Stella the Beta Testing Queen

Whenever we get anything new, especially dog beds, Stella has to be the first one to try it out. Make sure it’s okay for everyone to use.

Since her amputation, Stella has refused to relearn how to do stairs. This led to jumping the only stairs we have leading from the upper to lower deck. It’s only 3 steps, but being a bit wobbly, she would wipe out sometimes, and skinned the top of her feet pretty badly. So, we carried her up and down the stairs. That got old really quickly. Then we dragged our old ramp and slapped it on the stairs. Not as easy as it sounds, as it felt like it weighed a ton.

This made Stella very happy as there are no longer any stairs to deal with.

From the yard.

To the house.

When I tried to get a video, she wouldn’t cooperate. The elapsed coaxing time of this video was over 5 minutes.

I recently got my official company car. No more rentals. I loved my Forester, but the Ford Escape is quite cute.

It also backs up perfectly into the gate, so the kids can easily hop on in.

Stella approves. She is ready to ride in comfort to Grapehounds NY.