Puppy News

Well on Sunday the 13th all the Dogs got shots. 1st I took the 4 females to the shot clinic. NOt too bad $40.00 for all four. Rabies only. According to the vet that was giving shots "Blondie" is part coyote. Perhaps that is why she loves running loose in the desert. Being fixed I doubt the wild ones want much to do with her.

Anyway once I got to the clinic I was the 5th one in line. I tried all the dogs up to the railing and folks were pretty happy with the fact that my dogs were very mellow. As a matter of fact they did excellent. They totally ignored all the yapping, barking, growling, meowing and everything else going on. Once they got their shots I loaded them up in the truck and home we went. Where we picked up....

The BOYS and back to the clinic we went. The boys were not happy about me forcing them into the pickup. I have gone to great lengths to teach them to STAY AWAY from the truck. Now here I am picking them up and throwing them in.. They both laid like rigid boards in the seats not daring to move. When we got to the clinic area I had to coax them step by step. We were doing fine until someone's German Shepard got the idea to give them a hard time. Charlie slipped the colar and ran and DUKE charged the Shepard. Good thing he had a harness one. I was able to pull him back and one of the kids offered to hold him while I got Charlie. Needless to say I will be getting another harness for Charlie.

Well we got in line again. And waited some more. DUKE was shaking so bad I thought his teeth would fall out. It took him a good 15minutes to mellow out. The vet did a quick check and gave them parvo, rabies, DA2P, Corona and Bordetella the boys never felt a thing.. They were both looking at me with biscuit in hand. The vet says they are ready to be fixed... (read - balls have dropped) they have a very special appointment on the 15th of May. Final set of shots and chopped. As of the 19th the boys will be 8 months old.

DUKE it turns out loves to play fetch and is the one to stay at my side all day while I'm in the yard. Once I come inside he goes straight to his kennel and waits.
CHARLIE does not want to chase anything "thank you very much" He is however the 1st alarm to go off if someone drives by. Charlie just want's to be brushed all the time. Hmmmm a vain dog? Anyway the cost for the boys was $60.00 EACH.

Here is an interesting doggie fact. CHOCOLATE contains theobromine. YOU can process theobromine in your liver in about 2 hours. A dog takes at least 18 hours to process the same chemical. COCOA is the most dangerous form of CHOCOLATE for dogs. AND as little as 2 ounces per 2 pounds of body weight can be LETHAL.