<p>I have a very sad pet story. I was getting ready to go to spinning and noticed my dog looked strange–went over to him and immediately knew something was wrong (he could barely breathe). H and I rushed him to the vet who told us he’d stabilize the dog and call as soon as he knew something. Three hours later, the vet called to say our dog had passed away. He’d been diagnosed with thyroid issues two weeks ago and the vet says it might have been Addison’s Disease that was undiagnosed and sent the dog into shock. Needless to say–we were stunned. Maybe the worst part was calling our kids. I never had a pet as a kid (my mom was a germaphobe) and never thought of myself as a dog person, but this dog captured my heart. </p>
<p>Bromfield, I am so, so sorry! </p>
<p>May your pup frolic in pet heaven. Hugs to you and your family.</p>
<p>Oh Bromfield! That is heartbreaking. I’m so sorry.</p>
<p>So heartbreaking. Hugs, Bromfield. </p>
<p>I’m sorry Bromfield, that must have been a shock.
Was he on thyroid medication?</p>
<p>Bromfield so sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>Brimfield-I’m so sorry </p>
<p>Ouch. Tough day.</p>
<p>Bromfield:</p>
<p>Oh, you must be heart broken. If there’s a silver lining, you and the dog didn’t have to go through the long decline and the decision that eventually has to be made accordingly. That is the worst.</p>
<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>Ouch. That dog slobber will get you every time! Just what you need, a maybe-broken rib.</p>
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<p>It’s more the former. If I wanted to push my heart rate up higher on the first intervals, I would have go harder or longer than I used to. It was easy when walking to the mailbox would get my heart rate up. Now, it takes a more committed effort. I think there’s a ratcheting quality with intervals. Each cumulative interval raises the baseline heart rate a little bit more – increasing the max at the end of the interval and raising the recovery HR floor just a bit. I notice it at the opposite end if I set the recovery HR too low. Towards the end of a set of intervals, it takes forever to fall the last little bit, say from 72 bpm to 70 bpm. You can see it where the falling heart rate graph really flattens out.</p>
<p>There’s also a warm-up issue. I notice hiking that it takes me half a mile to really get going. I’ve learned to take it nice and easy out of of the gate. The tendency is to go like gangbusters from the trailhead, when the reality is that it gets a lot easier after a few minutes.</p>
<p>Bromfield, I am so, so sorry. What a terrible shock. My heart just hurts for you. </p>
<p>So so sorry Bromfield. </p>
Sorry to hear, Bromfield 
<p>“It gets a lot easier after a few minutes”
Amen to that brother!</p>
<p>Thank-you all. </p>
<p>EK–our dog was diagnosed with low thyroid and had just started on medication (about a week). Vet thinks our dog may have had Addison’s Disease.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your dog, Bromfield. Really sad. :(</p>
<p>I’m so sorry to hear about your dog Bromfield. I know how tough these situations are.</p>
<p>Sorry about your dog, Bromfield. Our dog has Addison’s (standard poodle) and we didn’t know til he basically collapsed and had to be hospitalized. </p>
<p>Camping tomorrow. Menu is set:</p>
<p>Breakfast: Country Ham and eggs.</p>
<p>Dinner #1: Grilled Rib eye steak and corn on the cob (yeah, carbs, I know…)</p>
<p>Dinner #2: Grilled bone-in pork chop and spicy brocolli slaw</p>
<p>Dinner #3: Grilled Keilbasa and spicy brocolli slaw.</p>
<p>Snacks: Fuji apples and roasted almonds</p>
<p>Beverage: Fresh brewed coffee and single malt scotch wiskey… :)</p>
<p>I don’t want to be part of a world where I am not allowed to eat corn on the cob. We had it Thursday as it came with the CSA package - along with four pounds of cucumbers and enough eggplant to feed an army. I love eggplant, but we still had leftovers from the week before. Grilled a bunch, made baba ganoush and ratatouille and still have a few left!</p>
<p>Happy camping idad.
Hugs to Broomfied.
MomWC, be well. I think that is the second time I’ve heard you referring to slipping in that area. I’m thinking the slobber-pooch needs a mat there ;)</p>
<p>Was out of town at a wedding and lets just say it was some kind o tumble from the food wagon. Yes, I know what to do ;)</p>