First of all I have some BIG THANK YOU'S to take care of before there are any updates!

Lisa, Maddie and Sam 12-349 wished me a Merry Christmas and sent a donation for ME!

Rose H and someone named Anonymous donated too! How nice is that! I hope they all had a GREAT Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!

I had a very nice Christmas and foster mom was very proud of me how I handled all the people and craziness around here. I mingled around and I'm not scared of anyone here now. I just kind of stand around and check things out for awhile and then head back to that soft bed I have in the bedroom.  Life is pretty good here and it sure beats life as a stray!

Some days my back legs work better than others. My vet Sarah said that when then temp goes up and down real fast that is harder on older guys hips.  Thank goodness for those Rimadyl tabs...they help me move and rest better. I had a few days where I was a little cranky. I give a little humming growl if someone tries to bug me when I am hurting but haven't had to do that for a couple weeks now as we have this Rimadyl thing down.

As you can see from the picture I had a bath and am super soft and fluffy (the women around here went Gaga). I did not mind the outside baths from foster mom this summer but this grooming thing is for the birds!

I have to keep my weight down due to my hips and foster mom was a little concerned I was getting a little chunky so she cut back just a bit on the kibble and added some green beans and gosh, I don't mind those a bit! We are back walking when the weather is a little milder. I am so good on the leash and do like to go on walks. I trot along a little but really don't run and don't really play with my foster brother but I do like him! Oh, and that little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that foster sister has, I don't mind him anymore either. (OK, I do give him a warning growl when he gets too pesky but that's reasonable)

I am pretty set in my ways, probably won't be learning any new tricks but I am so quiet and for the most part a pretty easy guy to have around.

Hope you enjoy my new pictures.

Love, Sage

Here I am after my bath and grooming. I didn't like it one bit but
everyone is loving all the fluff and the new look.

Here is the Shaggy Lion in his first snowstorm.

Here are a couple of recent pictures of Sage hoping for some treats.

Sage is loving the routine here and is a very easy foster.

I am giving a mild pain med on days we will be traveling or on days I notice his hips seem a little more stiff.

Sage continues to do well, He just loves being outside and hanging out in the garden with me. Such a quiet boy who is super easy to have around.

Checking out the Zucchini. I like to grab what foster Mom has just picked and bring it to my pile of stuff.

Here I am helping in the garden. Foster Mom says I am so good when I'm outside.

His bed is in the bedroom and he will head back there for naps throughout the day. I think his vision is OK but does have some issues with hearing, however always seems to hear the crinkling sounds of the chip and cereal bags! He lets us know when he needs to go out and jumps and skips when we figure out what he wants.

Whew! Good thing I have a place to crash after all that gardening!

We are going to be starting on Glucosamine as soon as I can get to the store to pick some up. The Duralactin he takes twice a day has really helped his hips and we added a mild pain med to be taken on days when we are more active or when it appears they are bothering him a little more.

His weight is up to almost 43 lbs which is great! We will continue with our current plan of 2 cups a day of kibble and moderate exercise. It will be important to keep him at a healthy weight for his hips and age.

Sage will be heading to the lake again this weekend so more updates next week!