. I started feeling better. My people noticed my limp wasn't so bad. In another two weeks my limp was gone all together and I was running.. jumping around like a rabbit chasing balls in the backyard.. and I seemed like a puppy again. My people were cautiously optimistic so decided to do something with me that always made my limp worse in the past - take me for a long walk. See, I haven't been able to go for walks since I was limping and I missed that SO much! After my walk.. and a visit to a couple of fun stores.. we came home and I took a nap. The next day my people watched me like a couple of concerned parents... but... NO LIMP!!!! My people called the vet.. and they canceled the CT. I am no longer "clinical" they tell me.. guessing that means I am ok. My people will continue to monitor me but right now it seems I am A-O-K. I am sooo excited because now I get to go back to that school I started and had to take a break from.. and I get to go out ALL the time and meet new people! I was so bored at home with a bad leg. So to wrap it up - a dog's life is good!!

Oh, and how big am I? Well, my people laugh at me because I am short like my mama.. about 29" is all.. but I am also very bulky, not lanky like a lot of mastiff puppies. My people try hard to keep me lean.. but man it's not easy!! I weigh about 175, it has been awhile since I have stepped on a scale. And my favorite place is the Saturday Market where people all want to pet me and take my picture!! :) :)

14 months old

Jeez my person is slacking!! I had to beg her to put some new pictures up.. see - I am pretty good at looking pitiful. I can do it with both my people...

Suckers. :) Anyway, I am doing very well.. I have a few medical updates but my person isn't ready to write about them yet.. stay tuned! Until then.. some adorable pictures of who else?? ME!!

Happy Birthday To ME!

That's right. Yesterday I turned 1 year old. My people even made me a cake. Well, they say they made it for me but I only got a little sliver. But it was OH SO GOOD! I have much to update on. I had surgery last month and things didn't go so well. I had severe swelling afterwords which eventually formed an abscess that ruptured. I am still on massive antibiotics (6000 milligrams a day!!) and I am finally getting better. My leg has been bothering me for awhile too. I limp. My people found me a new vet who is just AWESOME and they found out that the problem in my elbow. I had xrays but they came back clear. My next step is to go to a specialist to see what the problem could be. Physically I'm a wreck - but I am the biggest love bug on the block!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Hehe. '

Oh!! And if you are wondering about my kennel - I have to spend a couple hours a day in there relaxing because of my leg. Doctors orders! I don't mind, I LOVE my kennel as long as I have my bunny to chew on.

Protecting my little person.

So I do this funny new thing now. I get really bothered if my big person chases my little person and she screams. If she is laughing I don't mind much and continue my nap.. but if she screams I feel like I need to protect her. My person took a video to share it with you. Notice that when I come over the first thing I do is check to be sure my little perosn is ok, then I herd the big person away by biting at her feet. I'm a big goof, but better not mess with my little people.

NEW COLLAR!!

I finally outgrew my 28" collar. Which posed a problem for my people because stores in the area don't sell anything bigger than that. Well, my person's mom happens to know a wonderful lady who custom makes collars!! How cool is that? Check out my beautiful Mastiff size collar!
The nice lady who made it thought of EVERYTHING! It's a super-sized collar made just for me with lots of room to grow. If you are a mastiff owner or know someone who is and are interested in a personalized custom made collar contact my person via comment or email and she will get you in touch with the nice lady who made this for me. I got to pick my colors and everything and it was SO affordable. Can you tell I am proud of my new collar!? Oh! And she made me a leash loop with my name on it too, but I forgot to get a picture. I will post that later. This nice lady can make any size collar, she even made a couple with racing flames on them for a two of my little doggy friends. Until next time! Woof.

10 MONTHS OLD!

I am 10 months old today! YIPPEE!! A few things going on in my little (OK big) puppy life. First off I went to the vet today to be weighed. Found out I am a short fellow like my momma.. I am 28" at the shoulder but I am built like a tank! I am a slim 162 pounds of puppy. My people tell me that's big. Surprisingly I don't drool too much, maybe I am saving that for later. I know that on February 17th I get to stay at the vet's office all day for a procedure, doesn't sound like fun but I guess it is necessary so I won't complain much. I am doing great in my training class.. although I'm sort of the class clown. We had to be in a lay-stay for 3 minutes and I decided it would be a great time to take a nap...so I did! I guess I was snoring pretty loud because the whole class was laughing at me. I can't help it!! :)

Here is my paw next to my persons fist...

And here is my paw on top of her open hand. Just call me Bigfoot!

A couple more fun facts about me: I LOVE other dogs, only problem is I squish them. I LOVE new people, I lay my big head in their lap for loves. I LOVE kids, probably best of all.. I like when they hug me and love on me. I LOVE stuffed animals - but I never tear them up.. I just use them as teethers and chew on them and get them slobbery. I am obsessed with wood, I like to eat it.. linkin' logs are my favorite so my people have to be real careful. My people had me on Solid Gold food for awhile but it gave me TERRIBLE gas, I didn't have a problem with it but I guess I cleared the room a lot. That's all for now! I need a nap.