Jeri's Blog – April 2009 Archive (5)

Sam managed to cut his right back paw pad on a piece of siding in the construction zone of the house. He is now on restricted activity and has to walk on a leash untill this heals. The vet put him on Amoxicillin and said to leave the bandage off as much as possible. It is still oozing, but looks clean. Poor boy he doesn't understand why he cannot play in the woods.

How many of you have an alarm clock Doodle? Mine goes off at about 7:15 every morning no matter what time we go to bed and I do not need to get up that early. He is big enough to lay his head on the bed and look me in the eye, while he is standing up. Wish I could capture a pic of that, never mind no morning pics of me. DD comes out this morning and says "you are up early today". Okay what land does he live in, this is the norm. We are both retired… Continue

These are pics of Sam at the groomers after he was done. We did not get a pic of his beautiful tail. She did not trim on his lower legs, that is just the way they are. hope you enjoyed… Continue

Okay I admit that I should walk Sam more. At home he plays hard and runs up and down the wooded ravines. We are visiting our daughter in Wisconsin and there are too many dogs in the neighborhood to just let him run, so I put on his Ceasar Milan Illusion Collar. We have used it a few times. What can I say he was a good boy. His history is he is a puller and at 86# was not fun to walk on lease.With this collar it is easier to make the correction and it stays where it needs to be to do the… Continue

Once upon a time Sam discovered he liked to catch lights and reflections. HIs Doodle Dad and he had a great time. Chasing, running and leaping his 86#'s all over the house. He cannot figure out why he cannot catch it, oh how he wants to retrieve it. When the sun shines in the window and leaves its light on the ceiling or floor Sam barks and cries at it, untill we say enough and have him lay down. Sam wants to know if anyone else likes to do this? Jaeger could care less and I think he thinks Sam… Continue