Karen and Ruston's Blog (3)

Ruston had a great time last night. Her anxiety seems to be getting better in some things. She has been improving on getting in and out of the old 4 door car so we decided to see if Ruston would get in my daughters' beetle. Ruston was nervous at first. I had to lift her front paws up and after some hesitation on her part she jumped in the back seat and settled right in. On the way to the beach we even made a stop for gas and she was so calm. Once at the beach she left the car with only slight… Continue

Tuesday morning my youngest and I took Ruston to get spayed. Once again she was afraid of going out the front door. She did walk around a bit once we got her outside. I had to lift her into the car. The ride was great, my daughter sat in the back seat with her. At the vet's office she jumped right out of the car but had difficulty going into the office. Meaning I carried her in and set her on the scale to be weighed. She is 56 pounds now! She was so scared, shaking and panting that the vet… Continue

My lil girl Ruston has had a very long week. Ruston is a very reactive puppy to everything, noises, movements, touches etc. which we are working on. Tuesday she had to go to the vet. Just getting her out the front door was a major deal. It took two people just to look in her ears and confirm what I already knew, a double ear infection. I mention to them that she was having her first trip to the groomer this week and they gave me some meds to help calm her.Thursday I gave her the meds before… Continue