Could it be?

Could it be that Gideon has found his forever home? We shall see!!! Gideon had his first meet and greet and got to meet Toby. Toby was ever so gracious and allowed Gideon to put his entire head in his mouth! Oh, the joys of being a little---or should I say medium---sized dog! (Sorry Toby!) Toby and Giddy hit it off and went on a walk together and wrestled on Dr. Wheaton's back grass! A good day was had by all! We shall see if Gideon gets to go home with Toby---that day isn't too far away!

Gideon's healing is going great! The little island of skin that was growing in the upper section of the wound is now attaching to the outer skin. Good bye Island....hello peninsula! Hopefully this "peninsula" will continue to grow and attach on all sides. Fingers are crossed!! Gideon also has a consult scheduled with the surgeon who would possibly perform the skin graft on the lower section of the wound. Hopefully by end of the next week, we will have a good idea of what that portion of his recovery will entail!

Thanks to all for keeping Gideon in their thoughts---I know it has helped him along the way!

New Year--New Photo Shoot!

So many people have asked me to post new pictures of Gideon's wound, so this week we took Mr. Gid out for a bandage-free photo shoot! His wound looks so good and is so much smaller than it originally was. The new skin is coming in and he is even growing new fur! :) More pics are posted on his Picasa page.

Wanna play?

Gideon has learned that playing is so much fun! He actually gallops in excitement when he sees his toys and a patch of green grass. His limp is now minimal and he has a great level of energy. He received so many toys for Christmas from the wonderful vet staff at Dr. Wheaton's office that he now has a plethora of squeeky toys within a paws reach!

Gideon loves his couch!

 

Does he look comfy or what?

Merry Christmas Gideon!

 

Have I mentioned that Gideon is SPOILED?? This is the couch in the breakroom at Dr. Wheaton's office. Gideon has claimed it as his own! :)

His wound is continuing to heal nicely and while he still has a long ways to go, we are all thrilled with his recovery thus far.

New pics!

Check out Mr. Gideon's new pics!

New color for Gideon!

Gideon is wearing red this week & it looks so very regal on him. It is apparent from his general goofiness that he is feeling so much better. He talks to anyone who will listen and makes friends with all! He has a new trot in his step and the vet staff has realized that leash-less walking is not going to work anymore! Giddy needs a leash now! This is pretty exciting, considering that when he first came to us he could barely take a couple steps!

Big Weekend For Coastal!

As we are rolling into the weekend, I was about to write an update on Giddy and then realized that this weekend is huge for Coastal in general and wanted to emphasize that! We are right on the heals of a double adoption weekend and Santa Paws.

What does this mean? Well, first....it means that my husband will be dressed up as the jolly-old-guy and oh what fun that is going to be....and secondly, it means that we have the opportunity to place a number of dogs this weekend!! With our Aliso Viejo event on Saturday and the Irvine event on Sunday, it is bound to be a spectacular weekend for the dogs. :) For more info on these events, check out our events page!

PS....Gideon is doing great! Baby steps. I have to keep telling myself, baby steps. Dr. Wheaton says we are a 10th of the way through his recovery. Giddy, aka Skinner & Sugar, continues to amaze me with his strength, will and general goofiness!

Have a great weekend and wish us great luck with our orphaned shepherds this weekend.

More pics of Gideon!

Gideon's recovery in pictures is on Picasa!

Giddy loves his new toy!