Sadie's face was almost back to normal this morning as I got ready for the high school. If rain wasn't coming to our area like it was over Phoenix and Tucson, I wanted to take the dogs for a short walk up Miller Canyon after school. Susan was also ready to walk her Allie.
We met at 4pm in the lower Miller Canyon parking area, under an oak tree. Susan was already waiting when I pulled up. All the dogs were happy to get out, and neither Sadie nor Allie showed any signs of lethargy. The only dog that struggled is Minnie because of her arthritis and excess weight.
"Was Minnie ever skinny?" asked Susan at one time during our short walk. Yes, she was. She didn't gain weight until she was five years old, and it's been hard for me to get her to lose any of it. I must try harder.
We had a slow walk. Susan said several times we had a guardian angel watching over our dogs. I agree. We were both very lucky. The veterinarian at the Sierra Animal Hospital called Susan back today to apologize for not being able to take Allie in Saturday afternoon. The doctor was in surgery for two hours trying to save a dog that was a victim of a dog fight. The dog didn't make it. I know losing an animal in surgery is never something a veterinarian wants. And yet, like the silent heroes they are, they continue to help save as many animals as possible.
We met Tangie and Rich along the creek near a campsite where we normally cross over and return back to our cars. I saw their pick-up parked across the trail first, but Tangie saw my dogs and yelled out "Connie!" I yelled back "Tangie!" even though I couldn't see her. When we did spot her, we stopped to chat, sharing our stories about the dogs and the rattle snake. They shared their story about their little Yorkie and her liver trouble. They took her to the same emergency clinic in Northwest Tucson that Susan went to, and have only praise for the doctors there.
Tangie was moving rocks around, to create little pools of water. The creek here is no more than two feet across where we were sitting, and when Minnie lays down in the water, creates her own dam of sorts. When she got up to leave, all that water that had been collecting around her came gushing downstream. We all had to laugh at that.
Our walk was only 1.5 miles, but we were out with the dogs for 90 minutes. It was a small celebration for our dogs that survived what could have been a sad event.
The late afternoon sun was still shining through the trees when we drove off, creating beams of light across the trail. There was no sign of imminent rain, either. I hope our area didn't get bypassed by the rain gods again. The storm wrecked havoc around the Phoenix area with flash flooding, moving northeast across the state.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-weather/2019/09/23/hurricane-lorena-remnants-bring-rain-storm-flooding-tornado-phoenix/2424575001/
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