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34/52 :: Fender, the Bridge Troll

            Ha! I had to laugh when I saw these shots on the back of my camera... I was dropping leaves down and he was chomping at them, and I was snapping frames at the same time (I'm quite the multi-tasker, eh?)... We've been letting his eye shield (that's what Luke calls it) grow because someone told us it could help with how much he hates the sun, not sure how factual that is, he still prefers the shade, lol... But I realized how silly he can look with them blocking his eyes like this, and I imagine it's probably annoying for him too, so they may be getting a trim this weekend :)

On another note- At his rabies shot (ugh) appt last week, we did the annual heartworm test as well, which also tests for a few other things... Well they called me later that day and said that his blood showed positive for a tick-born disease called "Ehrlichia" and that it was recommended we come in again to get a titer done. This would let us know if he has merely been exposed to it, or if it an active infection. Well, I've never been a parent before, so I imagine it to be a little similar to hearing something like this for the first time ever for your first child ever... because I actually was choked up when I got off the phone and tried to tell Luke what they had said. It's not even that serious of a thing, and it can easily be treated with antibiotics (blech) if he did turn out to be infected. But still!! I can't imagine how I will be if I ever do have kids, sheesh.

Okay! To wrap up my story, we've been waiting since Monday to hear back about the titer, and they finally called us today, on our way to our hike (where this pic was taken) to tell me that Fender is *not* infected!!! Wooh!!!! He has merely been exposed to it, and will likely test positive for it on most of his future heartworm tests, but unless he is showing symptoms or anything, we can rest assured that he is fine! :D

So our ordinary hike, turned out to be a celebration hike (can't you tell here he is excited!!) and on the way home we stopped and got him doggy "ice-cream" from the pet-shop.

Once again, I have written a blog... lol... So kudos if you made it to the end! <3

Taken on: August 22, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 20D, f/1.4, 1/640 sec, 50mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 20D
Lens:	50.0 mm
Aperture:	f/1.4
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows
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