Zeb Makes it Home
Poor little Zeb had a hard trip. While his kennel mate was acting the way a puppy should, jumping and barking and wagging her little tail, he was a blob, laying in the back of his kennel with his little face buried between his paws. He's never going to want to fly again! But a few days later he's eating and drinking normally and full of life, and fleas! Yuck. He had this little scabby rash on him when he first came in, and it had been so long since I'd encountered a flea problem I didn't even know what it was at first. Now I have fleas in my house, and it's going to be quite a task to get them off the dog and out of the carpet. But the worst part about having a new puppy is that Zeb has learned that Mom will take him out to play in the snow any time of the day or night so long as he acts like he needs a potty break. I'm going to have to rethink this if I plan on getting any sleep. Here's a good article about transportation and stress for puppies. Fortunately, despite being lethargic, Zeb did eat and drink right away. He's still having a little bit of of diarrhea, but that's much better too. Also, congratulations to kvasew on the new puppy, Bailey! Was Bailey previously known as Petula? I thought she was the most beautiful puppy! I almost regretted going for a boy. If she was Petula, born 9-25-07, she is definitely Zeb's sister.
Poor little Zeb had a hard trip. While his kennel mate was acting the way a puppy should, jumping and barking and wagging her little tail, he was a blob, laying in the back of his kennel with his little face buried between his paws. He's never going to want to fly again! But a few days later he's eating and drinking normally and full of life, and fleas! Yuck. He had this little scabby rash on him when he first came in, and it had been so long since I'd encountered a flea problem I didn't even know what it was at first. Now I have fleas in my house, and it's going to be quite a task to get them off the dog and out of the carpet. But the worst part about having a new puppy is that Zeb has learned that Mom will take him out to play in the snow any time of the day or night so long as he acts like he needs a potty break. I'm going to have to rethink this if I plan on getting any sleep. Here's a good article about transportation and stress for puppies. Fortunately, despite being lethargic, Zeb did eat and drink right away. He's still having a little bit of of diarrhea, but that's much better too. Also, congratulations to kvasew on the new puppy, Bailey! Was Bailey previously known as Petula? I thought she was the most beautiful puppy! I almost regretted going for a boy. If she was Petula, born 9-25-07, she is definitely Zeb's sister.
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