Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey's Blog – April 2010 Archive (4)

Brogan's forever family is driving up from Florida this Sunday. The dad has already gotten Brogan a new leash, collar, and blanket. Their hearts are ready to fill the empty spot left by the passing of their German Short-haired Pointer. They are big roller-bladers so Brogan will be getting lots of exercise. They have signed him up for obedience classes and will continue to work with him to overcome his digging habit.



Brogan has been a great foster and I know one young doodle who is… Continue

Yesterday we took the pack to our local dog park. I was not sure how Brogan would react to all the other dogs at the park. He was a bit reluctant to climb into the car; I had to pick him up and put him in the back seat (Let me tell you, he's no light weight). But who could blame him, the only other car rides he has had probably weren't great experiences. To the shelter in Dothan, AL where his previous owners had dumped him, then a tag team of car rides across Alabama and Georgia to join us; and… Continue

But this was very different than the usual opossum encounters we have every spring & summer. DD went to the garage to get something out of my car. She came back in the house to tell me there was a baby opossum in the garage. Because we have a cat door installed we always get young opossums this time of year taking advantage of an easy dinner of cat food. But this time it truly was a baby opossum. I could hold it in one gloved hand. It was pretty obvious that the little guy was too young to… Continue

Brogan is doing well and settling into life being an indoor dog and getting fed on a regular basis.

Two weeks ago he weighed 52 lbs; on Friday at the vet he weighed in at 56.7 lbs. That is almost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. But he still looks so skinny. You can still see his bony hips, every vertebra and his ribs. Brogan is a talker and leaner. When you scratch him he leans his head into you and groans with pleasure. He loves rough housing with…

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