We're back!

Well, it has been a long haul and I aplogize for being MIA for the last month or so - but great news - Teddy is doing wonderful. After a long recovery period that took a ton of dedication from my family, friends and of course Tolland Veterinary Hospital - Teddy is going to be fine with a full working leg so he can go on his trail runs every day and chase the cat to his heart's content.

I want to thank you all for your donations and well wishes - this was a very time consuming and expensive effort, but the bulk of it being behind us now - we made the right decisions along the way, learned a lot and made some great new friends.

Teddy's doctors went to school at Ohio State - Throughout Teddy's recovery they sent pictures to their Professors for treatment suggestions and also to track, so Teddy has been part of the teachings for surgical students. I will put the pictures online soon, and, if your stomach is up to the early shots you should take a look it has truly been a miracle.

Again, I thank you all for your support and encouragement - but now we need to get back in shape!

Help Save Teddy!

As many of you know my running partner and best friend, Teddy, was hit by a mail truck and severely injured almost three weeks ago. He went immediately to Tolland Veterinary Hospital where he underwent over 5 hours of surgery to piece together his back left leg. Since he was dragged by the mail truck, everything on his back leg was worn down - skin, muscles, bone... Miraculously, nothing was broken and he had no internal organ damage.

Teddy is healing quite well except for his back leg, where part of the skin eventually fell off due to the damage endured during the accident. At present there is a huge gaping hole with the bone exposed which is a perfect venue for infection, so far we are very lucky and there is no visible infection. Our home has turned into a pseudo clinic where we are attempting to build new skin by 'sugar wrapping' his leg twice a day. There has been tremendous improvement on one side of his leg, however, the other side still will not adhere which leaves his leg open and exposed.

Our dilemma at this point seems to be completely monetary - Teddy needs additional surgery to save his back leg and we are at the end of our financial ropes. Today I was put in touch with an incredible organization - Out to Pasture - outtopasture.org. I emailed Carrie on a holiday weekend and she responded within an hour! Her comments to me were, if money is your issue at this point, Out to Pasture works with many foundations and individuals that sponsor pets that are either suffering of a terminal illness, abuse or injury and is 'putting the word out' about Teddy.

Thank you for visiting, please keep Teddy in your thoughts and I will keep you up to date.

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Teddy Joins the AllGirl Fitness Group

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Ok, so Teddy, the infamous trail running Sheep Dog, is now doing road runs. Unbelievable, the not so behaved, never on a leash freebird is now pace jogging on a leash - miracles never cease to happen! Join Teddy and the All Girl Fitness team while we slowly inch our way towards a 1/2 marathon this summer. Do me a favor though, don't tell Teddy it's a girl's team, he hasn't caught on quite yet and might be offended. He thinks he's a tough guy! shhhh....

All Girl Fitness and Traineo

Hi everyone,

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Come join the All Girl Fitness team on Traineo. Traineo is the hot, new workout logging and tracking website that will surely give you the motivation that you need to get exactly where you want to be. All Girl Fitness has created a group to build a community for women at any level of fitness that want to be all they can be. With our a holistic approach to fitness, it is the perfect spot for women at all levels to communicate and inspire or get inspiration right at your fingertips. Lets see how healthy and fit we can become by motivating each other!

Stay tuned for the kick off of the All Girl Fitness Spring Challenge. You won't want to miss this challenge, so stay tuned as more details will be available by the end of March. If you have ideas for a challenge that you would like AGF to sponsor, leave a note on the message board - we will create challenges based on interest and level - something for everyone.

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Let's have fun and get fit!

Where am I?

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2007, I hope it is a good year for all.

Since I have been on the road so much, and it looks like it is going to continue for a while, I've added this really fun program so all of my family, friends, co-workers, etc. - can find me. For those of you that know me, you will probably figure, and rightly so, that I will be checking this every morning to figure out exactly where I am every day - or at least where I am supposed to be!

Check it out here

Let me know if it something you want to add to your site and I will give you the link - then maybe you can really find yourself!

Peace for us all!