Evelyn rolling 1

There's just about nothing harder to photograph than a black dog on white snow, but Alayne managed to get these shots of blind Evelyn rolling around in the white stuff.  Evelyn loves to roll, whether it's on grass, dirt, mud or … snow.  Anything will do just fine, thank you.

Back in late January I posted on the blog about Evelyn's recent weight loss problem.  Like Ellie May's, the diagnostics turned up nothing to explain it.  That left us with dramatically increasing her calorie load to almost 3,000 a day (normal would be about 1,500-2,000 calories), and that is making a difference.  I'm happy to report she is now gaining weight, so we are thrilled with this turn of events!  We're not sure what it is about her metabolism that now requires such a big increase, but it's working and we aren't messing with it.

As you can see, she's one happy girl:

Evelyn rolling 2

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A big 'thank you' to everyone who posted such wonderful sentiments about losing little Ellie May.  We appreciate it so much!

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9 responses to “Have Snow, Will Roll”

  1. Margaret Avatar
    Margaret

    RDR poster girl! Go Evelyn. You are looking good! 🙂

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  2. Sonya Brooks Avatar
    Sonya Brooks

    Was so sorry to hear about Ellie May but she had a great last year of her life being your constant pal. Bless you all at RDR.

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  3. ginger & Tobias (the greythound) Avatar
    ginger & Tobias (the greythound)

    If rolling around burns up so many calories, I think I should try it! Those are some great pics, Alayne! Evelyn is certainly a happy camper! Glad she’s putting on some weight.
    Warm hugs to all,
    ginger, Tobias & Tlingit

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  4. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin

    I love how happy she looks & I can see the weight gain, she looks fuller around the middle. I love when they get out & just roll but it’s funny she will roll on anything. I’ve been thinking about you guys all day today. God bless you for all that you do every single day!

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  5. Carla Polastro-Nigro Avatar

    I quite agree with Margaret: Evelyn is the perfect RDR poster girl!:-)
    It’s just wonderful to hear that she’s finally gaining weight. Not to mention how very happy she looks in Alayne’s photos. Way to go, Evelyn!
    Thanks for this great update.

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  6. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    She looks like one seriously happy girl, doesn’t she?

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  7. gayle Avatar
    gayle

    So So sorry about Ellie-Mae the only comfort is that you give so many elder dogs a fewyears “in the sun” such as Granny. God Bless You both for that.

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  8. Kristi Gross Avatar
    Kristi Gross

    Alayne and Steve,
    I’m sorry to hear about Ellie Mae. Reread your copy of Dog Heaven and know that she is forever young and healthy. Big hugs, Kristi

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  9. Lynn Avatar
    Lynn

    I just love these photos! Thank you for posting about Evelyn. She’s one of my favorites 😉 It’s great to hear her good news and see how happy she feels.
    Miss Ellie May sure was a cutie. Thank you for loving her til she could join her previous person. How brave of you both to fall in love with a senior.

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