Releasing a breath of relief

Today is a great day. Last week my dog, Timander, had surgery to remove a lump on his leg. The surgery went fine. He's presently bored and relaxing on the bed for the next week due to a required "time out" period from all strenuous movement and exercise. For those of you that do know him, that's nothing new for the walking lunch box. From the doctor this morning came the message that the removal of the cyst was perfect. It was removed completely and the biopsy revealed that the tumor was benign (non-cancerous) and he'll be fine. The stress level just dropped by a few points and he'll be back tunneling between legs and begging for more food in no time.