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Teddy's New Adventures

5/9/11*53F*Suppose to be nice today, rode in to work

Teddy goes back to vet today for week 1 follow up & unfortunately I don't think it's going to be good news at all, but I'm try'n to keep a positive outlook. All weekend tho, as soon as he'd start feel'n better, he'd start running around & just about every time, he'd go into "Gimp Home Mode":lecturef_smilie: I swear he's been hang'n around the :ani29: too much & he caught a version of the "Limp Home Mode" :roflblack:

Once I get situated a lil better, I'll upload pics i haven't been able to get on here. We tore apart teds new red sled :spyder2: and I saw things I've never see'n before :yikes: Kinda like Frankinsteins Monster there for a lil while, but we got her all back together now with a brand spanking new Garmin Zumo 665 GPS so we don't have to worry about weather anymore on road trips:2thumbs:
 
Bummer on Teddy & Yea on new Garmin

Yep little dogs have that issue...but wow Teddy has the world's best "Dad" to take care of him...what a privileged, gorgeous dog he is!!!!
Keep us posted....
 
5/12/11*67F@6am*Teddy Update

Ok, let's see, you wanna know what's going on with Teddy, so let's discuss that first:thumbup:

Took the lil guy for his follow up visit to his vet on Monday & she thinks it's best to just wait & see what happens. For the most part, he's doing well. It's just when he gets excited & starts jumping around that he causes himself issues & that's one thing I can't seem go get him to understand. When I try to calm him down, he seems to think he did something wrong & he is be'n corrected, but thats just not the case. So, we are struggling a lil bit with our communication, but day by day, it's getting better.

Sorry I haven't been keep'n up the thread more consistently, but I'm getting over a cold & helping my best friend paint just about everyday as soon as I get home from work, take care of Teddy for about an hour, then we gear up & head over to his place to paint :thumbup: Going thru a divorce is hard enough & I've been there, done that, got the T-Shirt to prove it. So, I'm just trying to do the right thing and be there for him & help in any way we can :2thumbs: after all, isn't that what friends are for?:ohyea: So, after we moved his ex out, it's time to clean out the house & start over & adding fresh paint is a great way to start :yes:

Have to admit, I didn't think I could love the :spyder2: any more than I had, but WOW!!! TEDDYS new 2011 #1 of 5 SpYderFest EdDition RT-S in Viper Red has me BLOWED AWAY!!!:yes: These Elka Shocks are the BOMB!!! :firstplace:I've NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN DOING 40 MPH IN MY LYFE!!! My friend lives out by the airport & I can take route 8 along the river all the way til it dead ends to get to his house, & it's a fun twisty road that just begs for a good Ryde'n & Teds new Red Sled just loves to chew up the asphalt & begs for more. Lower your center of gravity, shield all the way down, keep a VERY light grip on the bar & lean into the twisties & OH YEAH:2thumbs: the GRIN gets permanently glued to my mug :2thumbs:

Teddy & I both say,
:firstplace:Thank You Len & Cowtown:bowdown:

Side Note.... Think we've had Teds New Red Sled for about 3 weeks now & it's gotta go in the shop tomorrow for it's 3000 mile oil change & check up:thumbup:
 
Hi Dave,
Jenny and I just got back home from our journey, 4,600 miles total. I was sorry to hear about Teddy's problems and sorry we did not get to ride to Cincy with the two of you.
Hope to see you both next year and our best wishes for Teddy's speedy recovery.:clap:
 
What's up?

Hey Dave . . . we need an update.... :dontknow: what's going with Teddy? are you feeling better yet???

Your Spyderlovers family needs to hear from you. :lecturef_smilie:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
 
5/19/11*Phones Dead*TEDDYS driving me crazy*LOL*Short Drive

Padre Spyder said:
Hi Dave,
Jenny and I just got back home from our journey, 4,600 miles total. I was sorry to hear about Teddy's problems and sorry we did not get to ride to Cincy with the two of you.Hope to see you both next year and our best wishes for Teddy's speedy recovery.:clap:
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Sorry to scoot on you guys like we did, but when the vet down there suggested surgery, I knew I needed to get Teddy back home & in to see his "regular" vet. After our vet visit, I just packed up & left. Hope you got the note that I left for ya's :dontknow: maybe we can arrange something for next years SpyderFest :ohyea: it was great meet'n ya's & Awesome to actually meet another Spyder Ryde'n Pooch, Jenny Rocks !!! :yes:

Spyder Cat said:
Hey Dave . . . we need an update.... :dontknow: what's going with Teddy? are you feeling better yet???
Teddy is doing much better, as am I :D been keep'n the lil guy drugged up pretty well to help keep him calm. You should see how he acts when I get home from work:lecturef_smilie: he's like a psycho dog climbing the walls nojoke I literally grab him and just hold him for about 3 minutes just to get him to start calming down. Then he jets off again thinking he's a speed racer doing time trials :dontknow: guess that means he's feeling pretty good :clap:

Your Spyderlovers family needs to hear from you. :lecturef_smilie:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Sorry I've been kinda distant on here lately. I never realized how much I depend on my cell phone & how lost I am without it. Seems like I killed it by accident. On our trip to SpyderFest, I didn't have enough time to mount my gps, so I just used my cell phones gps app. & it works great. Used it last year for our trip to Florida with no issues at all. Well, this time, I ran into allot of rain, as many Fest goers did. Last year, I just used a sandwich baggy & rubber band around the phone & that kept the water out. This time tho, the rain water stayed out but condensation didn't. I started having issues on our return trip home from Cuba. Well, after 2 weeks of dealing with it, the phone finally died about 3 days ago. Good thing I have the replacement insurance. Filed a claim yesterday, paid my $50 deductible & should be receiving the new one today. Also have the gps mounted (tho I'm not happy with it) so this shouldn't be an issue in the future :sour: I mounted the new Garmin Zumo 665 where my analogue temp gauge was, but in direct sun, I cant see the display at all :gaah: makes it pretty much useless there, so I'll move it to another location. Have been looking on here for advise, and may end up mounting it to the top of the dash cover that way it's up high in line of site, but hopefully will be out of the direct sun enough to be useful. I don't think I'd like the mount in the middle of the handlebars, as I have a stick on mount mounted right below that area on the very top of the glove box, and I didn't like having to look down away from the road to check out the gps. So, I guess I'll play around with placement a little, & see where to best position it. If anyone else out there has done similar with good results, I'd like to hear them:helpsmilie: thanks guys & thanks again for all the well wishes for the Tedster. He's get'n better every day & we're both looking forward to Lamonsters Bar-B-Q & Maggy Valley ( Tho Teddy won't be do'n much jumping at all :lecturef_smilie: this trip )
 
5/20/11*63F*Break in the constant rain :)

Well finally, we got a lil break in the constant rain we've been having here in the Ohio Valley region. Yesterday was overcast most the day, but without the rain. Teddy & I musta put on close to 200 miles yesterday. One of my neighbors called from the condos we live in & said she needed some more gardening soil to plant flowers, so I volunteered to make the run. Took the mattress out of the Moto-Mate Camper & it makes a great utility trailer, much more room than our old RT622 Trailer (but doesn't handle as well) and makes for getting just about anything a piece of cake :thumbup: So, the day started with that run as soon as I got in from work & took care of the Tedster. Then we came back, dropped off the couple bags of soil & dropped the camper in the garage, then Teddy & I were off to do some street carving :ohyea: Have I mentioned how much I LOVE these Elka shocks? :2thumbs: they are the BOMB!!! Last Friday, I had the :spyder2: up at Middletown Cycle for the 3000 mile service & another local with a 2010 Black RTS asked if he could take Teds Red Sled for a quick Ryde to see how different it handled with the Elkas compared to the 2010 stock shocks, & as soon as he came back inside the shop, he yelled to Aarron (the Owner) "I don't care how much $ they are, I gotta have 'em on my Spyder!" He said he was blown away at how much smoother the handling was & was very impressed. If someone would have told me before I had them how much of a difference they can make, I wouldn't have believed them entirely. But now that we have them, OMG, totally worth the cost :thumbup: So, last night we went out at least 4 different times, just cruising the back roads here in the BlueGrass. We have some great roads for ryde'n and the twisties just beg for the :spyder2: to eat them up, so Teddy & I do our part to oblige them. Think we got air-borne twice, set mis. Nanny off once & had a blast for at least 2 hours:doorag: of see'n what teds new red sled can do :clap: & yeah, we had FUN! Had to stop twi e to gas up & had e usual crowed around us, but this time we even caused a small traffic jam cause a lady wouldn't move her car so she could take pics of Teddy on the :spyder2: but she was blocking traffic. I felt bad for the ppl stuck, but there wasn't anything I could do about it but smile & let the lady take her pics & get gone nojoke Ahhhhh........ A day in the lyfe :2thumbs:

Today, it's actually partly sunny. Most of us around here haven't seen that big bright round thing in the sky for so long now we don't know how to act. I know i don't want to be sitting here at work now, but i also know I gotta pay the bills. But Damn, as soon as i get out, it's Ryde'n time again :2thumbs:
 
ELKA Shocks

I'm glad you are happy with your shocks. I've been thinking about purchasing a set. I know there are different stages. What Stage are you running??:dontknow:
 
Padre Spyder said:
I'm glad you are happy with your shocks. I've been thinking about purchasing a set. I know there are different stages. What Stage are you running??:dontknow:
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Stage 1's are recommended for most Ryders & fit the bill for Teddy & I, & we are very happy with them. I let a fellow RTS owner running the 2010 stock shocks take Teds Red Sled for a test Ryde last week to feel the difference for himself & as soon as he walked back into the dealership, he told the owner he had to have a set & that he couldn't believe the difference that they make :2thumbs: I'm sure you'll be very happy with them :2thumbs:
 
5/25/11*Teddy Update

Well, I thought Teddy was doing better, but in one day, I fear all progress made was lost:yikes: He seemed to be back to his old self jumping around like a crazy dog, you couldn't tell he had an issue at all. Well, we've been spending a lot of our time helping our best friend paint & get his home in order since he's going thru a divorce. Well, we decided to take a break, grab our discs & go hit Idlewild Park for a nice round of 24 holes, see'n as they added some new holes to the course:2thumbs: & it's such a beautiful course at that. We have Teddy trained to follow our discs as soon as one of us throws & he runs after them like a Bat outta Hell. It has something to do with a dogs prey instinct I believe, but once he sees one of us on the T-Pad about to throw, he starts charging the pad like a derainged rhino going to maul you over & as soon as you release BAM!!! Like a shot out of a cannon, he's off. Well, this was easy to teach, he sees the disc go, runs after it & touches it when its down to show it's location, then wait for the next throw....... but not so easy to stop him. I keep him on a leash, but usually let it go once we throw so he can go chasing the discs. He loves to play so much & he gets so excited, there's just no calming him down. After 6 holes, he was limping again, but still wouldn't stop. After the 9th hole, he was so hurting that he showed us the disc after chasing it & he then just plopped down right there, due to so much pain. I kept trying to get him to stop, but it was futile. As soon as I'd let him back down, BAM! Off n run'n again, show us the disc then collapse. I couldn't handle it any more & my friend agreed there was no way he could make it another 9 holes less alone another 18 :yikes: so we packed up for the day & left.

I'm still giving him 3 meds a day, but unfortunately, he doesn't know how to limit his enthusiasm & keeps reinjuring himself. Kinda like 2 steps forward,3 steps back. He was ok yesterday, but I didn't take him out to do anything at all. Just a lil playing in the house & that was it. He's gotta get better if we're gonna be able to do Maggy Valley, otherwise I'll have to cancel :gaah:
 
CyncySpyder said:
Well, I thought Teddy was doing better, but in one day, I fear all progress made was lost:yikes: He seemed to be back to his old self jumping around like a crazy dog, you couldn't tell he had an issue at all. Well, we've been spending a lot of our time helping our best friend paint & get his home in order since he's going thru a divorce. Well, we decided to take a break, grab our discs & go hit Idlewild Park for a nice round of 24 holes, see'n as they added some new holes to the course:2thumbs: & it's such a beautiful course at that. We have Teddy trained to follow our discs as soon as one of us throws & he runs after them like a Bat outta Hell. It has something to do with a dogs prey instinct I believe, but once he sees one of us on the T-Pad about to throw, he starts charging the pad like a derainged rhino going to maul you over & as soon as you release BAM!!! Like a shot out of a cannon, he's off. Well, this was easy to teach, he sees the disc go, runs after it & touches it when its down to show it's location, then wait for the next throw....... but not so easy to stop him. I keep him on a leash, but usually let it go once we throw so he can go chasing the discs. He loves to play so much & he gets so excited, there's just no calming him down. After 6 holes, he was limping again, but still wouldn't stop. After the 9th hole, he was so hurting that he showed us the disc after chasing it & he then just plopped down right there, due to so much pain. I kept trying to get him to stop, but it was futile. As soon as I'd let him back down, BAM! Off n run'n again, show us the disc then collapse. I couldn't handle it any more & my friend agreed there was no way he could make it another 9 holes less alone another 18 :yikes: so we packed up for the day & left.

I'm still giving him 3 meds a day, but unfortunately, he doesn't know how to limit his enthusiasm & keeps reinjuring himself. Kinda like 2 steps forward,3 steps back. He was ok yesterday, but I didn't take him out to do anything at all. Just a lil playing in the house & that was it. He's gotta get better if we're gonna be able to do Maggy Valley, otherwise I'll have to cancel :gaah:
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Poor guy, I hope he gets better soon! :pray: But you need to leave him in the house and not rough him up at the park. I know that they have the energy and the motivation, but he doesn't understand the concept of rest to recuperate. Leave that kind of activity for much, much later and keep him in the house where he can't be too high strung.;)
 
5/27/11*66F*Chance of Tstorms everyday

I fear Teddy is at a crossroads & the path chosen is a difficult journey filled with a lifetime of pain & limitations to his mobility. In the past 2 weeks, except for our one outing to the disc-golf course, I haven't had Teddy out of the house besides to potty or to Ryde. I figure with Ryde'n, he really can't hurt himself as long as he doesn't try to jump from the Spyder to the ground again :yikes: But I fear the damage to his ligaments/patella has been done & no matter how much rest he gets, once he starts being active & himself, he goes right back into Limp Mode :gaah: cause he re-injures himself over & over. Kinda like a losing your virginity, just won't ever be the same:dontknow:again.

Guess we're stuck like the rest of the Midwest with Pop Up ThunderStorms being a daily occurrence. I've been bitten so bad, for the past week, I've been driving my car into work in the morning cause it's usually pouring & racing home at lunch to trade the Couger for Teds Red Sled :spyder2: & WOW!!! what a contrast. Interstate 75N going from the Ohio river in KY up to my work exit in Ohio is just covered in pot holes. In the car, I hate this drive. But with the :spyder2: I HAVE A BLAST dodging all the pot holes on my daily commute. I even thought to myself the other day, if me dodging pot holes while staying in my lane & mantaining the legal speed limit, if a cop could site me for aggressive driving:dontknow: Cause I know I was driving aggressively to avoid all the pot holes that I can, & you know that with the Y layout, to avoid a pothole, you've gotta do a lil dance in yur seat to get the front wheels & the rear wheel to miss. & with these Elka shocks, it's almost all done with body English.:yes: SO MUCH FUN!!!:2thumbs:
 
That stinks about Teddy's injury! I do hope you both can continue to enjoy the Spyder together. It's tough trying to keep an active dog from re-injuring himself over and over. Is there no surgery that would help? (I'm not sure exactly what Teddy did to injure himself in the first place)

Life is about adjusting to changes. I hope Teddy can still find enjoyment in what he is able to do. Hugs for you and Teddy. I do hope we continue to hear of your adventures together.
 
5/31/11*80F@4:30am on my Ryde in to work

Well, we've got almost 5000 miles on Teds new Red Sled :spyder2: & that's just since the week before SpYderFest. Yesterday, we followed my brothers & sister (them in my bros F150 & Teddy & I on his :spyder2:) from Cincinnati down to Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge down in Slade KY. My moms family is from Breathitt Co. so each year on Memorial Day, we make the trip down to put flowers on the graves of our long departed ancestors & to help keep their memories alive. So, we added another 600 miles yesterday in 96-102F temps & blazing HOT sun, but we still had a good time, tho I'm a bit on the crispy side this morning :lecturef_smilie:
Thinking if I want to do another trip tonight when I get off work & head over to Indiana & pay a visit to StripperKing so we can trade windshields. I miss my 2010 stock barn door off TEDDYS old :ani29: Guess I just got used to it & am not smitten with this new 2011 diet version at all. I know, to each their own, but I miss my old shield, especially in the rain. The new one just doesn't do as well (IMHO) as the older larger one & I've only noticed maybe a 1-2 mpg difference between the two, so I'd rather have my comfort in rain than an extra mpg or 2 :dontknow: Its about a 3 hour Ryde, so I'll see how Teddy is doing when i get off, & if he seems up to it, we'll head out after work.

This weekend was good for Teddy, as most of it was spent cruising, so little chance for him to reinjure his leg again, and so far, so good:pray:
 
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