Phoebe's Mom's Blog – March 2010 Archive (3)

Frustration is my mood for the day. For the past three or so weeks Phoebe has decided that, despite not having gone potty since 11pm the night before, she does not want to go when my son takes her out at 7am. Mind you, she had been doing this beautifully for forever prior to this. He comes in frustrated after about a half hour and I am equally frustrated as I know I will have to rush home after drop off (at school)to take her out again. I know it might sound as if there is an easy… Continue

I took Phoebe in this morning for her annual vet check plus I had suspected she might have an ear infection. Of course, she does...the poor thing. Interestingly, it was the odor that made me concerned as she was not scratching or whining at all to alert me to what was bewing in that ear canl of hers. She is now on a two week course of twice daily ear drops. She also had two shots, blood drawn and her bordatella nasal drops. I cannot believe how wonderfully she behaved--not so much as a whimper… Continue

Today is the one year anniversary of Phoebe's arrival into our family. We had moved to MN eight months prior and I had spent years telling my children they could not get a dog as I ran my house as a 'pet-free zone.' Seeing how miserable my two older children were here and how much they wanted a dog, I began doing some research and caved quickly after that. As a matter of fact, it was I who eagerly shared the news that the breeder I loved had just emailed with info on a new litter. I was… Continue