I can’t afford 400 dollars for a dog wheelchair so we are in the process of making Shadow one from odds and ends. I downloaded instructions from the Internet, but they printed out in pink so Bill can’t read them. He has to have a blueprint because he likes to follow everything to a T the same with a recipe, he’s always afraid to use his own ideas and try something on his own.

So sometimes we are at odds because I get an idea in my head and look for things to make it happen and he can’t envision what I see until I break it down so he can get my vision too. Sometimes I really frustrate him, like yesterday when we went to the pet store. I wanted to see if they had anything I could use for my project, I checked the store several times and found not one item that I could use.

I then decided I wanted to visit Tractor Supply and check their wheels and harnesses and see if I could spot something that would inspire me. So I spotted a spreader which I thought would be a start and tried to make Bill see the potential, which of course he couldn’t see what I saw as a start to Shadow’s cart. At any rate we bought it and took it home and I proceeded to take it apart and rearrange it. Now he sees what I was talking about.

I now have it rearranged to start the base of his cart and we bought some more conduit and couplings and elbows so we can add more bended pieces like the one showing so I can attach his harness and the harness type seat I’m going to make for his belly and hind legs so he’ll be comfortable. We are going to go over to the Goodwill and buy a golf cart caddy that we saw for 7 bucks yesterday because the wheels are thinner and higher.

When we get done with the cart I’ll post a picture and I sure hope it works or Bill will be ready to shoot me this time. If it does work I really don’t care what it looks like so long as he can get around and feel like he is functioning again. I did have to buy a muzzle yesterday because he is barking all the time now if someone isn’t near or if he’s getting ready to pee and poop. He never barked so much and he’s getting hoarse so I have to teach him to stop.