Sally's Blog – September 2010 Archive (4)

Duncan and I went to the beach again today. He still wasn't interested in the water but enjoyed digging deep into the sand. Then we came across 1 other dog and IT WAS ANOTHER LABRADOODLE!!!! The dood's name was Seaweed. AWWW. He was jumping waves to fetch a stick. I was hoping Duncan might get a little more interested this time. But he watched comfortably from the sand and decided it's still not for him. So he went back to diggin in the sand and trying to bury a… Continue

OK so here i am at this quaint little cottage in Cape May, NJ (the Jersey Shore). Just me and Duncan. Continue

So my boy had a "ruff" night monday with that kennel cough mayhem. We were up until 3am as he hacked and yakked. But yesterday things were so much better and his coughing really only occurred mildly after walks. And by mid-day he wanted to play. His sad eyes turned into happy eyes. I think it was the small tidbit of steak i put in his dish. He polished off his meals. Last night he slept straight through with no coughing and this morning just a small cough again after our walk. I am thrilled… Continue

so i was at the home of a friend on Friday who has 2 German Shortair Pointers....They were both very sick with kennel cough. I left Duncan home. And when I got home I quickly washed up and changed my clothes just in case. Well apparently that didn't work. He just started coughing suddenly tonight (3 days later). My poor boy. It's so sad. I'm bringing him to vet tomorrow. I know it just has to run its course in most cases but i'd rather err on the side of caution and have him checked… Continue