So now I'm thinking I have really finally crossed the line. I know I've been suffering with OCDD for a while, but it has reached a new level. Guinness is never really comfortable riding in the car. He used to drool and throw up even on really short trips. Lately he's "okay" under 20 - 30 minutes - no actual vomiting, but clearly nervous. So, we got him a prescription for the long trips...but what to do about making him more comfortable on the shorter rides. I saw an ad for a CD of dog "therapy…
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Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 29, 2010 at 4:32pm —
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Guinness has a new trick and it's totally embarrassing me. When we're out and people come over to greet him, I put him in a sit/stay before there is any petting. If he gets up and pulls or lunges I take him right away, and he never gets to greet the person. Well Saturday we took him to an Open House at a large area pet store, so there were lots of new people to meet. Each time I put him in his sit/stay he would totally do it, but he cried like a little baby the whole time. People would…
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Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 18, 2010 at 1:19pm —
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I should probably be posting this on the Medical group page, but I really didn't find much there in my search. I just talked to the vet, and she is diagnosing Guinness with IBS. All of his tests came back negative which leaves IBS as the most probable diagnosis. She said his diet will be critical. She is recommending home cooking for him going forward. She also warned that he should not ingest any "foreign" substances (leaves, twigs, even threads from toys), as this would most likely trigger an…
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Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 12, 2010 at 4:13pm —
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I am so frustrated. We went through a terrible time with Giardia about 6 weeks ago, and I'm thinking it's starting all over again. He had loose stools yesterday so I brought in a stool sample to the vet. During the middle of the night he started with really bad diarrhea which has continued all morning. He's now also throwing up the yellow bile. I have a vet appointment this afternoon, but I'm pretty sure the giardia is back. I have been so careful with him. He hasn't been to the dog pen and we…
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Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 7, 2010 at 7:37am —
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Well, he passed. I really want to thank all my Doodle Kisses friends who have given me such great advice over the past couple of months through the training. I listened well. Took him to the store this morning and we walked around for an hour, greeting all kinds of people. Then I took him to the Agility Class that was being held at the place where he was tested and made him lay quietly watching the other dogs in class. I think he was pretty well tired out, so there was no nonsense during the…
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Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 2, 2010 at 10:56am —
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Thought it might be fun to collect our Doodle New Years resolutions....
Guinness is resolving to stop destroying and eating all the new toys that him Mommy gets him and to pass his Canine Good Citizen test tomorrow.
Added by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on January 1, 2010 at 6:40am —
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