Cone of Shame

Poor Wheatie got neutered yesterday. He was pretty much out of it yesterday and is still kind of out of it this morning. He has to keep the the cone on for 10 days...well it may be less depending on how the area heals. I'm hoping that he will be better as the days go on. I wish that we had gotten it done sooner, but the vet suggested that we wait until all his teeth fell out. Grr...if it had gotten done before school started, I wouldn't have to worry about it while I'm at work. BOO!

Dog Park Pt. 2

BFC and I took Wheatie to the tiny dog park on the Humane Society grounds again this morning. We didn't really expect any other dogs to be there since there weren't any the past two times we went. To our surprise, as we walked up to the tiny dog park, we saw another couple with their dog there! We were happy that Wheatie would have another dog to socialize with. The couple ended up being really nice and the two dogs played together for a little while until ANOTHER couple came in with their two dogs. So the four dogs started playing together. Another couple came in shortly after that. I was surprised that there were so many people there at all. I guess Sundays are the day people want to get out of their houses and do something. A little before we left, a couple with a French bulldog came in. She was kind of aggressive and was playing rough with Wheatie. He ended up lying down on the side near us after a while. All the people were pretty good about watching their dogs and making sure that they were playing nicely. I hope that if we were to go back again, there'd be that many people again as well.

BFC and I actually are going to make plans with the first couple we met to socialize our dogs again. It'll be nice to have another dog for Wheatie to play with since there aren't really any other dogs he interacts with here in the neighborhood.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

I've noticed that Wheatie has been really lethargic the past couple days and has been sleeping in various positions. The funniest ones have been when he seems to be sleeping like a human; either on his back or on his side. I noticed that while I was lying on the couch this afternoon and had to shift to my side, he did the same on the floor. He loves sleeping by the shoe rack curled up in a little ball near the kitchen counter. He also tends to put his head on a stuffed toy as a pillow. I'm a little worried about what will happen when I go back to work, but I'm sure he'll be able to adjust his bathroom schedule when the time comes.

Tails of Hawaii Pt. 2

BFC and I decided to board Wheatie again this past weekend because we went to a concert on Saturday night. We went into Tails on Wednesday to book him for Saturday to Sunday and then for Wednesday to Thursday since we're going to PCC to watch Ha. So, when I went to drop Wheatie off on Saturday, he didn't seem as anxious to go in as he did before. I watched the screen and saw that he went to play with the other dogs as soon as he got to the room. When BFC and I went to pick him up on Sunday, he smelled like pee. I think he must walk in it or lie in it. The smell was much stronger than the last time we boarded him. Anyway, when we got home, I took him downstairs to use the bathroom and he had to poop THREE times! I couldn't believe it. It was like he hadn't pooped at all while he was there! I was a bit worried about that, but he seems to be back to normal. I'm hoping Wednesday night will be better for him.

Dog Park

BFC and I took Wheatie to the dog park near the Humane Society this morning. We've been talking about taking him out to different parks to give him a change of scenery. We found out that there was a little fenced area behind the larger dog park for smaller dogs under 25 lbs. We took him to that area and let him run around himself for a while. There were quite a bit of dogs in the main dog park and we saw several mounting other dogs, so we decided to avoid that situation altogether. Wheatie saw some of the other dogs who were being put up for adoption and tried to interact with them through the fence, but they all just barked at him. He was pooped out on the car ride home and fell asleep in my lap. He's actually sleeping on the kitchen floor right now. He's such a cutie!