Jackie,

    Here’s the latest news about Danny.  First of all, he is now 
officially registered as as AKC Collie and his name (per your request) 
is:  JacLyns Danny Miller #DN25025302.

    On November 21st he weighed 49 pounds.  The doctor said he would 
reach 50 pounds or more by the end of the month so that put him in the 
50 - 100 pound range for his heartworm pill dosage. We also had his 
blood tested before his surgery because the doctor thought it was a 
safe thing to do.  His liver and kidneys are fine.  The only thing he 
had was his eosinophils were high and his lympocytes slightly 
elevated.  We had him tested again for parasites, but there were 
none.  I talked with my brother  and he said don’t worry about it that 
was very common.  Besides he definitely is not acting sick, he’s full 
of energy.  His surgery is scheduled for Dec. 10th and I’ll let you 
know what he ends up having.

    Now the amazing news.  Dan is the man!!  We had to go to Minnesota 
this Thanksgiving weekend to bring my mom home.  (Her 2 broken ribs 
are healed and she is able to travel now).   I was anxious about 
taking a young puppy on such a long trip but, he surprised us and he 
handled the long car ride very well.  We spent 5 days at my brothers 
with 2 other dogs and Danny never messed once and he got along okay 
with the other dogs.   The cars, the home, the dogs, the people, all 
were new to him and he fit right in.  But, the most amazing thing 
happened when we took him to the University of Minnesota in DOWNTOWN 
Minneapolis.  He walked on the leash beside us, surrounded by lots of 
strangers and never bothered them.  There were bicyclists, no 
problem.  There was lots of city traffic, cars and busses, 4 lane 
highways to cross, traffic lights (which he stopped at, sat, and 
waited - wow!), sidewalks right next to city streets, etc. and he 
performed beautifully!!! That’s why we now say to him “Dan, you’re the 
man”!  All of this was a new experience for him with no prior 
training.  Oh, and he even had his picture taken by a passerby who 
thought he was handsome.

Needless to say we are very pleased with him and pray his surgery goes 
well next week.

Sincerely,
Priscilla

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