Skeeter is on his way to see the doggie dermatologist about his skin and eyes. Need to figure out exactly what is going on with him. We have tried eye cream and antibiotics and neither have worked. I sure hope there is help for him. I will update as soon as he is back home.
Good news! Looks like he is finally house broken! When he first came to us he was holding it for 4 to 6 hours and we thought he was just well trained. Then the third week he started to pee in our home. I guess he felt relaxed enough with us, that he wasnt going to get scolded by the humans. This is where it was tough. Try to train him without scolding is not easy. We didnt want him to crawl back into that submissive shell again. We also didnt want to treat him as a puppy and use puppy pee pads.
The first week I crocheted a long strip of wool, added some bells to it and hung it on the door knob. We wanted to train him to ring the bells when he needed to go out. At first he didnt understand it, but we rung the bells every time we took him out. As the weeks went by, its finally paid off. This past week he has been going to the bells and touching them. Then he runs back to us and stands there like “come on! I need out dude!” lol
It’s nice to be able to relax and not have to watch him all the time. Never knowing if he will squat in the condo.
Two nights ago I was in bed early since my back was acting up. Skeeter decided that he would come in too. We have his crate set up in the corner of our bedroom and its always open for him to go in. Well, he decided that he would go in and sleep. I was so surprised that he did this. I mean, he goes in there at night to sleep but we have to put his cone on to keep him from scratching. I would think that he would associate the two and not want to be in there. He was happy to be in there. When Gregg came into the bedroom he bounced out and barked at him…lol I think Gregg startled him. As soon as he saw it was Gregg he was all wiggly and happy.
What else? He has decided that the pink cat bed is a great place to store food, and not too bad for snuggling in for a nap too. He has been doing really well with the cats. Doesnt bug them. He likes to go slowly up to Baby and sniff his face. At the same time his tail is going a mile a minute…lol. Baby doesnt seem to care, gives him the stink eye and walks away. Bunny is still a bit scared, but she was lying in front of the fireplace warming herself while he was about 2 feet away chewing on his rawhide.
I think he has come along way since that first week. He is really turning into a wonderful dog. So happy and always looking to please us.
That’s fantastic