On a personal note:

After 14 days of “resting” the beast is officially getting her stitches out this afternoon! I’m especially happy because the last few days she has been driving me nuts, tearing around the house like a wild thing, stealing socks and pulling my pant legs (I have the holes to prove it).

For a dog that gets at least 2 hours of exercise a day including a long dog park run/play sessions this “resting” concept is not one she likes or understands. I know she must be wondering what happened to her old awesome life where she ran and wrestled with her dog park crew. Soon beast.. soon!