For those that wonder where I have been of late, FYI...
- I have been rabbit hunting only six times this season
- I have been partridge hunting 5 times this season
- I have ridden Sissy(Sister Sarah, my mule) four times in the past 18 months
- I have not had a dog on the ground since the first week of January
- I have snow piled up three feet higher than the five foot fences of my dog pens(I have shovelled snow - by hand - from my dog pens every day I have had off since the first week of January!)
- I service a practice area 150 miles north-south and 75 miles east-west as "the equine veterinarian"
- I have moved 500 miles due north into a new town, new practice, and new climate into the worst winter in 10 years as per the locals
- Oh, and I got married in August
Sorry, not trying to sound whiney here, but just wanted to clear things up. If anyone wants to come shovel snow for me, then I will gladly devote more time to helping on the boards.

Seriously...be patient...I am doing the best I can. Take care all, and hope winter is treating you better than it is us.
Doc S