Dogs enjoying the bed(s) I've been meaning to write about the Colliething's cancer woes and our experience with the vaccine, but right now that seems to be stable (though there is a troubling lump we are hoping is just a swollen lymph node). His hips, though, are increasingly bothing him, and he can't get up stairs so well - including the steps to the bed. Neither can Ed, of course, but we just pick him up and put him on the bed, and that's not so feasible with Pete. So my friend Bev contributed a crib mattress for him, which is a big improvement form the 'pile of blankets' method we had been using.  ¶ 3:51 PM