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Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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Dawn, I'm so excited by Artie's progress! It sounds like he's just about back to his old self. With a new found love for soup.
Me too! And thank you! (The soup issue might be the death of me, but -- for once -- I'm going to stand tough on this.)
He's still hacking a bit. Yesterday was new: he was asleep and woke himself up by hacking. He had never hacked while he was resting. He also still hasn't had a second poop. It took almost four days to get that first one out of him. I'm hoping to get another out of him today.
But he's definitely pulling at his leash again, which I -- sadly -- take as a positive sign that he's got his monster energy back.
Artie got his last dose of antibiotics this morning -- in cream cheese -- and then we proceeded to have his NORMAL breakfast. I filled and put down his water bowl. Sniff. "That's not soup." Then I put his kibble/liver/chicken/etc... concoction down. Sniff. "That's not soup but I see you put a hot dog piece in there as a treat so..." He ate part of it -- more than I expected, actually. Then we went out on the balcony and I filled his other bowl with water. Sniff. "Where's my $%&*# soup, lady?!?"
Kids.
Hahahahaha!! He's got you wrapped around his little dewclaws! Spot the dumb animal, Dawn!
My brother and SIL are a great team when it comes to their dogs. No matter which one takes the dog out, the first thing they do upon coming inside is to give a report: a pee and a poop; two pees, a poop and another pee. Pee, no poop.
It's hilarious! I'm trying to get my husband into that groove, but he still makes me ASK for a report.
Oh, I know. Trust me, I'm well aware of who's in charge here.
And we wouldn't have it any other way.
Hey, they know who their leader is. They know who to cling to when they need something, don't feel well or are frightened. They know who feeds them, who lets them out to pee, and they know who welcomes them with open arms no matter what. They know who is ultimately the boss of things...but they play these little games and are so happy when we play along with them.
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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And we wouldn't have it any other way.
Hey, they know who their leader is. They know who to cling to when they need something, don't feel well or are frightened. They know who feeds them, who lets them out to pee, and they know who welcomes them with open arms no matter what. They know who is ultimately the boss of things...but they play these little games and are so happy when we play along with them.
I'm not sure precisely why, but that made me cry (good tears, not sad ones). Thank you.
It made you cry for the same reason I choked up after I reread it. They rely on us for EVERYTHING, and when we bond with them, the mutual respect and affection is enough to move you to tears.
My little blip in bonding with Karma is over. She doesn't run from me or pull back from me anymore. My husband went overseas for a 16 day trip and won't be back until this Sunday, and Karma realized I'm all she has now. She probably thinks Dad is history. She is so affectionate, so obedient, so sweet. All 60 pounds of her leaps into my lap sometimes. We play a lot, offleash outside and indoors. She goes inside when we're done, with little coaxing (bacon helps). She's happy. I'm happy. Teddy's still a little thug, but a good boy and he's happy, too.They are hilarious together and I am laughing a lot these days.
So, they get away with a little murder every now and then, but they do know their boundaries.
I hope this continues after their Daddy gets home!
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It made you cry for the same reason I choked up after I reread it. They rely on us for EVERYTHING, and when we bond with them, the mutual respect and affection is enough to move you to tears.
My little blip in bonding with Karma is over. She doesn't run from me or pull back from me anymore. My husband went overseas for a 16 day trip and won't be back until this Sunday, and Karma realized I'm all she has now. She probably thinks Dad is history. She is so affectionate, so obedient, so sweet. All 60 pounds of her leaps into my lap sometimes. We play a lot, offleash outside and indoors. She goes inside when we're done, with little coaxing (bacon helps). She's happy. I'm happy. Teddy's still a little thug, but a good boy and he's happy, too.They are hilarious together and I am laughing a lot these days.
So, they get away with a little murder every now and then, but they do know their boundaries.
I hope this continues after their Daddy gets home!
*Sniff, sniff*
I love that you and Karma are a team now. Love, love, love it!
"A little murder" made me laugh. What's "a little murder" among buddies? It's not like full-blown murder or anything, so it's fine! Ha!
Funny story about the word "boundaries": Now that Artie loves all dogs (and, by the way, we met a Yorkie this morning whose father said that little Lucky is terrified of all dogs, yet she and Artie were totally loving each other ). Anyway, I know that they all do the sniffing bums thing as a greeting, but sometimes Artie likes to stick his nose under whatever dog we're with at the time and sniff his or her "intimate parts" at which point I always say, "Boundaries, Artie. Boundaries!"
Only sniffing? Geeze, Teddy humps Karma's head. Talk about boundaries! That's where the citronella collar comes inhandy. The tone is just enough to get him off her. We're trying to break the behavior before he "gets his tonsils out" in about a month.
By the way, I'm thinking of wearing the collar and spritzing myself when I go outdoors to mow. I'm sick of bathing in DEET.
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). Anyway, I know that they all do the sniffing bums thing as a greeting, but sometimes Artie likes to stick his nose under whatever dog we're with at the time and sniff his or her "intimate parts" at which point I always say, "Boundaries, Artie. Boundaries!"
