I know I haven't written for a while, so I thought I'd bring everyone up to speed on what's been happening with me....
Well, about 6 weeks ago, (the middle of August), I got pretty sick. I got a bad case of diarrhea starting on Monday afternoon, (August 11th). At first mom thought it was because I was eating some of the green beans that she was canning, (without them being washed - boy were they yummy). But then she remembered that Rowdy also ate them and she was OK. On Tuesday, I was getting worse, and mom thought well maybe I got into the stream in the backyard and drank some of the secondary water from Utah Lake, (that's pretty nasty stuff!!). By Wednesday I was in pretty bad shape. I was going to the bathroom every couple of hours and it was just water. But, I was still eating and drinking good. So mom call the vet and made an appointment for me early Thursday morning. The vet checked me over from front to back, top to bottom. He said that most likely I had a case of girardia, (he said he sees it regularly in this area, since everyone waters their landscape with secondary water and puppies always eat grass and things they find in the yard). He said "NO FOOD" for 12 hours and then only 1/2 cup of food for the next 12 hours, so my digestion tract could rest. He put me on an antibiotic for 10 days, and said if I didn't improve in 2 days to come back in, (or if I started throwing up and had blood in my stool). But by Saturday, everything was back to normal - YEA !! Mom was pretty scared - and I was pretty hungry. Imagine only 1/2 cup of food for 24 hours. What was the guy trying to do - starve me !!!
I am now 8 months old and I weigh 51 pounds. I am in the middle of the pack with my litter mates. The largest is 52 pounds and the smallest is 50 pounds. All of our moms are in contact with each other in a face book group, so they share information about us.
I graduated from my Adult Dog II class - OF COURSE!! I was the best of the class. Mom was so proud of me. The first week of September I was enrolled in the Adult Dog Good Citizenship class. Doesn't mom know that #1: I was born in the USA, so I am already a citizen, and #2: I am always Good???
On the first day of class, was we were walking, the instructor noticed that I was favoring my right rear leg, below the knee. She pointed it out to mom, and had mom look at the spot. It hurt every time they touched it. The next morning I had another trip to the vet. The vet gave me another good going over, and luckily I hadn't broken any bone, but I had a good sprain. It appears that I play too hard, running and jumping. The vet put me on anti-inflammatory medication for 10 days and said to take it easy for a couple of days. So mom and I weren't able to enjoy our long 30 minute early morning walks for 2 days, but I sure did enjoy laying around on my bed. By the time training class rolled around I was back on my feet again. Mom said I am just one vet bill after another!!!
One thing I do enjoy now that I am older is that I get to go out on more trips with mom and dad. I have been to Fashion Place Mall, quite a few restaurants, several grocery stores, farmer's markets, banks, and shopping at stores with mom. The world is opening up more and more for me. Dad said that I am old enough to to go the movies with them, I can't wait!!
Hope your summer has been as exciting as mine, and your fur coat is coming in thick before the winter storms hit. In the meantime, enjoy the cool evenings and the warm breezes of the autumn days. And keep your tails wagging. Until next post.....
