See, this is the problem with blogging... I can think of many things to share.

Beauregarde has beyond bad knees - his vet couldn't locate his knee caps at all during his annual check-up, and because of this, has been atrophying in his rear-end a significant amount. He's also not a big fan of eating, which hasn't helped his situation. A few months back, I put him back on puppy food even though he's almost two years old, so that he could get additional nutrition and gain some weight. Then, a month ago, I switched to a more economical food (still nutritionally comparable to the top-of-the-line he was eating), which he surprisingly really went for. At one time, Beau weighed over 100 pounds, but fell to 86 pounds at his annual check-up. I am happy to report that, as of last Tuesday, Beau is back up to 102 pounds! That was exciting! He walks very stiffly on his back legs, but they don't seem to pain him, and he doesn't look so much like he's withering away to nothing, so that's a definite plus. He's still skinny, but not at all like he was. This is good news. Now, if Samson would quit using Beau as his personal chair for his 130-pound frame, things would be good.