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The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

You Make Me Smile and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 22

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Sampson, the way you lie on your back and beg for attention….

12-22-13

 

 

You make me smile.

Christmas is right around the corner, have you entered the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers?  There are some awesome prizes.  Here’s the skinny on what you can win today!

Day 22: Win an Orbee-Tuff Snoop, a Glow for Good Ball & Eats Treats in the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Giveaway Event It’s time for the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers hosted by Kol’s Notes, Heart Like a Dog, My Brown Newfies, My GBGV Life & Bringing up Bella! 24 giveaways in 24 days, plus a grand prize worth more than $800 – who wants to win? Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Planet Dog. You could win an Orbee-Tuff Scoop, A Glow for Good Ball & Eats Treats. Click here to check out the Advent Calendar and enter today’s giveaway!

No More Cone! and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 21

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Well last night was the big night, and Sampson went to the Vet to have his stitches removed.  I was a little nervous, I mean I’ve had stitches twice.  Once when I had my appendix out and once after my C-Section.

The appendix stitches were super easy and I never felt them coming out, BUT the stitches for my C-Section hurt like a son of a bitch!  Of course it could have had everything to do with the fact that I’d just delivered twins, who had each weighed 6.5 pounds and my stomach looked like a bowl of pizza dough.

But I digress.

So I’ve had two experiences with stitches, one good, one bad and I’m not sure how it was going to go for my puppy.  On the way into the Vet’s office, I told Hubby, “I’ll take the bite.”

Hubby said, “No, I’ll hold him.”

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No-one held him.  The stitches in his face were out super quick.

As soon as Dr. Soutter moved to the area at the top of his leg, I started feeding him treats.  He stiffened once or twice, but never turned to look and never stopped eating his treats.

All told it took less than a minute.  Dr. Soutter said he’d healed up beautifully and he now has no restrictions.  Thank heavens, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “NO Running!”  or “No wrestling!” in the last 10 days.

So the cone of shame has been retired.  I stuck that cone in the closet. With the way Delilah devours things, I’ve a feeling we’re going to need it again at some point.

Only four days left for the Advent Calendar!!

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I Thought Delilah was THE Diva and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 16

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As you know Sampson had surgery last week to remove a Sebaceous Cyst and a fatty tumor.  The Vet sent him home with a C.O.N.E.

You know, one of those horrible plastic collars that keep dogs from scratching or digging at something they shouldn’t.  Most dog folks refer to it as The Cone of Shame.  Why, I don’t know.  Is it because most times the dog has done something (s)he shouldn’t have which resulted in an unexpected trip to the Vet?

It breaks my heart to see him in the cone, so as soon as we got in the car, we took it off.  As long as we are home to monitor him, he doesn’t need to wear it.

BUT when I leave for work in the morning, I have to put the cone on.  I feel like such a schmuck when I put it on him, even though I know it’s for his own good.

I called the Vet to check and they said he has to stay in the cone when we can’t keep an eye on him and he has to stay in it until he has his stitches out, which is Friday!

Friday!

So every morning, just before I leave for work, I put the cone on.  I’m quickly learning that not only do I have a Diva in the house, I also have a Drama King.

This was the look I received on Wednesday.

This was the look I received on Wednesday.

 

I’m not sure if cones are supposed to be THIS BIG, but it seemed HUGE on him.  And really we only want to prevent him from rubbing the side of his face, so we decided to cut the cone down.

Hubby drew a line and I cut just above it.

This was the drama face I got on Thursday.

This was the drama face I got on Thursday.

 

We decided that I needn’t cut it any shorter than this, so you can still see the black line.

Cutting the cone down didn’t make him feel any better about wearing it.

This was the face I got on Friday.

This was the face I got on Friday.

 

And when that didn’t work, he got really desperate.

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Hang in there buddy, Friday’s coming!

Has your puppy had to wear a cone?   How did you deal?  Did you get the drama too?

ADVENT CALENDAR FOR DOG LOVERS

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