June 2008 Blog Posts (113)

Mikko is finally home!

After so much anticipation I could barely handle it... Mikko has finally come home!! We picked him up yesterday after a 4.5 hour drive to the heart of Wisconsin, and I had butterflies the whole way there... wondering how he had changed since last time we saw him, if he would "like" me, whether he would bark the whole way or puke in the car on the long ride home... Well, all my fears were silly ~ he is gorgeous, healthy, rolly-polly, and so sweet! I loved him instantly! He has grown so much, but… Continue

Added by Mikko (& Danielle too) on June 9, 2008 at 11:41pm — 6 Comments

Spaying!

Okay so Kassie gets spayed tomorrow! The vet wants her to stay over night and I'm worried. I know she'll be fine, but I hate that she's going to be without us for so long and hurt and with all those dogs barking....wahhhh...

Added by Ashley on June 9, 2008 at 10:01pm — 2 Comments

I'm NOT a water dog!

Well, at least not yet! Hi, it's me, Sidney the Corgi. I haven't written in awhile becasue I've been really busy with doggie school. Sometimes I have good days and Mom tells me how smart I am, and sometimes I'm a real brat! My teacher says I'm not ready for Canine Good Citizen class yet, darn it! That's OK, I'm still a young pup, so I can wait.

It was so beautiful here in Southern California this weekend, so the two old dogs and me got a trip to the park. It's a big wild place full… Continue

Added by Geri & Sidney on June 9, 2008 at 7:02pm — 3 Comments

Penny updates

I've been so busy with Penelope I haven't had much time to update on her! I hope to get some more picutres up this afternoon of her that have been held hostage on my camera! However, at 14 weeks she's adjusted pretty well I'd say. She is just being a silly puppy. Sometimes she is super sweet and sometimes she is kind of a bully. I know many of you have offered help on her pretty bad biting and I appreciate it, but nothing works very long except to just get away from it. Some days she is really… Continue

Added by Megan and Penelope on June 9, 2008 at 12:35pm — 1 Comment

The Weekend Wrap-Up

Early Saturday morning Roscoe and I headed to Arbor Hills Nature Reserve for a walk. The nature reserve has several walking tracks, and creeks and such; the area makes for a great walk/bike, and you can bring your dog as well. Morning is pretty much the only tolerable time to get most outdoor activity done, the heat is making it more uncomfortable as summer goes along. The place had a good amount of people, but it wasn't terrible crowded. Roscoe did well on the walk, and he spent some time in a… Continue

Added by Suresh on June 9, 2008 at 10:23am — No Comments

Spontaneous corgi meet up in Refugio!

Skittles and I were moving back to Houston when we stopped in Refugio, TX (I think Nolan Ryan was born there...) to get gas. What do I see but two corgi owners with their cardis! I hopped out of my car and ran to meet their doggies. Adorable little scamps! The larger one was a tri, and the smaller one was a blue merle; both as friendly as could be! Their owner was feeding them fries. I went back to my car and brought back Skittles. The cardis weren't having it...they were fry-possessive, and… Continue

Added by Melissa on June 9, 2008 at 12:29am — 4 Comments

Well it seems to have been detrimental. How sad.

Yesterday while I was out walking with Leon some f*ing asshat's dog, who he either didn't bother to put a lead on or took off when he was out of the actual apartment complex, ran up and tried to attack him. It was a very scary experience for the both of us and was horribly angering for James when I got Leon back home. What made it so angering was the fact that the entire thing could have been prevented. We are in an apartment complex and have no areas around where a dog's lead could or should… Continue

Added by Cam on June 8, 2008 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Yogi's Outdoor Adventure

Our yard is like any other yard, but not in Yogi's eyes. A few huge trees in the front yard and wide open space in the back. Theres are a few flower gardens and a small vegetable garden that's completely fenced in from the wildlife that patrol at nite, but also came in handy to keep Yogi away. Each potty visit outside becomes Yogi's mischief hour. If he's not trying to eat mulch and my hostas or hide beneath the hugh japanese maple, he's probably sniffing a spot that's about the get… Continue

Added by Yogi on June 8, 2008 at 12:26am — 4 Comments

Funny looking squirrel

Cheez-it had his second to last vet appointment today. Everything went well and she said that his inguinal hernia is looking like it has healed up on it's own. I was told that could happen and in his case it probably would. He got some shots (he hates them) and some new 10+ lbs advantage (which he needs). I keep finding random fleas on him once a day or so, but I have bathed him alot in the past month and I only notice a flea when he comes inside. I give him a good check-over through all his… Continue

Added by James on June 7, 2008 at 3:21pm — 13 Comments

Diarrhea came back, I'm super-worried

Yesterday, after 5 days of runs and feeding chicken+rice, Risa had NORMAL stool. Maybe it sounds like I'm crazy, but I was totally happy. The little poop in the garden made me relaxed again. We visited the vet in the afternoon to tell him the news and he checked Risa quickly, saying he will be fine. Today morning I gave Risa his rice and waited for his poopy, but it was not so solid again and followed by yellow-like diarrhea. I'm frustrated. After the week of runs he's slowly losing weight and… Continue

Added by wendulik on June 7, 2008 at 4:45am — 5 Comments

Lily and her eating.......an ongoing experience!

Okay, so Lily is still having issues eating. I am anxious about this simply because I worry about her. Read the other discussion and tried the banana idea, she loved it! Could it be the Science Diet food? Maybe she does not like the taste? Perhaps she wants moist food every so often? Am definitely open to any suggestions from those of you out there who read the blogs! Have considered changing her food, but do not know anything about good quality dog food, except of course the vet recommends… Continue

Added by momto3ltlgrlz on June 6, 2008 at 12:45pm — 8 Comments

Scary Experience

I thought I'd write a blog post about what happened with our corgi, Roscoe, last Friday.

First I have to say that Roscoe has never chewed on anything that isn't his to chew on. Somehow he knows what belongs to him and what he's allowed to chew. An example: He has never chewed on a throw pillow anywhere in our house. Then one day my mom brought him a little pillow with doggies embroidered on it, in a little gift bag that had his name on it. So I took it out and showed it to him, you… Continue

Added by Amanda Ridgley on June 6, 2008 at 11:47am — 8 Comments

Bad Reaction....

Well, my little girl just had her latest round of shots. She got her final distemper shot of the year, and I was planning on get here Lyme shot. However, my vet told me that in my area that Lyptospirosis (sp?) is more prevelent, and if I plan on going anywhere more rural that I could always get Luna vaccinated later. So, I went with the Lypto shot and about two and half hours later, after having eaten and played quite a bit, my little girls nose swelled up to about the size of a tennis ball.… Continue

Added by Chad Rummel on June 6, 2008 at 9:54am — 4 Comments

It's thundering...

It is thundering and raining and I am NOT happy! I HATE the thunder-I don't know why, but it scares me. I hid under the bed for awhile, but now I am snuggled between mommy's feet in my "cave" (under the computer desk) slobbering and shaking. Oh, I hate the thunder! Make it stop!

Added by Wynne Phillips on June 6, 2008 at 8:29am — 4 Comments

Enjoy every day with your dog, everything can happen

So I was solving my Risa's diarrhea, looking for poops in the garden, cooking him rice and chicken, giving him pills twice a day. I was very worried, he's too young for 5-days-long runs. I was stressed, couldn't even concentrate at work. And then came my boyfriend, who's got his German shepherd living at his parents' house. Rina, the shepherd, had a gastric dilatation - volvulus. She probably had her stomach twisted from 9 pm till morning, it's a miracle that she survived and got a surgery at 9… Continue

Added by wendulik on June 6, 2008 at 2:29am — 3 Comments

Infection!

Zephyr's spay incision got infected. According to the vet it is "normal" for her breed to get infections because they're such an active dog. I certainly wasn't expecting it! It didn't start until about a week ago, three-ish weeks after her surgery. It got REALLY swollen and very fluid filled, but not draining. I was worried, so I had my boyfriend take her to the vet at the first possible moment. But like I said the vet just said it was normal and sent him away (thank god they didn't charge me… Continue

Added by Emily Schroeder on June 6, 2008 at 2:05am — 2 Comments

Things I've Learned: A Top 10 List

Well it's already been too long since my last post, but Suzy and I have been busy learning things from each other for the past month, including the following top 10 list:

10. Suzy does not potty outside when it rains... she will however jump into the tub and go (I did not teach her this), go directly in front of my toilet, or directly in front of Dusty's litter pan. Sometimes I don't know if I should be pleased that she's smart enough to know the general area that seem appropriate or… Continue

Added by seganita_8 on June 6, 2008 at 12:56am — 3 Comments

Rattlesnake Vaccine for Dogs?

hello all! i just want to thank everyone that helped convince me to FINALLY neuter my corgi. He seems to be recovering well and looks much happier. anyway, i live in wonderful prescott arizona. very very dry climate and tons of rocks. its a small city and not very developed where i live. pa'ani and i love to go on a trail out by my house but recently we came across a snake. i am VERY worried that, as curious as corgis are, pa'ani will get bit. i was asking around and there is actually a vaccine… Continue

Added by Pa'ani on June 6, 2008 at 12:38am — 4 Comments

San Francisco Trip

So I have a trip to San Francisco planned for August and the thought of leaving my new girl Leia is killing me already! I would LOVE to take her but I'm not sure for one if its a great idea and for two if its fair to our other dog who is just too large to take. We will only be gone 4 1/2 days but that seems like enough time to throw off any of the training we are working on. Maybe taking her would mess that up too? I don't know. I keep going back and forth on the idea.

Added by Leia (aka Princess Leia) on June 5, 2008 at 7:12pm — 6 Comments

New Family Member

Last Friday I took a little 4 hour drive to Holt Missouri to meet with a representative of Forever Friends Pet Rescue. I came home with a sad little female corgi, formerlly a puppy mill breeding dog. She had been in foster care since early January. They called her Blair, she is three years old and she has an incontinence issue--could explain why such a beautiful, sweet little girl wasn't taken home by someone in more than five months. She is potty… Continue

Added by Kristen on June 5, 2008 at 1:00pm — 14 Comments