Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Huntsville Animal Services






Wednesday morning I was out at Huntsville Animal Services and I hope you saw the show. We had a mini-telethon to adopt as many animals as possible. Dr. Karen Hill and her staff were very kind to come in at 5am to answer phones and help people with adopting these animals. If you aren't familiar with Animal Services, I wish you would call (256) 883-3782 to find out how you can adopt some really loving animals that need a home.
Animal Services picks up stray dogs and cats or is a drop off for animals that people no longer want or can care for, this is sad because many times the strays belong to someone who just doesn't think to check with Animal Services. After a certain length of time the animals are either moved to the adoption wing or euthanized. If they are lucky, they are deemed adoptable and are kept until a home is found for them...


take a look at this little one...as sweet as can be and just begging for someone to come and take her home. Of course, if the animals are lucky, someone will do just that, like Dee Johnson who saw this beautiful Schnauzer and rushed down to Animal Services while were there and took him home.
By the way, Dee wasn't the only person looking for a Schnauzer, one man drove from Danville and another drove from Decatur to adopt "Max".
Dr. Hill is going to update me on the number of adoptions and you can count on us featuring the animals at the Animal Center in the future...and if you haven't had your pets spayed or neutered...please do so for their sake and yours...
Until we meet again, I'll see you "On The Road"




Friday, February 23, 2007

The Rodeo's in Town!

Today, I had a great time with the folks at the Longhorn Championship Rodeo. They're in town for a series of weekend shows.



I talked with Wendy Lattin, and she showed me some of the techniques of trick riding. She also introduced to Speck, he's the oldest performer in the show , animal performer that is...he is around 36 years old.



For more on the Rodeo, show times, and ticket prices, click on this story on WHNT.com.

Heart Test Results



As many of you know, I recently went through the Heart Center's battery of tests to determine the fitness of my heart. These tests are recommended for anyone and especially those who have a family history of heart problems. I do, so I went through the tests.
You may have watched the program where we passed the initial tests for circulation, carotid artery blockage and abdominal aorta blockage with flying colors...then we had the CT scan that is done without putting dye in you veins.
I was as surprised as many of you have indicated that I have heart disease. According to Dr.Ridner, I can thank my dad and mom for this because it is in their families.

My cholesterol has never been over 150 and I don't smoke or drink. Believe it or not, I actually eat pretty much the right kind of food as well...but I don't get enough exercise so that added to the problem.
I just went through the CT scan that Kym Richardson was featuring in her series, Cardiac Arrest, and got some good news, bad news...well, actually it wasn't bad news, it just wasn't what I would have liked it to have been. I have 50% blockage in one artery and 25% in another...not too bad considering my family history...the good news is we are going to treat it with an aggressive medicine approach. Dr. Ridner says my heart muscle is strong and shows no sign of problems, I just have to start an exercise program and lose about 20lbs...something I should have been doing anyway.
I will keep you posted and of course, you can see the results for yourself when you click here. By the way, I do have to change my diet some, but, I don't have to stop eating BAR B QUE!!!
Learn more about my adventures in our Robert on the Road page on WHNT.com.
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