The Savannah Wolfhound (2025)

18/12/2024

A quick snoot pic for our friends! Whenever we talk about friends, this guy always gets a big smile on his face 😍

Hoping to have some more wheelchair and walking updates for you all really soon ❤️

16/12/2024

✨ Adventure ready! ✨

Now that we're starting to get the hang of walking with a wheelchair, Sully can't wait to go on actual (short) walks around the neighborhood!

**We've adjusted the wheelchair since this picture thanks to info from ❤️

13/12/2024

🩺 Medical Update 💊

Today we had an appointment with the neurologist and when I say they were excited to see Sully trying to walk himself inside...well, let's just say they were pretty darn excited!

He got a checkup where they said they were pleased with his progress and very happy that he was trying to walk. The antibiotics (doxycycline and cephalexin) are clearly working, so he'll continue on them until the infection goes away completely. They did say that he needed to continue on the crate rest, and no going back to PT just yet...

But the best news is - he's cleared to go on short leashed walks with a wheelchair!! Our friend Mystique from was so very kind and lent us her wheelchair, so it made its way from MA to GA last weekend for when it was time! Get ready world - OK, OK, maybe just Savannah 😂 - our Sully is ready to get back out there and be the celebrity he thinks he is!

12/12/2024

A Pupdate

We've almost reached 2 weeks of crate rest and we've started to go stir crazy over here! When we get up to go out for a bathroom break, Sully must first stop and look out the front doors (FOMO, clearly) and then we can venture out to the backyard. Usually we just have a quick sniff around the yard and then he wants to head back inside...but sometimes he gets a wild notion that it's zoomie time and then he's off to the races! What he forgets though, is that I'm the one carrying the bulk of his weight and I can't run as fast as he would like to run 😂

We're off to the neurologist tomorrow morning for a quick check up, so please keep your fingers crossed and his name in your prayers that all is well! I've said it before and I know I'll keep saying this until this is over but - I really do appreciate all the love, prayers and messages we've received. It has made me feel so much better to know that you all care for Sully just as much as I do ❤️

10/12/2024

What did Sully say to his plant? 🌱

"Let's root for each other and watch each other grow!"

Bad dad jokes aside 😂 Sully has been spending a lot of time the last couple of months watching our indoor plants grow, and this little beauty from is no exception! As a part of their PET-FRIENDLY mystery plant of the month club, this was the first plant we received and it's been so interesting learning about it! 🤓

Be sure to check them out and let them know that Sully sent you! Members receive a mystery 4" indoor potted plant each month for the life of their subscription.

07/12/2024

That feeling when....your mom tells you Week 1 of crate rest is complete! 1 down, 5-7 left to go!

Sully has been doing a LOT of resting this past week, but I'm happy to say that his back legs are trying! He's been kicking them in his sleep and when we go out to use the bathroom, his legs are making the motions but don't have the strength yet to rest his full weight on them. We are thankful to our friend 's family for allowing us to borrow their harness, as it's been an absolute Godsend!

We are also working on stretches and massages recommended to us by to keep everything working as it should.

Thank you all so much for the love, prayers and good vibes sent our way - we very much appreciate you all! ❤️

30/11/2024

A MEDICAL UPDATE

They say bad things come in threes... And I sincerely hope that's true in our case. Settle in, cause this is a long one.

Yesterday, Sully woke up around 3:30 am and was restless. He wouldn't settle so I figured he might have to go to the bathroom. I helped him to his feet and we walked to the back door. He leaned on me to go down the 3 steps to the yard and then immediately found a spot in the dirt to lie down. I let him do that for a few minutes before telling him we needed to go inside and back to bed if he wasn't going to go to the bathroom. This is where the trouble began.

For almost 2 hours (4 am to just before 6 am), I struggled to get him back up and into the house. He suddenly had no control over his back legs and they just dangled when I would lift his rear end up. I cried, he cried, and eventually I got him close enough to the porch (roughly 2' off the ground, no railing) that I was able to lift his front legs up and onto the porch, then kind of get under him to lift the rest of his body. While I did that, he somehow got some random adrenaline and was able to help push his body onto the porch. We both laid on the porch for a few, and the he was able to get his front end up while I supported his back end and helped him into the house.

We stopped in the kitchen for him to rest, where I proceeded to cover him with blankets and rub his body until he warmed up. He fell back asleep and I stayed with him for awhile before going back to my bed to try and fall back asleep.

At roughly 6:30 am, he woke up and managed to walk himself about halfway back to my room. I heard him sit down to rest and immediately came out to help him the rest of the way. At 8 am, we called our regular vet and they were able to get us an appointment with the local neurologist. Sully spent all day in the care of their staff. After numerous tests and an MRI, they determined that he had both discospondylitis and epidural empyema, bacterial infections in/on his spinal cord.
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28/11/2024

🌹 and the rose goes to... 🌹

A couple of weeks ago, we had the honor of being a part of an intimate party of local Savannah influencers and content creators, hosted by at the beautiful (dog friendly!) at .

We made new friends, were gifted a gorgeous leather bracelet from (it matches Sully's fur perfectly!) and put together an adorable bouquet of flowers courtesy of ! The mac and cheese bar hit the spot, and Sully was a big fan of the slider sized burgers.

We are so thankful to have been included in such a fun event and look forward to the next!

As a side note, it was amazing to me how many people in attendance knew who Sully was! I always joke that he's a Savannah celebrity, but turns out it's not really a joke anymore 😂

23/11/2024

...one week post-surgery update...

Today has been a great day! There's still a little shuffling of his back feet, but he seems much more confident today and he isn't wobbling when he walks. He's gone back to standing at the front doors to watch passersby and boofing at the feral cats next door to tell them to stay out of his yard.

This past week has been a whirlwind of emotions. Thank you all so much for all the kind messages checking in on us - we very much appreciate it and it was so helpful to read such positive, thoughtful messages! ❤️

Sully has been a champ throughout it all, working with me to learn the best way to get him up off the ground without hurting his abdomen, figuring out how to get up and down the 3 steps to the yard, and taking allll the pills. We've both gotten frustrated, but we've figured out the best ways to do things until he's feeling a little more "normal". Fingers crossed that he's feeling well enough soon to go back to physical therapy and hopefully, back to agility class!

17/11/2024

👉 The long version of how I caught Sully's bloat has been requested, so buckle up for this doozy of a story.

Now, Sully had been diagnosed with spondylosis a few weeks ago. He's been taking medication for that as well as going to physical therapy (see our post with him on the water treadmill for more details regarding that).

On Thursday, the day of the emergency gastropexy, he had a good day at physical therapy (he literally skipped out of the building to my car), came home, had some lunch and basically just relaxed. Later in the afternoon, he began to pace around the house, wouldn't settle and wouldn't stop whining and crying. I chalked it up to him being in pain and offered him some of his gabapentin (he had been about due for a dose), but he refused the pill and continually spit it out of anything I put it in. I ended up putting the pill back into the container since he clearly wouldn't take it.

He went into the kitchen and began to guzzle all the water out of his bowl, then immediately threw up a giant puddle of clear mucus. I told him he was OK, shuffled him out the back door and began to clean it up. He came back in shortly thereafter and promptly guzzled all the water out of the little guys' bowl. Again, he immediately threw up another puddle of clear mucus. He then walked back outside again into the rain (I had not yet shut the back door), dug himself a hole in the yard and laid down and started crying again.

At this point, I knew something was definitely wrong. I ran outside and struggled to get him up. Once I had him on his feet, I felt his stomach and it was rock hard (one of the signs of bloat). I checked his gums and they were almost white, they were so pale (another sign of bloat). Coupled with the other symptoms (restlessness, crying/whining, pain, panting), I instantly suspected that he was in the process of bloating.

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16/11/2024

🙏 THANKFUL 🙏

Today I am thankful and grateful beyond measure.

As many of you saw on our stories, last night Sully experienced an episode of bloat. Very long story short, I recognized the signs and rushed him to the local emergency vet where they immediately took xrays and determined that he had indeed bloated, his stomach had twisted and his spleen had become enlarged. He was taken into surgery for an emergency gastropexy. I received the phone call a few hours later that he had done just fine and would be released to me in the morning. I slept maybe a grand total of 2 hours in fits and spurts, waiting for 7:30 am to arrive so that I could bring my boy home. He's home now and finally resting.

I am thankful that my usually stoic boy let me know that something was going on.

I am thankful that I knew the signs of bloat and that I was home when it occurred.

I am thankful for my family and friends who listened to me cry and reassured me that he would be fine.

I am thankful for a vet team that hopped right into action upon our arrival.

I am thankful for all the messages of concern, love and prayers we received.

Most of all, I am grateful that my boy is still here with us.

13/11/2024

✨ FIVE ✨

How can it be that you're already 5?! It feels like just months ago that I brought you home and introduced you to my world. You're still the sweetest guy, the biggest lovebug and the best wolfhound ambassador I know. We've had some issues these past few weeks, but you've been tough throughout it all and working to get back into tip top shape. We've done so many exciting things this past year, and I love that you've been able to experience so much. I can't wait to see what the next year brings for you! We love you so much! ♥️

12/11/2024

✨biggest brother, smallest brother ✨

One of the funniest stories involving these two was on a regular day that I took them for a walk around Forsyth. We're strolling around, minding our own business when all of a sudden, a woman on the path ahead of us screams and jumps behind one of the beautiful giant trees lining the perimeter of the park.

She says to her husband, "Tell me when they've gone past us!", pointing at me and my guys. I immediately say, "Ma'am, he's a big teddy bear, he won't do anything to you." while pointing at Sully. She looked me dead in the eye and says, "I'm not worried about that one, I'm scared of THAT one!"

Can you guess who she was scared of? None other than 14 year old, 8 lb Cece! 😂 I assured her that he wouldn't even give her the time of day, let alone try to bite her. We walked off to the sound of her husband laughing and with me shaking my head. Who would have guessed? 🤣

30/10/2024

I may be too big to go to the dog-friendly game tonight, but I'm still supporting our team from home! Let's go boys! 👻🏴‍☠️🏒

26/10/2024

🤿 the cutest scuba diver you've ever seen 😍

We had so much fun at today with our friends and Drizzle the borzoi! Did anyone spot us?

We can't wait to go back and finish it up tomorrow!

22/10/2024

🪲 snug as a bug in a rug 🐛

20/10/2024

New year, new...us?

Come check us out in Gordonston this year!

We're so excited to have a much bigger space to decorate this year! It's crazy to think that this is only a partial view of what the house looks like when you consider the last few years we've been decorating a space that was roughly 5'x20'.

p.s. be sure to peek closely at the front doors to see resident werewolf Sully 🐺

The Savannah Wolfhound