My Worst Nightmare (and Frenchies)!

So we had a little bit of a scare on Sunday night/Monday morning.  Some of you may remember what happened to Arthur's eye in March but for those who don't, he scratched his cornea and within a span of two days it got so bad that he had to have (expensive) surgery to fix it.  The cost of surgery aside, my poor little guy had to have his third eyelid stitched shut for six weeks and he wore a cone 24/7 for two months.  That's not something I want him to have to go through ever again....especially not twice in the same year.

We went to visit my parents on Sunday and one of their four labs must of caught Arthur in the eye because he was blinking Sunday night and on Monday his eye was swollen.  I took him to the vet on Monday morning who confirmed that his cornea was scratched again -- the same eye he had surgery on 9 months ago.  Thankfully, yesterday's follow up visit went well and the vet said that it's healing nicely.  So fingers crossed.

Since I've been preoccupied with Arthur's eye, I haven't posted the things I've wanted to, which is unfortunate because there's something I'm really excited about and want to share with you.  I'm hoping I'll get a chance tomorrow.

In the meantime, I wanted to share some pictures from a Christmas French Bulldog meetup that Dan, Arthur and I attended on Saturday.  We had to take a detour on the way there because of a road closure so I was a little frazzled and as a result left my camera in the car.  Dan took these with his iPhone which is why they're blurry.

There was also a Santa at the location for the dogs to get their pictures taken.  It's my new favourite picture of Arthur.  It's the background of my phone, computer, and I have it on my desk.  It makes me smile so much.

Alex & Arthur

O Christmas Tree

As mentioned in my blog post yesterday, the plan was to put up our Christmas tree today.  So Arthur and I got dressed up in our Christmas gear -- I wish you could see the front of my sweater.  It's a Frenchie (well a Boston Terrier) wearing a Santa hat.  Also please excuse my messy hair...*sigh* I wish Dan would tell me these things.  Apparently messy hair isn't a big concern to him.  Boys....

I put the movie Christmas Vacation on.  (I forgot how tiny and cute Johnny Galecki was as a kid.)

I made some mint hot chocolate for myself (and Dan), while Arthur had a candy cane shaped doggie treat.

Little mister tried to offer his brand of "helping"...

...but mostly he just stood under the tree as a big obstacle.

I still need to find the box of hooks so I can put the rest of the bulbs up...but VOILA!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! 

Alex & Arthur

The Gingerbread Man

Arthur got a new Christmas Toy! A Gingerbread man that sounds exactly like a pig for some reason.  I love bringing him new toys (not that he needs them) because he gets so darn excited.  Bringing him that much joy makes me feel like the most special person in the world.

Arthur's new toy is almost the same size as him

Here's a video (and part 2)of Arthur playing with his toy. 

(Please excuse my nerdy commentary and the extreme house clutter. We had just returned from shopping and hadn't put everything away.)

I've always wanted to purchase a handmade toy from Etsy but I'm afraid he'll destroy it easily.  I know that's the purpose of a dog toy but I'd hate to see someone's hard work get destroyed.  

Here are a few really cute toys I'd love to buy for Arthur:

source: HandmadeMonster

source: CrochedCraftz

source: ByNanasHand

source: Suchastich

I absolutely love the little octopuses! I think I may have to buy him one.  Have you bought anything for your pet for Christmas yet?