Archive for July, 2007

17 July, 2007 | 2 bones

Poor Lucy

I feel really badly about not being able to take in Coby’s sister Lucy. She was said to look exactly like him but with a long tail. I was told that she had a huge chip on her shoulder and tore up houses as well as attacking other animals. Unfortunately, she couldn’t be adopted out with her aggression issues and had to be sent to doggy heaven. I wish I had gotten a chance to work with her and see if she could have been saved. The only way I would have been able to do that is if we had a house with a yard. I would have done what I could for her. It saddens me so much that she couldn’t be saved. Rest in peace, Lucy.

9 July, 2007 | No bones

Where have you been?

I have been going through a lot of major changes, but now that our vacation season is over I am back in full effect.

Coby has been doing great. He stopped his nervous habit of going #2 in the house when we leave. He is now much calmer when he is left home alone. He has been staying at the kennel in small spurts when we go away.

This weekend we were in the Poconos, so he went to the kennel. Next weekend we will be in Pittsburgh, same deal. The kennel owner told me that they have noticed a marked difference in his attitude toward other dogs. He is less interested and keeps his cool as they pass.

As far as cats, well, he isn’t yanking me across the world to get to them now. He is able to calm down much faster after seeing one. I am able to talk him through the encounter so that he can concentrate on what I am saying moreso than what he is fixated on.

All in all, he has become a well adjusted addition to our family since January.

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