Back on October 7th was when we first took Junebug in to the vet for her swollen glands. We are now on our 5th course of antibiotics, the third one of Baytril. She has had her glands aspirated, blood work done, a heartworm/lyme disease test, and last Friday, a biopsy …
I used to give Moree and Smokey all their medication via peanut butter bread. The dogs loved peanut butter and would just gulp the pill down with it. Moree was my picky eater, and it worked for him. I figured it would work for all my dogs. I never expected …
I believe in the power of animals. There is something deep in humans that lead to us domesticating them, not only as beasts of burden but as part of our families. We respond to their basic presence in a way we are often unable to respond to other people. That’s …
For future reference, it takes one full week for Larry to warm up to having a new dog in the house. Naturally, Marley was with us exactly one week. On Saturday morning, the day Marley was going home, Larry finally decided that he was ok to play with. And play …
One of Larry’s favorite playmates at the dog park is a beautiful chocolate Dobie girl named Jax
Sometimes it’s really hard not to be paranoid. Today is the last of the first 10 days Junebug has been on the stronger anti-biotic. Her glands are down and softer, but still swollen. On Monday we picked up another 5 day course, so hope it will be gone by then, …
We are dogsitting this week. This is the first time we’ve had a third dog in our house since we brought Larry home. It’s actually a great learning experience for us to learn what we will want when it comes to doing dog foster care or providing a final refuge …
When we first met Riley, he had a brother, an Australian Cattle Dog, who sadly, had cancer. Shortly after Riley’s brother passed, Echo, an ACD puppy started coming to the park. They are now great friends.
Larry is a weird little dog sometimes. When you pet him and give him cuddles, he doesn’t really respond except by looking pathetic. Rarely do you get kisses or tail thumps or anything. It’s almost like he doesn’t enjoy attention. And yet, he desperately wants to be near us. When …
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