WARNING: this post has NOTHING to do with mortgages… unless you’re considering buying a new home with a large fenced yard for your puppy. 🙂

Today is National Pet Day so I thought I’d take a moment to share a couple photos of our family’s four legged furry kids, Rocko and Hitch. If we’re friends on Facebook, you’re probably already quite familiar with them.

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Our family, including Scupper, hope you and yours have a wonderful, safe and sane Independence Day.

Crab guard!

I have a 13 year old Pug, Orson.  Last month it seemed his hind legs were bothering him so I took him to the Vet who thought it was most likely old age and arthritis.  He recommended giving him treats with glucosamine to see if that worked.   A couple weeks later, his front legs began to give him trouble as well and he began walking with a sway (almost as if he was a little drunk).  Orson and I went back to the local Vet and this time the prognosis was not good: possible brain tumor.  They referred us to Dr. Sean Saunders of Seattle Veterinary Specialist in Kirkland who specializes in neurology.  An MRI revealed that Orson does not have a brain tumor; he has Hansen’s Type II invertebral disk disease–as bad as this sounds, I’m relieved since this is probably can be managed with doggy drugs. [Read more…]

Merry Christmas from Mortgage Porter, Rhonda Porter and Orson

Probably the only one in our house who is more excited than me to drag out the boxes of decorations and ornaments is my old cat, Louise.    I just spied her on my dining room table, which is a “no-no”.   You’d never guess this snoopy cat is over 10 years old.