Mr. Sonny met the vet last week and it seems this little guy just can't catch a break. Not only does he have some mild hip displayisa, but he also has bilateral luxating patellas as well as probable Lyme's Disease. He is on doxy now for 3 weeks to help with the Lyme's Disease and he is going to meet with Dr. R on Monday. Please keep your paws crossed for him.
Sonny was given the green light for as much exercise as he can handle so we started going on some walks. There is a lake across the street from my house that is almost 3 miles. We have walked that a couple times and while he obviously gets tired, there is no way he is going to let the residents show him up so he sticks in there like a trooper! He LOVES walking as a pack and my pups are really good at accomodating new dogs. They have their pack order on our walks but Sonny found his spot. He didn't pull while walking with them, so no gentle leader was needed! We've gone on a couple walks since then and he's done really well!
I haven't figured out if his counter surfing tendencies are a blessing or a curse at this point. Since he's arrived, I've found I cannot have anything on them because no matter how vigilant I am he still finds a way to get what he wants up there, so now there is nothing on my counters. Food gets put right away, dishes get put in the dishwasher, paperwork gets filed... Curse or blessing, I haven't decided :-)
Sonny also has a bad habit of some mild resource guarding from the resident dogs. He has not raised his lip at this point, just a low grumbling. I had heard that he resource guarded rawhides so obviously we won't be doing rawhides, but he got a beef trachea today because they are high value but quickly disposed of. I wanted to see what he was like and also I had a personal shopper at Chuck and Don's who made sure my pups got them (thanks Auntie Jen). He grumbled when the resident's walked by and is learning "trade" with me.
Sonny isn't perfect and in fact has a few quirks that we're working on. I am not making a big deal out of them because he's had so much change in his short little life that I'm confident with consistency and love he will be one phenomenal dog.
Once again, please think good thoughts for him on Monday! enjoy the pics... yes, they both show him sleeping however have you ever tried to photograph an acitve puppy?!?
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