i took my wife to get a quote for garden mix. i kid you not, i am leaving the yard to head to buddies to get the trailer, and my wife said, "let's pull in here and check out HARRY".
"who's Harry?" i had no idea, my wife has been lurking at the shelter's website and had set her sights on a dog.
two hours later, i'm driving myself, wife, and a new dog to my friend's to pick up the trailer. first question out of cantdrv55's mouth was; "you have a dog?" hahahh. i was thinking to myself, that i really need to learn to tell my wife "no".
the shelter said he was a night dropped dog. minimal med history. owner gave him up after 10 years of ownership (he will be 11 in november!). they wanted us to do a complete med checkup to find any underlying issues. he drinks alot, and his belly is mildly puffed out. the shelter is worried the owner dropped him off because they found out he was sick and couldnt foot the vet bills. we were appreciative they were so forthcoming. they dont have the funds to do the bloodwork, so we did it. results come to us later this evening. vet is looking for cushing's, diabetes, and pancreatitis.
he is a good dog, and i hope it works out. some mild separation anxiety, but he is very responsive to positive reinforcement. we make little fanfare of leaving and coming..he is responding. he almost killed himself attacking my running chainsaw. for an older dog, he was very very "peppy". made a mental note for garden tools. here he is..a cairn terrier. TOTO-dog. which was wierd, because my TOTO toilet and sink was delivered the very same day.
