Larry got a haircut, bath, and trimmed nails on Saturday. New pics probably this evening or tomorrow. He looks like a baby now.
Tomorrow is his followup with the vet after the bout with hookworm. I'm pretty sure he's all better now.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
First Squirrel
Larry is recovering pretty well from the hookworm problem. He hasn't had any accidents in the apartment and he loves taking his medicine. I think he'll be 100% in just a few days.
Meanwhile, this morning he saw his first squirrel. He freaked. I wasn't worried about the collar, but I was worried about his windpipe. He's low to the ground as it is, but he went lower to try to get more forward traction. Turns out that squirrels are a lot faster than I remembered. I don't think Larry could have caught him if I turned him loose. Then we had to stand at the bottom of the tree for a while so he could look up and whine at the critter. In all, no harm was done and it was pretty funny.
Meanwhile, this morning he saw his first squirrel. He freaked. I wasn't worried about the collar, but I was worried about his windpipe. He's low to the ground as it is, but he went lower to try to get more forward traction. Turns out that squirrels are a lot faster than I remembered. I don't think Larry could have caught him if I turned him loose. Then we had to stand at the bottom of the tree for a while so he could look up and whine at the critter. In all, no harm was done and it was pretty funny.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Poor Larry! Hookworm!
Well, the LarDog hasn't been feeling too well over the last few weeks. He had really bad diarrhea and had actually been going to the bathroom in the apartment (which he never does). Yesterday I decided it was past time to go to the vet.
So after going through several nightmare scenarios, the doc decides to go check the test. He comes back and says, oh, it's hookworm, that's an easy fix. Two antibiotics and some sort of powdered medicine that goes over his food (I'm assuming it's an anti-hookworm agent) and he should be right as rain within a week or so.
Being the odd dog that he is, he loves his medicine. It was time to give him Heartgard as well, so I started with that. Chomp. Stuck each antibiotic into a Bil-Jac liver treat. Chomp and chomp. I coated his food with the powder and it said that dry food might need to be moistened. Well, I poured a bit too much water in, but I figured, what the heck. Well, guess what...picky eater that he is, he ate the whole bowl. I can only remember two other times he's eaten a whole bowl at one time.
He's still off a little bit this morning, but here's hoping he's on the mend. I think the long, romping walk at the beach yesterday helped too.
So after going through several nightmare scenarios, the doc decides to go check the test. He comes back and says, oh, it's hookworm, that's an easy fix. Two antibiotics and some sort of powdered medicine that goes over his food (I'm assuming it's an anti-hookworm agent) and he should be right as rain within a week or so.
Being the odd dog that he is, he loves his medicine. It was time to give him Heartgard as well, so I started with that. Chomp. Stuck each antibiotic into a Bil-Jac liver treat. Chomp and chomp. I coated his food with the powder and it said that dry food might need to be moistened. Well, I poured a bit too much water in, but I figured, what the heck. Well, guess what...picky eater that he is, he ate the whole bowl. I can only remember two other times he's eaten a whole bowl at one time.
He's still off a little bit this morning, but here's hoping he's on the mend. I think the long, romping walk at the beach yesterday helped too.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Larry Didn't Drop Out of School
Hey readers! Larry didn't drop out of school. He's doing fine, I just haven't had much time (or seemingly the inclination) to write.
Julie the trainer is great. Larry can do a bunch of basic commands now and Heather's taught him some other stuff like "sit pretty" and "high five." We still have to work with him on concentrating when he's outside. He's very easily distracted by other dogs. He loooooves other dogs. People too. He still has problems with getting up on people in the apartment and mainly getting up on the desk and standing in front of the monitor when I'm at my computer. But, things are going pretty well for the ol' LarDog.
I'll try to be more diligent in updating in the future.
Julie the trainer is great. Larry can do a bunch of basic commands now and Heather's taught him some other stuff like "sit pretty" and "high five." We still have to work with him on concentrating when he's outside. He's very easily distracted by other dogs. He loooooves other dogs. People too. He still has problems with getting up on people in the apartment and mainly getting up on the desk and standing in front of the monitor when I'm at my computer. But, things are going pretty well for the ol' LarDog.
I'll try to be more diligent in updating in the future.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
LarDog...Snore Dog?
One of these days I'll get a picture of it, but Larry likes to climb up on the top of the recliner and lay down. Basically, he serves as a warm pillow for my head sometimes. I know it's bad behavior, but I really don't mind it. But this morning, it was funnier than usual.
I suspect he had a bad night sleeping last night because he just looked exhausted all morning before work. As usual, after his walk and breakfast, we sit down and watch the news for a little bit. Usually he just sits in my lap and watches the TV or rests. This morning he climbed on top of the recliner and basically passed out. His head drooped down by my ear and he was actually snoring. And he doesn't snore. He does some deep breathing usually, but never snoring. I took him outside again before I left for work, just to make sure he was feeling ok. And as soon as we hit the sub-frigid air, he was chipper as ever.
I suspect he had a bad night sleeping last night because he just looked exhausted all morning before work. As usual, after his walk and breakfast, we sit down and watch the news for a little bit. Usually he just sits in my lap and watches the TV or rests. This morning he climbed on top of the recliner and basically passed out. His head drooped down by my ear and he was actually snoring. And he doesn't snore. He does some deep breathing usually, but never snoring. I took him outside again before I left for work, just to make sure he was feeling ok. And as soon as we hit the sub-frigid air, he was chipper as ever.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Awaiting Training
Larry had a decent weekend. I'm still trying to recover from being sick, so luckily he wasn't too much of an attention hog. Which isn't to say that he wasn't an attention hog, because that's what he's really good at.
The big deal is that he was a little under the weather. His belly was just rumbling and rumbling, but he wouldn't go drop a deuce. Finally he had a decent if loose one. But then the Saturday night farts started. Lordy it was awful. But he seems to be fine now. Still being picky about eating, but doing fine when he decides to eat.
The trainer comes Wednesday and I can't wait to get started. I really need him to quit climbing on me. His newest trick is when I'm sitting at the computer. He hates when I'm at the computer because it means I'm not paying attention to him. So instead of just being good and laying down like he used to, he's found two ways to get up on to the desk. There's a very small area between my right elbow and right thigh when I'm using the mouse or typing. Well, the LarDog is small enough, strong enough, and agile enough to jump through this space, land on my thigh, and then worm his way up on to the desk, where he likes to stand right in front of the monitor. I place him back on the floor, and he repeats it. I eventually put my left hand across my lap to close that space. That's no deterrent to a terrier. Since I have to lean forward to put my left arm across my lap, he circles around to my left, then jumps up on the small of my back and the back of the chair, comes around to my right side, walks on the arm of the chair and forces his way under my right arm and up on to the desk. It's pretty sad that my own dog repeatedly outwits me.
The big deal is that he was a little under the weather. His belly was just rumbling and rumbling, but he wouldn't go drop a deuce. Finally he had a decent if loose one. But then the Saturday night farts started. Lordy it was awful. But he seems to be fine now. Still being picky about eating, but doing fine when he decides to eat.
The trainer comes Wednesday and I can't wait to get started. I really need him to quit climbing on me. His newest trick is when I'm sitting at the computer. He hates when I'm at the computer because it means I'm not paying attention to him. So instead of just being good and laying down like he used to, he's found two ways to get up on to the desk. There's a very small area between my right elbow and right thigh when I'm using the mouse or typing. Well, the LarDog is small enough, strong enough, and agile enough to jump through this space, land on my thigh, and then worm his way up on to the desk, where he likes to stand right in front of the monitor. I place him back on the floor, and he repeats it. I eventually put my left hand across my lap to close that space. That's no deterrent to a terrier. Since I have to lean forward to put my left arm across my lap, he circles around to my left, then jumps up on the small of my back and the back of the chair, comes around to my right side, walks on the arm of the chair and forces his way under my right arm and up on to the desk. It's pretty sad that my own dog repeatedly outwits me.
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