Uncle Buddy

Mommy says that Uncle Buddy hasn't always been a white doggie. She said he use to be all black. I didn't believe her until she showed me the pictures.

See? This is a picture of Uncle Buddy with Papa that was taken in July 2006. Mommy said this picture was taken right before Buddy's accident.

Mommy says that at the end of July that year, Buddy was running (maybe chasing a rabbit!) and ran into a stack of cinder blocks. He hurt his nose and his eye. You can see the healing wounds in this picture taken in August 2008.

Other than the wounds he had on his face, Mommy says everything seemed fine. Mommy says he was always a slim dog who ran a lot and was always happy.

This picture was taken in September 2006. Mommy says that everyone was stunned about how Uncle Buddy's face was starting to turn white. Papa and Grandma took Buddy to see the doctor who ran tests and said he had a genetic disease that was dormant and for some reason decided now to take over. Mommy says she thinks the doctor said it was like Lupus in humans. They gave him a lot of medicine, including steroids, and Buddy got bigger really fast. Mommy says he seemed kind of sad.

Mommy doesn't have a lot of pictures of Uncle Buddy between September 2006 and December 2007. Mommy says that was her "Blue Period" and she didn't take a lot of pictures. I don't know what that means, and I'm not going to ask!

Anyway, this picture was taken in December 2007, and as you can see, Buddy turned all white! Some of his body hair along his sides is black, but mostly he is white. He is fuller and he is back to his happy self even though he still takes medicine, Mommy says. When I see Buddy we run and play and romp.

Everyone loves Uncle Buddy. Mommy says all the pilots who stop in to see Papa at the airport like to talk and play with Buddy and pet him. Mommy says he's a good dog and has a lot of adventure stories to tell. Maybe someday I will learn another story!