Pat and Traveler's Blog – January 2011 Archive (5)

I'd read something about dogs attacking a hurt dog and had some experience with this.  Once when Traveler was about 7 months old he was playing with his 'bro,' a mastiff/pit mix.  Bro stepped on Trav's foot while they were running and Trav started yelping and whining.  Three people ran over to him, and so did Bro--but Bro seemed to be in attack mode, snarling and lunging.  We stopped the attack, but it left us all feeling a bit shaken.  The dogs play well together, so we just couldn't… Continue

In the early 1800's a man called John Gray, a gardener, arrived in Edinburgh with his wife and son looking for work. The weather was cold, however, and the ground was hard, so there were no gardening jobs available. He took what work he could find, and became a member of the Edinburgh Police Force - a Constable.

As a condition of his job, John Gray was required to have a dog. He bought a Skye Terrier and named him Bobby (Bobby was the nickname for Constables in the Police Force).…

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I'm so glad Traveler is finally getting some coat back after he was shaved a couple of months ago!  Maybe his face was trimmed into a 'poodle cut,' but he just looked naked and miserable to me. 

Four times now, in the early morning, over about the last couple of weeks, Trav has just stood hunched, tail tucked, obviously in pain.  This lasts for maybe 10 minutes, then he licks his urethra for maybe five minutes.  Then he's fine--his usual playful, bouncing self.  He's eating fine and doesn't seem to have any problems with pee and poop.  His food hasn't changed recently.  He was at the vet's office yesterday for a Bordetella booster and his temperature was fine.  I asked the vet tech…

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Sort of like pulling out an album of grandkid photos... :)

 

A while back I noticed and blogged about Traveler playing 'find the fox,' and how impressed I was at not only his ability to find a hidden toy, but also his dedication in searching for it.  We've continued to play this game off and on, with no particular consistency.  The game is:  he waits in one room while I hide the stuffed fox in a different room, then tell him to 'find the fox.'  His search behavior is so…

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