Champion of My HeartA real-time memoir about life with a fearful border collie, by Roxanne Hawn

A representative from GLC1000 worked the exhibit hall at BlogPaws West in Denver, September 2010. The GLC brand is family of glucosamine-chondroitin supplements, available for dogs, horses, and even people. Although, I’m fiercely loyal to Level5000, the product we’ve been giving Ginko for years. I accepted the free two-week sample of pills the representative gave me. Here is what we found.

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While I was off dealing with the latest family medical thing last week (it’s a doozy, send mojo), Ginko licked the inside of his right knee raw. It’s a spot near one of the screws from his major knee surgery years ago. There is a big, hard bump. It’s been there ages, but it must have hurt or something for him to create a big, icky sore. So, he is wearing his BiteNot collar until it heals.

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