Twittering With a Canine Accent

I almost forgot that my dog has a Twitter account.  Apparently it got hacked and Twitter sent Oscar a message to change his password.  While perusing through his postings I thought it might be good to put them all on here, kind of a "get to know Oscar" kind of thing.  They are listed chronological with the newest on top and oldest on bottom.  Oscar hasn't posted since March 2012?  What a lazy dog.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 23 Mar 2012
   Fox in with hens. I scare it away with ferocious barks from safely inside the house. I'm a hero.
                     

    

    
2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 5 Mar 2012

   Yesterday we had five visitors, all of which I had to bark at furiously. Today I'm exhausted.

                     

    

       
3. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 29 Feb 2012

   Laying on my back with 4 paws dangling limply in the air & tongue hanging out the side of my mouth means I'm supremely happy, not dead.

       
4. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 27 Feb 2012

   I sit, lay, shake, & roll over as fast as I can hoping one of those tricks is right & will get me a treat.

       
5. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 1 Jun 2011

   My hair's so long I eat it with my food. Get a clue, people.

       
6. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 2 May 2011

   Big wedding here tomorrow. Half pint people chasing me all day. TIRED!

       
7. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 18 Apr 2011

   I just not a morning dog.

       
8. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 24 Mar 2011

   My girl is well trained. I woof, she lifts me up, I bark, she gives me a cookie.

       
9. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 18 Mar 2011

   Fried Chicken for dinner! .... I mean,picked off chicken skin and gristle for dinner! Yummmmmm

       
10. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 8 Mar 2011

    I know what you're spelling. You'd better give me a cookie too.

        
11. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 7 Mar 2011

    Recovering from knee surgery. They make me walk! It's ruff.

        
12. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 4 Feb 2011

    I get grumpy if I don't get my daily 18 hours of sleep.

        
13. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 29 Dec 2010

    New chew toy for Christmas. Awesome squeek, interesting flavor, fits my mouth well. Good job Santa.

        
14. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 19 Dec 2010

    Time to dust off my paws and tweet. I've been recovering from surgery. Blew out a knee chasing rabbits. Dang bunnies....
16. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 24 Aug 2010
17. What don't I like about going for long walks? the walking.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 4 Aug 2010
3. Cabin in the woods tomorrow. I get the bed.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 1 Aug 2010
3. Chasing a baby bunny under a shed - good idea. Getting stuck - bad idea.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 26 Jun 2010
3. Dog-gone it, I'm hot!

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 22 May 2010
3. I shall survey all of my domain, until nap time.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 21 May 2010
3. Short walks = good. Long walks = I better be carried.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 16 Mar 2010
3. Spring is in the air. Where are the poodles?

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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 26 Jan 2010
3. Wading through tummy deep snow plus long fur equals clumpy snow legs. and one very cold puppy dog.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 22 Jan 2010
3. Red alert, red alert. small boys coming tomorrow. Must find hiding place.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 6 Jan 2010
3. Just because the santa suit dog coat was 75 percent off doesn't mean you should buy and put it on me. I look ree-diculous.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 5 Jan 2010
2. They made me walk around the block today. A COUNTRY block! In the SNOW. Twice! They are trying to kill me.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 28 Dec 2009
3. New human in the house. Must investigate. Sniff, sniff, owns cat of the female kind, 2 years old, fresh from a jaunt through the woods. hmm

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 28 Dec 2009
2. The small humans are gone now. Whew.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 27 Dec 2009
3. Recipe for disaster, Mix a 3 and 1 year old and pour into my domain on Christmas day and you get one grouchy grizzly bear of a pup.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 18 Dec 2009
3. Tummy rubs equal doggy prozac. Its cheaper and calms rub-ber and rub-ee alike.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 15 Dec 2009
2. Steak for dinner. I must use my jedi mind tricks. He will give in and toss me some.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 14 Dec 2009
3. I find that my man cannot resist my intent stare while he eats chicken. He always gives in and tosses me some.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 13 Dec 2009
3. I love my kitty friend. And her ears are delicious to chew on.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 12 Dec 2009
3. Its a cuddle with my mama kind of night.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 12 Dec 2009
3. Shes cleaning out the fridge. Old chunks of steak. Yessssss

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 11 Dec 2009
2. I have my dignity. I refuse to beg. ....unless theres steak for dinner, or someother kind of meat, ...or food.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 11 Dec 2009
3. I freezing. Got to cuddle with the kitty, and maybe chew on his ears.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 9 Dec 2009
3. I hate going outside to pee in below zero temps. That christmas tree in the living room is looking tempting.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 6 Dec 2009
2. too much pacing today, my dogs are barking. um, I mean my paws are a teeny weeny bit tender.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 6 Dec 2009
2. Its Sunday morning people. Jeez, cant you let sleeping dogs lie?

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 5 Dec 2009
3. Cold night. I think I need to cuddle with the cat. Come here kitty kitty.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 4 Dec 2009
2. Busy day. Slept on couch, slept on floor, chased cat, ate treats, slept on bed, ate treats, slept on chair. Whew!

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 4 Dec 2009
2. The only thing better than a dog bone is 2 dog bones!

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 4 Dec 2009
2. Roll over and fall out of bed? I meant to do that.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 1 Dec 2009
2. My family came home. Im so excited. Im wiggling and squirming. Ive lost my dignity, but I cant help it. I love my fam.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 30 Nov 2009
2. deep fat fry, deep fat fry, music to my ears.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 26 Nov 2009
2. Turkey! and lots and lots of leftovers. and lots and lots of people to throw me a piece. Happy day!

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 24 Nov 2009
2. Im just a little snuggle bunny.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 23 Nov 2009
3. Men working in front of the house. Blood Pressure rising. Must protect the castle. Must eat the men. Or at least bark at them...all day.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 22 Nov 2009
3. Its freezing and snowing and he expects me to pee where? Id like to see him go out in the snow.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 21 Nov 2009
3. They took off my sweater AND my collar. I feel so naked!
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 20 Nov 2009
3. I love weekends. More people around to toss me bones, and chunks of meat, and other goodies.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 19 Nov 2009
3. All this talk of being a cat or dog person. What a lot of hooey. Im a dogs dog. You just be a mans man and give me a treat, pronto!
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 19 Nov 2009
3. She just took my blanket away. Grrrrrrr She needs a reminder about who is top dog around here.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 19 Nov 2009
3. Go ahead, toss me kitty yum yumm. Treats is treats!
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 18 Nov 2009
3. It's not only a dog's life, It's MY life!
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 17 Nov 2009
3. I love going for walks. Its not my problem that my paws were barking. and I had to be carried home.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 16 Nov 2009
3. Monday morning blahs. My man needs to be quieter when he gets ready for work. I need my beauty sleep.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 15 Nov 2009
3. Yea, roast beef for dinner. I must practice my sad hungry puppy eyes.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 14 Nov 2009
3. Hard work never killed anyone.....but I don't want to take any chances.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 14 Nov 2009
3. Catnip must be yummy. Pa Cat wont leave it alone. I'll try some. Mmmmmmm....taste like cardboard.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 13 Nov 2009
3. Ears are my favorite chew toy. Especially kitty ears. I just wish the dang cat would hold still longer.

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 12 Nov 2009
3. Move over man. Your stealing my pillow.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 12 Nov 2009
2. "nick nack patty wack.........." My new favorite song.
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1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 11 Nov 2009
2. Why do I take my dog food 1 mouthfull at a time into the living room to eat? Cause it tastes better with the carpet fuzz mixed in.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 11 Nov 2009
3. My radio fence collar is off! inch forward, inch forward...no beeping.....I'm free!!!

2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 11 Nov 2009
3. Every time I stand by the cupboard my man goes in the other room and gets me a cookie. I've got him well trained.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 10 Nov 2009
3. "Ding Dong" ARF ARF ARF ARF ARF LET ME AT THE INTRUDER! I WILL KILL HIM! oops, my man forgot the key after our walk and I'm the intruder.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 10 Nov 2009
2. Doorbell! Must bark, must bark, must defend my castle.
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2. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 9 Nov 2009
3. Flat noses. Perfect for bumping my man's leg when he brings home fried chicken. Evolution rocks.

1. Oscar Dog ‏@LordOscar 9 Nov 2009

   Lhasa Apso's are SUPPOSED to have long hair. I'm naked now and it was 17 degrees last night. What was my man thinking?

Dr. Visits and an Excess of Engergy

An update of me: Well, I'm officially a mess.

I got worrying about how much money I was putting in my flex account for my health coverage.  I decided with the 7 week break coming up I would have a few medical issues checked out and taken care of to try and use some of it up.

First I went to the hand specialist Ortho doc in Idaho Falls, Dr. Liljenquist.  Even though they kept me waiting for over an hour I really liked him. He looked at my x-rays and told me the good news and the bad news.  Good news is that my whole hand looks pretty good!  No sign of deteriorating cartilage or spacing issues in the whole thing, except for this one place, which is the bad news.  My basal thumb joint is shot.  Check here for a slide show explaining it in more detail. We decided to try a steroid shot in the joint to try and buy some time.  In the future I will probably have to have the surgery to remove the trapezius bone and replace it with a rolled up piece of harvested tendon that he'll get from my wrist.   They gave me the shot.  It hurt!  and my hand cramped up. He kept saying, "it should start to feel better now" but it really didn't.  It's been throbbing and cramping since then (6 days) although it's been getting a little better.  I can actually sign my name now without pain! so that's an improvement. Hopefully this shot will last at least 3 months when I can get another.

Yesterday I went to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist. I've been concerned about my voice. I keep losing it.  

Dr. McMasters told me that my septum in my nose was so badly twisted and had spurs so that I need surgery to fix that if I wanted to breath through my nose. I'm debating.  I've gotten pretty good at breathing through my mouth.  

My vocal cords have nodules on one side and bleeding on the other, so I'm not supposed to sing or talk much at all for 4 weeks to see if it will heal. That's going to be fun communicating with my husband who is severely hearing impaired.  At least he can read lips. :)

The doc had the nurse give me 2 shots of steroids in my hips to help heal everything up. Wonderful. I know what steroids do to people. On the bright side he said that the steroid shot would help my SI joint pain in my back. LOL   I have to go back to McMasters in 4 weeks to see if things have improved. I'm not making any surgery decisions until then.



They warned me about the steroid shots.  I told them I already had 1 steroid shot on board, but they insisted that these shots were more systemic and that I needed them.  However I may have some side effects, things like...

• Acne, dry skin, or thinning skin
• Bruising or discoloration of skin (The new bruising will have to tell the old bruising to move over.)
• Insomnia (Actually what they said was becoming jittery)
• Mood changes (If it changes for the better, I'm all for it.)
• Increased sweating (Wonderful)
• Headache
• Dizziness (What do you get when you get dizzy on top of already being dizzy?)
• Nausea, stomach pain, or bloating (More bloating?  Wonderful.)
• Slow wound healing
• Changes in the shape or location of body fat (I wouldn't mind if my body fat relocated to another location)
• And they added, you may get the munchies. Ha!

Or more seriously

• Vision problems
• Swelling
• Rapid weight gain (WONDERFUL!!)
• Shortness of breath
• Severe depression or unusual thoughts or behaviors
• Seizures
• Bloody or tarry stools
• Coughing up blood
• Symptoms of pancreatitis (severe pain in your upper stomach that spreads to your back; nausea and vomiting; or fast heart rate)
• Low potassium
• Dangerously high blood pressure   (The rest of these serious ones I don't really want to contemplate.  I'll just think positive thoughts and keep them at bay.)

Last night I had a very raspy voice and was extremely tired.  Not much else was going on.  I went to bed and slept. all. night!  That is highly unusual for me.  I usually get up at least twice to visit the little ladies room.

This morning at 6:30 my eyes popped open.  I was done sleeping.  The jittery phase is kicking in nicely.  Before leaving for work at 8:45 I got a few things done:

• washed the sheets on my bed
• cleaned the oven
• did the dishes
• organized a shelf in the kitchen
• fed the chickens and gathered their eggs from yesterday
• picked raspberries
• watered all the outdoor potted plants and the garden
• pulled out the hoses onto the lawn and started the water
• checked my bees
• wrote Andy a note
• Arranged for Joni to get some meals brought in to her this week
• Started preparing the meal that I was taking to Joni later today.
• Did my makeup and hair and dressed for work

This is a really slow day at work.  Not good for me considering my jittery state, and also considering that the munchie phase has just kicked in.  It's a good thing I had some go-gurts in the freezer here at work.  I may or may not have eaten 3 of them so far. and it's only 11:15. 

I'm sincerely hoping the munchie phase and the jittery phase cancel each other out so that I don't get the rapid weight gain on the serious side effect list. 

How Did THAT Happen?

I went through some of my older posts because I noticed that they didn't have tags/labels.  So I tagged/labeled them.  When I exited and went to view blog I saw that it had totally rearranged all my posts!  I have tried and tried to get them back in order, but was unsuccessful.  So have fun trying to figure out what post came first, or second, or even what year it was written.

*sigh*

So this post is not a total waste I will put some adorable photos of some of my grands and their reactions to my little chicks.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

And here is a photo of my poor traumatized chickies trying to get away from the little peoples.

Christmas

Gathering and smiles

...and watching and waiting

....time to relax

....babies to cuddle

....Grandmas to visit

.....sisters to Skype

....dinner to eat