DIVA DOGS!

[mustski]

Bathing is traumatic! And who are these damn divas that we are cleaning up for anyway??? @VickiK and @gardenmary - they are all clean and ready for some cuddling!

 

[Jenny]

Awwww, so cute! How's the training going?

 

[mustski]

Pretty well so far. They are both super responsive to their names and think "come" and "sit" are great games. The only leash work has been in the yard so far. She will do anything for food and enjoys the back and forth. He is not quite as thrilled and would rather play tug of war. When we took them to the vet though, they both walked nicely on the leash. They get their final vaccinations next week and then we can start walking them. Yay!

 

[bounceswoosh]

I put the two head shots of Cooper and Loki on the wall, replacing a painting I never cared for (but something had to go on that wall). Looks fantastic. Now I want to paint the wall with an accent color to really make the white canvas pop ....

 

[va_deb]

Love the pics -- especially the one with both of them together! So sorry about Cooper's elevated liver enzymes, @bounceswoosh. Definitely could be a lot of different factors going on, and I'm with you on wanting to know more sooner rather than later. Very good signs that his eating and energy level are normal.

Fingers and paws crossed for positive results for Cooper! When will you hear more?

 

[bounceswoosh]

When will you hear more?

I guess after he gets his tests and ultrasound done. We need to hear back from the vet about scheduling.

 

[bounceswoosh]

Man oh man. Got a call from the vet today. We had Cooper's blood work done since we need to have one of his teeth pulled.

His liver enzymes are high. 18-121 is normal. Last year his were 35. Just now, 420. Vet cautioned it could be any number of things and not to panic yet. She asked if I wanted to give Cooper supplements and test again in a month, or if I wanted to do a whole bunch of tests - blood and ultrasound - right away. I chose the "let's know as much as possible right away" option.

Cooper is not allowed to get sick, not right now. Not ever, really. My friend and hiking buddy's dog had results like this that ultimately resulted in her being put to rest a few weeks ago due to liver cancer. So it's too real what could go wrong. But he's only 8, not showing any symptoms, lethargy, or food aversion, and so I hope it's minor or that we've caught it early enough. Watching my friend go through her loss makes it all too real what I will experience when Cooper dies. But I want that to be in 4-6 years at the earliest - not now!!

Good news! We checked his liver enzymes again, and they're right back to completely normal. The middle or even low end of the range. We're going to do another bottle of the liver support supplement, then transition to a multivitamin supplement and just go ahead and give that to both dogs for good measure.

He must have just been clearing some virus, toxin, or something ...

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Good news! We checked his liver enzymes again, and they're right back to completely normal. The middle or even low end of the range. We're going to do another bottle of the liver support supplement, then transition to a multivitamin supplement and just go ahead and give that to both dogs for good measure.

He must have just been clearing some virus, toxin, or something ...

Yayay so glad all is well. You must be so happy, what a relief

 

[mustski]

Yay!

 

[va_deb]

Yaaaay! Fabulous news!

 

[bounceswoosh]

 

[Mary Tee]

awwwwwww, how cute!

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Now that's a kissy face

 

[altagirl]

My little cuties doing a down stay with our dog training group at Thanksgiving Point during their dog days event.


Haha, and Waffles being pinned up in pattern paper so I can sew here a new fake fur coat for the winter. Clearly, she's stoked. (Miraculously, she didn't get stuck with any pins)

 

[bounceswoosh]

Haha, and Waffles being pinned up in pattern paper so I can sew here a new fake fur coat for the winter. Clearly, she's stoked. (Miraculously, she didn't get stuck with any pins)

Can't even imagine either of my dogs standing still for this.

 

[altagirl]

Can't even imagine either of my dogs standing still for this.

It helps that we do plenty of training involving staying still, including "stand stay". Pays off for moments like this!

 

[altagirl]

Hah, the video might be even funnier...

 

[mustski]

Can't even imagine either of my dogs standing still for this.

Mine are still babies, but I don't see that ever happening either.

 

[Moonrocket]

We were supposed to pick up our new 5mo old puppy (most likely lab/Shepard) from the prison training program next week. I just got the call that she needs a little more work on her heel especially since we have an elementary school aged child at home.

ARGGHH- it's great she's getting more training but I was so excited! I had Tuesday off work to pick her up and agreement to work from home the rest of the week to keep an eye on her.

Hmm- I got her a bed, ID tag and collar (she is joining our awesome 9yo labish dog who we also got from the prison training program). I think I need some shopping therapy to deal with the setback- what should I get her?

 

[bounceswoosh]

We were supposed to pick up our new 5mo old puppy (most likely lab/Shepard) from the prison training program next week. I just got the call that she needs a little more work on her heel especially since we have an elementary school aged child at home.

ARGGHH- it's great she's getting more training but I was so excited! I had Tuesday off work to pick her up and agreement to work from home the rest of the week to keep an eye on her.

Hmm- I got her a bed, ID tag and collar (she is joining our awesome 9yo labish dog who we also got from the prison training program). I think I need some shopping therapy to deal with the setback- what should I get her?

Chew toys - different types to see what she prefers. Or, really, just go to the pet store - I've never walked into one of those without seeing *something* I wanted! I mean, the dogs wanted. Totally the dogs.