I went for a check-up at Dr. Jordan's office today. I was happy to see Dr. J. It made me feel good that she's pleased with my progress. I overheard her and dog-ma talking about my foot placement and leg movement, but I'm not going to worry about it as long as I'm getting around.

Dr. J told me I look great. I don't think she meant my hair style. But Kyrana, one of my favorite vet techs, really liked my shaved-back hair style. She called it a reverse mohawk. Dog-ma laughed when she heard this and said she calls it that, too.

We believe the reverse mohawk should become one of dog grooming's trendy summer styles. It's sure a cool cut for wine country summer. . . . "Get yore revmo on and go tastin' some fine wine." But of course you don't have to remove as much hair as I had to for my back surgery.

I didn't set out to make a political statement with my reverse mo, but it could be interpreted that way. Today's mohawk styles come from the practice by warriors of the Mohawk Nation, whose hair was grown long and cut only when they went off to war. The cut style was to leave just a narrow strip about three-fingers' wide down the middle of their scalp from their forehead to the nape of their neck. If the original Mohawk style was about going to war, then I guess the reverse mohawk symbolizes keeping the peace.

To be safe, watch out you don't get a bad sunburn trying to be political or cool. If you're post-op like me, that'd be a bad thing, as would getting chilled sleeping in a cold spot at night or in the A/C.

My dog-ma says she grew up near Mohawk Nation territory. She remembers that they're one of the Iroquois Nations and are known as "keepers of the Eastern door." I hope nobody minds my spin on their warrior hair style.