25/Mar/23 allergies and paw licks

 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday, the Big Guy made goulash after he came in from snow blowing.

Now, it also has 2 onions in the goulash.

I'm not supposed to have onions.

Of course, Tonya had some goulash.

Anything that Tonya has, I want.

She gave me some.

This is from the internet.

All parts of the onion plant are toxic to dogs, including the flesh, leaves, juice, and processed powders. Whether raw or cooked, fried or powdered, onions and the rest of the allium family (garlic, shallots, leeks, and chives) are harmful to dogs.

She is going to kill me with love.

After I had some of her goulash, not a lot.

I started coughing and hacking.

Not just a little bit.

I was in distress.

The Big Guy tells her when he cooks with onions and garlic, which is just about every meal.

Yes, human food is very tasty.

I so love human food.

But it is also very deadly for me.

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Bye bye fur now

24/Mar/23 all the better to eat you

 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday we went for a walk.

But we did two blocks vice only the one that we normally walk.

The Big Guy didn't mind too much that I would stop and sniff stuff.

It allowed him to catch his breath.

He is still a very big guy and isn't winning any foot races when we are out walking.

But, he is walking and that's a big deal for him.

Yesterday, he was rather proud that he was able to put the garbage to the curb and then come inside the house and go upstairs.

About three months ago, he would not have walked right up to the curb.  He would of got close and tossed the bags to the curb.

He would of come inside and would needed to have sat for a bit before moving.

So, he is getting in a lot better shape than he was.

Same with myself.

When I used to get home, I would plop myself down and just lay there trying to catch my breath.

I still lay down to catch my breath, but not as long as I used to.

I wonder what the Big Guy is going to make today?

He made scallops and fried veggies yesterday.

Tonya told the Big Guy, no more stir fry.

From now on, please oven bake the veggies.  

They are much better that way.

He agreed.

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23/Mar/23 Happy 80th Birthday Memere

 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

My Memere is 80 years old today.

She is so nice to me when she comes for a visit.

She pats me a few times and tells me I'm a good boy.

But she does get nervous when I bark.

She doesn't like it when dogs lick her hand.

The previous dog that used to live here, she trained him to put his tongue back in his mouth.

She would tell him, no licks.  

Put your tongue back in your mouth.

Now, any dog that is curious, they naturally close their mouth.

They may also tilt their head too.

But it would look like Sebastian was listening to his Memere and would put his tongue back in his mouth.

He definitely didn't lick her.

I don't lick much to start with.

Unless you are holding food.

Occasionally I snap at Tonya when she is feeding me by hand.

I don't mean to nip her fingers.

But sometimes, my teeth does brush her fingers.

The other day, when Aurora was feeding me apples, I tried to be gentle, but then Aurora would just drop the apple on the floor.

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22/Mar/23 what is gout

 

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Big Guy woke up early today.

His feet were sore.

He knows what the pain is.

It's gout.

But this time, he isn't sure why he is having a gout attack.

Normally it's green stuff.  Either that, or sea food.

But he hasn't had any of that stuff in a while now.

There was one visit, his father had a gout attack.

They had to cut their visit short.

Now, the Big Guy has what he calls his Gout 2.0 pills.

They take the pain away, but it also makes him sleepy.

But he would much rather be sleepy for a day while he is taking these pills, than put up with the pain.

When he gets like that, it also means no walks for me.

Shit.

But, Tonya has been taking me.

So, not all is lost.

The Big Guy was rather proud of himself yesterday.

He was able to fix the kitchen taps from leaking.

He was also able to fix his snow blower. 

There was a part that broke and the snow blower wasn't lifting properly.

But he was able to effect repairs.

He is so pleased.

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Your daily video - Max our Bernese Mountain Dog and Tonya on the couch

Bye bye fur now