On Saturday, April 11, 2020, Akeela and I had a Memorial for her missing limb 🙂 We never got a chance to have a proper goodbye, so we decided to have a little ceremony while she was in good spirits. For Akeela’s Long Lost Leg This memorial is in honor of Akeela’s long white leg, […]

April 14, 2020. Wow. We have had a couple of severely rough days! About three nights ago Akeela began incessantly pacing around the bedroom. She was whining and panting and would occasionally yelp out suddenly. No amount of consoling would make her calm down. I decided to make an emergency vet trip at 2 am […]

April 9th, 2020 Yesterday marked our third week since surgery. This week has been a bit odd for us, but we did have a lot of big accomplishments! Earlier this week I assisted Akeela out onto our patio, so that she could watch the geese and our neighbor dogs. By the second day she was […]

April 2, 2020 Yesterday was a big day for Akeela! She had her stitches removed, was given her first dose of chemotherapy, and had a rehab therapy consultation. I could barely get her out of the car by the time I got home. In fact, we had to carry her up the stairs! Today will […]

Tripawds.com offers an incredibly generous scholarship opportunity for individuals who take their dog to rehab therapy. Below is part of my essay that I submitted for this grant – April 1, 2020 My best friend and companion for 13 years is a White Shepherd Wolf Mix named Akeela. I named her Akeela after the wolf […]