July 2010 Blog Posts (115)

Jasper's last night with the jewels...

Well tomorrow's the big day-Jasper's getting his neuter surgery. I feel bad...he's so unsuspecting. They're keeping him overnight since his surgery is a little more complicated than usual. I'm so worried about him although I'm sure everything will go fine. Any tips or advice for once we get him home on Wednesday?

Added by Jenna, Jasper and Cersei on July 26, 2010 at 10:34pm — 1 Comment

Jesse's quirks

I just wanted to make a list of all of Jesse's funny little quirks, now that she's coming out of her shell.

1. squeaker toys-love the toy but is freaked out every time she makes it squeak (kinda funny)

2. eats kibble one... bite... at.. a.... time... (at least she's not gorging herself?)

3. hates the leash- she's getting better every day though.

4. half of the time she wont listen to me, but as soon as I have food I can't get her off of me.

5. She…

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Added by Rachael on July 26, 2010 at 7:04pm — 1 Comment

The one annoying thing about Eddy...

He glues himself to dogs playing fetch. If an interesting-looking (to Eddy) dog is waiting for its owner to throw a ball, Eddy will bark non-stop at this dog until the owner finally throws the ball. Then, he chases the dog to the ball but doesn't try to nab the ball or anything, he just chases the dog to the ball and then runs back to the owner. He does this over and over, it's so annoying! Well, annoying for the owner/other dog because they're just trying to play fetch and this corgi won't…

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Added by Sunni A. on July 26, 2010 at 5:50pm — 2 Comments

"Extremely Confused and Upset"

I had to leave early for work this morning... I needed to go to Yorktown, a 45 minute drive, to do a half-hour show at a daycare. Then, I had to stop off at the office (in Chesapeake, not really on the way home from Yorktown) to change my equipment and drop off money I collected. I was gone about 4 hours total, but I wish I had gotten home sooner.

I live on the very edge of our neighborhood, next to a busy street. When I pulled into the driveway around 12:30, Waffle was in…

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Added by Rachael & Waffle on July 26, 2010 at 3:09pm — 9 Comments

Corgi in casts

"Alison he's hurt, I don't know what to do!!"

That's the message I get at work. I rush home to see my puppy. He wouldn't put his paw on the ground, and touching it would make him yelp. The vet asked what happened and I told her I did not know, that I was just informed by a roommate that he was hurt. They had to anesthetize him in order to get a proper x-ray of his foot:(

My poor boy has a broken toe. I guess I can be thankful that it is not his…

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Added by Alison w/ Odin and Dashel on July 26, 2010 at 12:19pm — 9 Comments

Flying your corgis

We plan to take Jackson on our next trip to Jacksonville, FL. We've been there many times, and now we want to take our little Jackson with us. Ive heard of some pet airways, but I want to do some more research. Any suggestions?

Added by Jackson♥ on July 26, 2010 at 10:38am — 2 Comments

Update from the last post

Well things are getting better with Murphy staying away from Stella. I have been trying the spray bottle technique and its been going very well. He hates it and I think he's afraid of being sprayed which definitely makes him more hesitant to go after her. Over the weekend, Stella laid on the floor and Murphy just stayed away, watching her, but he made no sudden movements or anything. We have also been leaving her food down again to see if he might learn to stay away from it so that way she can… Continue

Added by Alyssa & Chris W. on July 26, 2010 at 9:46am — 1 Comment

Midas ran away....

Sorry for such a delay on this story guys. We have been out of town(my mom's birthday bash), and when we got back our internet and cable was out.

So, Midas and Dozer normally just go for walks with me since I am home during the morning and evening. Lately Zach has been working nights and sleeps in the morning, so therefore misses our lovely walks to the dog park and back. Well yesterday we had to take a 3hr trip to my parents house. So we decided to bring the dogs. I gave Zach the… Continue

Added by Zach and Lisa on July 25, 2010 at 6:27pm — 10 Comments

Brain? Corgi with the bad eye...

So today I accidently got Teagen in the eye oops =( but that got me thinking about the little corgi named Brian with the eye that was so swollen and bleeding....does anyone know what the outcome was with that little guy? Did he get to keep his eye? or did they remove it?

Thanks a bunch

Christy

Added by christy fry on July 25, 2010 at 5:52pm — 4 Comments

Easy Summer Corgi Treats

During the hot weather lots of folks will give their dog an ice cube to munch on. The dogs seem to enjoy crunching them and probably enjoy the cold on their mouths since dogs otherwise cannot sweat like we humans and worse, are trapped inside a permanent fur suit.

Poor Gromit, big hairy fellow that he is, is suffering through his first Arizona summer.… Continue

Added by Gromit, Sparkle, and Doug on July 25, 2010 at 5:00pm — 9 Comments

Sally's News

We're still waiting to take Sally to the vet for further testing, but the more that I think about it the more that her symptoms fit really well with a dog that has a liver shunt.

Sally has actually been to the doctor two other times, the first for a bad case of diarrhea, and the second because of vomiting. Neither case in itself would indicate a liver shunt, but put together with the collapse and apparent seizure, and it really fits the bill.

I'm hoping that it's the kind that's…

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Added by Mitzi on July 24, 2010 at 8:44am — 7 Comments

Home from the Vet

We just got home a little while ago with Buddy. The Vet is about an hour away from our house, so Buddy was a little uncomfortable but he's doing pretty good considering the long drive. I tried to get him to go potty when we got home, but no dice. I carried him up the stairs and into the house and he pr

etty much has stayed where I left him. He drank a bowl full of water, but isn't very interested in food yet. I finally got him to lay down and I rolled him on his back, this is his favorite… Continue

Added by Kevin and Buddy! on July 23, 2010 at 5:30pm — 9 Comments

Baxter's First Birthday

I never thought I'd turn out to be the kind of person that would have a birthday party for a dog. I guess that is something that owning a corgi or a Baxter might do to you.

Yesterday was Baxter's 1st birthday. I made him a dog-friendly carrot cake. My boyfriend wrapped up his presents. Baxter seemed to know something was going on. I'm not usually in the kitchen cooking, so there must be something unusual happening. When the cake was…

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Added by Bax & Zigs & Rosie on July 23, 2010 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Wynstan tries to be nice

I took Wynstan over to a friend's house and everyone was absolutely in love with him. He took all of the pictures with a gallant stride.

Then there is this one, it seems that he was just trying to force a smile with this lady. It kind of reminds me of the fake smile that Mr. Fox had in Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox.

Added by Buddy & Wynstan on July 22, 2010 at 10:45pm — 13 Comments

Poor Didi

Poor little Didi had a big day today.

Yesterday I was idly picking at my dogs teeth when I saw that Didi's back-top tooth was cracked and a chunk of it was moving back and forth. GROSS!

So I scheduled to come in today. She was put under and they were able to remove the chip and seal the tooth. The root wasn't exposed by the chip so they were able to save the tooth. Hurray!

455$ dollars later I have a drowsy dog with clean teeth and half of one tooth gone.

Also gone are all the… Continue

Added by Sarah C. on July 22, 2010 at 9:55pm — 4 Comments

Murphy is stressing out Stella :o(

We took Stella, our cat, to the vet for her annual appointment. Before we took her we had noticed a few months before that she was losing her fur around her belly and lower areas, but we had just thought that it wasn't anything to worry about. The vet noticed right away that she had a large patch of fur missing and said that it was a form of Feline Alopecia. He had said that there are different types and it can be caused from many different thing including stress which is what Chris and I think… Continue

Added by Alyssa & Chris W. on July 22, 2010 at 7:16pm — 6 Comments

Is sick of editorial letters condemning dogs in public!

I have been responding to a handful of letters in my local newpaper (Stevens Point Journal) complaining about dogs in public. A few bad dog owners misbehave and we're all condemned and ridiculed for taking our dogs out in public. We have a beautiful public park nearby, and an open air Farmer's Market. I've been criticized in both locations for allowing Molly to accompany me. Neither is posted for no dogs. She is well behaved, and in the rare instance that she answers the call of nature in… Continue

Added by Cassandra on July 22, 2010 at 6:02pm — 7 Comments

Rude Behaviour?

Our next door neighbor has a 9 year old Akita who she regularly walks and takes to the same dog park Casey and I frequent. This Akita met Casey for the first time when Casey was just a pup (about 3 months old) and, being that we live next door to one another, has met Casey numerous times on and off-leash (at the aforementioned dog park) since that time.…

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Added by Carla on July 22, 2010 at 5:04pm — 6 Comments

The Big Snip!

Orion is saying bye-bye to his balls tomorrow and though I've watched it done hundreds of times its totally different when its your own dog. I'll be able to be with him and help monitor his vitals while he's being neutered. I helped with my brother's dog and I was okay with it but I put in his catheter, I probably won't be putting in Orion's. I'd probably be too nervous I'd mess up to put in his catheter, haha. Anyways, I will be bringing home a very groggy drugged-up corgi tomorrow so wish him… Continue

Added by Monica, Orion, and Laika on July 22, 2010 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

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Added by Susan and Merlin on July 22, 2010 at 11:47am — No Comments