For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week.
You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog. Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you. Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby!
I think I need to design a badge to match the blog. 
Lick Granuloma – Update:
Many thanks to 2 Brown Dawgs for the suggestion of EMT Gel, if you’ve never heard of this, it’s a natural collagen that seals off the wound and helps promote healing.
Hubby went off to Cabela’s Wednesday night and brought a tube home, I will post a picture in next Friday’s post so you can all see how it’s working.
I did see a review on Amazon where it said that the EMT gel caused burning, but I’d like to say that Sampson never showed any signs of discomfort whatsoever.
Heart Like A Dog – Author’s Note:
Moving the blog has been challenging, just ask any one of the ladies I mentioned in the original post. I think I may have jumped the gun on the redirect from the free WP. Since I’ve never done a redirect before I wasn’t exactly sure how it would work. I think some of my readers may have been confused, so I’m thinking of suspending the redirect at least for a bit and putting a link on the free WP Blog letting people know how to find me.
My subscribers went from 111 to 9. 
So I would ask you, if you are a reader, please subscribe. Or at least update your e-readers to reflect Heart Like A Dog.
Additionally, there was a problem with the title not showing up in my google reader, but I think I have that straightened out now.
Please let me know in the comments if there is anything I need to work on.
A Plea To Rescue Groups – Author’s Note:
What a great conversation this post started! I’m still behind trying to respond to all the comments.
I really do understand why they have such stringent policies, but I think in some instances they are shooting themselves in the foot. They will not adopt out a puppy, so the person turns to a breeder. Not all breeders are bad, but sadly a lot of people don’t know the questions to ask.
II think the key to the whole situation is having a conversation with the prospective adopter to get a feel for what they were willing to do.
In my case, I felt so bad that Sampson was in a crate during the day, that I slept on the couch until midnight or 1:00 am, just so he didn’t have to go back in his crate. Hubby got up at 3:30 am and took him out, then he would come to bed with me for a snuggle.
I was very relieved when he got the potty training, then he got the freedom of the kitchen and slowly earned other areas.
There was no place on the adoption application for that.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend.
I had to click on your comment to check if it was really YOU. LOL. I think there are a couple of Jodis out there and don’t you usually use Stone after? I thought your migration went pretty smoothly. Your posts are still popping up on my GR, no probs. I had a nightmare Blogger day today, as did at least 1 other Blogger I know. Grrrr. You should be glad you moved
Your new site is beautiful!
Good to know a remedy for lick granulomas. Lamar doesn’t have any at the moment but they are one of his many manifestations of anxiety. I’m thinking Prozac would be a good next step…maybe for my whole household
I still think your new site looks fantastic. Congratulations again on taking the plunge! After all the bugs are worked out I am sure you will be glad you did. I remember how sad I was when I lost all my subscribers. I didn’t expect it to happen either so I couldn’t warn people in advance. Luckily, I think most of them came back.
I can just picture you passed out on the couch with puppy Sampson. So cute. When I filled out my application to adopt Shiva I was so determined to impress them that I wrote an essay about everything I read and was planning on doing and attached it to the back. But I’ve always been a keener like that.
EMT-did they mean burns like from heat or a burning feeling?
The thing that I miss with self hosted blogs is that often if the blogger replies to my comment, I never remember to go back and look. Also, the nice thing with wordpress and even blogger is that you can just subscribe with a click rather than entering email, etc.
I really need a better reader than google reader. I just don’t like it. I am trying a new one on my phone and I like it much better. I need to look around and see what is out there for my laptop. This has nothing to do with your follow-up I know…lol.
Hope you have a nice weekend.
Not sure if I’m misunderstanding your statement about not seeing if someone replies to your comment. There is a plugin that notifies you if someone replies to your replies to their comments: http://theme10.com/comment-reply-notification/.
I was worried people mind find it invasive but I have gotten no complaints.
Thanks for the EMT Gel recommendation on my blog. Will add to my list!
I think the idea of interviewing prospective adopters is the way to go. A questionnaire doesn’t tell the important things, well, things like taking turns staying up with a new pup so his feelings aren’t hurt.
Congrats on your new blog space!
I put you in my Google reader, and the titles do show up.
You’ll get your subscribers back. Maybe you could get their email addresses from your old WP account and send them a link to the new site. You could also put a notice on FB and Twitter since some people probably follow you on more than one network. I would not disable the redirect. I think it would cause you more problems.
The change happened automatically on my google reader. So at least there is some good news.
Just thought you should know that your blog transferred over on my blogroll without issue, (although I know I have to get in there and change the name).
Glad to hear Sampson didn’t have any issues with the EMT Gel.
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Great roundup Jodi!
I don’t understand why you are having problems with the redirect, it should just point everyone here, right?
I subscribed to this blog earlier this week but I haven’t gotten an emails, I will keep a look out:) Have a great weekend!
LOL I couldn’t remember if I had subscribed on this site but I did, it gave me that big red type saying you have already done this
That stinks that all your subscribers didn’t transfer too. Makes me rethink the whole self hosted thing
Your name seems to be straightened out now, you show up in my email now as you and not WordPress.
I’m glad Sampson is on the mend
Thanks you have given me an idea for a new blog post with your comment about some people don’t know what to ask a breeder
I think all the bugs will work themselves out and your new site is wonderful!
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Hi Y’all,
Are you going to start a blog hop now that you have that neat badge? I’d surely join since I’ve used Fridays as my Q and A day (questions and answers) for a long time now…and I think the 2 browndawgs would probably join too…when they weren’t tied up.
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Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
I’m not sure how to start a blog hop Hawk. I will do some research, but in the meantime feel free to use the badge!