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

Hey everyone,



Normally Becca makes all the posts, but I (Kevin) had to come here for support today. Tomorrow, Buddy is scheduled to get neutered and have the home again chip "installed"... I feel like a horrible person for doing this. I am currently unemployed and I am with Buddy every waking moment of our lives and I can't even look at him without my eyes welling up. I just feel horrible about having this done. Right now he is smiling and all happy…

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So Buddy has been showing some little boy tendancies during the past few months. Our breeder and vet recommended that we wait until he turned 8 months old to neuter so he would have a little more time to develope. Well we haven't really taken Buddy to the dog park in months and have been avoiding dogs in general because we don't want to have any "mishaps" with another female dog.

Well last night we went for a walk and despite waiting until almost 9pm, it was still 100 degrees…

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So about 3 hours ago I put a flea treatment on Buddy. I know they are not supposed to get bathed for a few days after the treatment, but what about unexpected heavy rain? I honestly didn't even consider rain, but living on the east coast means dealing with unexpected thunderstorms all summer long.



Did I just throw money down the toilet, so to speak?



Now the next hurdle is getting him to go #2 outside in the rain.... He hasn't had an accident in the house in months, yet I just… Continue