Luke and I stopped by the vet's office yesterday to get his kennel cough booster.  The first thing we always do when we get there is step on the scale.  Imagine my surprise, then, when Luke sat down and it showed that he had gained just over FOUR POUNDS since we were last there in the beginning of November.  That's four pounds in less than two months!  Oh my goodness.  Now, I know that I may have been a little too "giving" to him lately because he had dropped all the way down to 88 pounds, but I don't need him carrying around 93 pounds when he's having structural problems.  It's diet time.

Really, though, I know that the main problem is not his diet, but rather his lack of exercise these days.  He hasn't been able to get out and run nearly enough since we got all of the ice & snow.  The snow that is out there now isn't too bad, but it's still very hard to play in it since he's not allowed to catch the frisbee.  I believe I may have to start bringing him to the barn with me every time I go in order to get him moving a bit more!

Luke was very good at the vet -- he didn't even get a shot like I thought he would!  The kennel cough booster was a nasal vaccination and Luke didn't react to it at all.  His reward was to come to the barn with me, where he proceeded to run around like a loon having fun.  It was my night to do chores, so he got to run around in the pasture with the four wheeler and then I took him into the indoor for some sprints.  By the time we got home he was tired and ready for bed!

It's time for me to confess that Luke has made the move into my bed on a nightly basis.  It's gotten to the point where now I feel guilty if I don't let him up -- I know, I know!  Who's in charge here?  lol  It's kept me from having to bring out the electric blanket and I definitely appreciate the warmth that he throws off.  It will be a hard transition this summer, though, when I kick him out for being too hot!