Do you know where I’m from? by Gypsy Rose

Hi everyone!

Gypsy here. Whew, it’s been a tough winter and spring for me. I’ll catch you up on the serious side of life and then on to the more fun side, alright?

I apparently have lots of allergies and my asthma has been keeping me low and tired. Carol and I have been all over Austin seeing different doctors about what the cause is of all this stuff and I think we finally have a handle on it.

We saw Dr. Charla Jones who determined that my heart isn’t really enlarged which is great news. She also suspects that what I have is an obstruction in my snout and or in my throat that keeps me from breathing fully.

Unfortunately, the only way to know for sure is with an ultrasound. If it turns out to be true then the next step would be surgery. We opted out of those for a lot of reasons and I’m happy about that.

The next best thing to do is what we’ve been doing which is staying cool and nebulization. I’m almost always under a fan now and I get nebulized twice a day for sure and sometimes three times. I also take an antihistamine which keeps my allergy symptoms down but my dryness up.

Needless to say, Carol, Jimmy and I are spending a lot more time together; 20 minutes at a time for each nebulizing treatment gets me a lot of attention. I don’t mind the treatments any more as I get lots of rubs and I always get a cookie. Hey, 2 or 3 cookies a day and a lot of rubbing? What’s a little smoky stuff compared to that?

I still eat special food and treats so I won’t have any food allergy problems. It tastes okay but I’d really love a nice big steak bone or some chicken like I used to get from time to time. I look at everyone the way I used to. You know, with the puppy eyes. It doesn’t do a darn thing for me anymore. They actually look back at me with the same face and then I know I’m not going to get any.

On the fun side of life, and as usual, my family is trying to figure out if I’m a southern belle or a highly sophisticated British chick. I like to keep them guessing by changing my accent, my look and my behavior at times.

Where do you think I’m from? I’ll give you a few hints and you all respond to Carol, alright?

Its true I’m part border collie but do you know where I come from? I have quite nice manners. I’m always dainty when I eat. I prance when I go on my walks and I feel it is truly important to stay nice and tidy. If that isn’t enough, my accent should be a dead giveaway!

But then again, you know, a girl has to have a little fun. Sometimes I throw in a little Jersey shore accent to throw everyone off! Brilliant don’t you think?

Come on now. Give it your best guess.

Off to nap,

Gypsy