Who stole the cookie from the c-cookie jar?

So, Mike and Tyler decided to bake chocolate chip cookies last night while Mike was watching the game in the kitchen. Tyler kept stealing cookies off the cooling rack so Mike put all the cookies in a Tupperware and moved them out of Ty's reach (so he thought). While Mike was sitting there, he watched Ty's countless attempts at reaching the cookies. First was the obvious reach, then he tried to move the chair over. When Mike stopped that Tyler had to start getting inventive. He grabbed the broom and tried grabbing them with that but soon realized the broom handle wouldn't bend. He disappeared for a little bit in his room and emerged with his trusty tape measure. Mike watched as Tyler devised a way to grab the cookies using it. He's an inventive little bugger!

Here's a video of the reenactment of the crime. He was quite proud of himself to show me how he did it, and he got to steal another cookie!

My Maverick

As many of you already know, we had a scary episode early Friday morning (1am) resulting in a trip to the ER with Maverick. Maverick suffered from a bout of Bloat. Bloat is when the dog gets a massive build up of gas which if left to escalate would have twisted his stomach at both ends trapping the gases and stopping blood flow and his stomach would start to die, which in turn would kill him. It's a fast killer and Vet's said in another couple hours it most likely would have been to late. We caught it in time before the stomach twisted so emergency surgery wasn't needed. They ended up putting a tube down into his stomach to release the gas. This problem is common in his breed because of the way the stomach is built. It's something that was always in the back of my mind but I never thought I would have to go through it. It's so horrible because the dog is in so much pain. I just thank the Lord that I'm a night owl and was up at that time.

Maverick got to come home Saturday evening and is doing really well so far. Unfortunately, the likelihood of him bloating again is high. I have to regulate all food and water intake and take note of any farting and burping (not a fun job!) Most likely, Maverick will need to go into surgery so they can tack his stomach to prevent twisting in the future. He goes back to the vet this weekend for blood work and a kidney check.

Thank you to everyone for your love, support and caring words the last couple days. Since the day we got Mav, almost 6 1/2 years ago, he's been the most perfect dog! The thought of losing him is hard. You know the day will come eventually, but your never ready for it. On top of that, Lucy was extremely depressed while Maverick was hospitalized, so when we do lose him I'm afraid of how Lucy will take it, as they are inseparable.

Here's a video I just took of Maverick clowning around in the back yard about 3 weeks ago. It makes me smile.