Whining

Bob has been whining for the last five or six days. I don't have a clue what is wrong. He's eating, he actually doesn't want to play ball much and he's sleeping. Other than the seizures the other night nothing seems to be wrong. There is a dog that's been running around the neighborhood the last week or so. Possibly a female, possibly in heat. If that's the case, then Bob's trying to find her. Who knows?
Ciao!

Scare

Bob almost died last night. He had 5 or 6 seizures in a row, within about 15 minutes. I took him to a vet that was open, luckily, and they gave me a muscle relaxer type thing to help Bob calm down if he has another seizure.
It was extremely scary. They were full hard core seizures. He almost folded in half backwards. He was shaking violently and drooling like crazy. His eyes rolled back in his head a couple of times.
The vet said that most likely he has a liver problem and we will have to do blood tests to find out. Shih Tzus can have liver problems, it's a common trait. So, that's most likely what's going on. Also the vet thinks Bob is older than 6.
The person we bought Bob from won't talk to us about him. I don't think he's the dog they say he is. He doesn't act very old, he's still hyper and energetic, but it's possible that he's older than 6. I am going to be doing a DNA test next month to determine if he is in fact the dog they say he is. I can not breed him because of the seizures, they are passed on genetically, but I would like to know if he is in fact the right Bob.
I can't find any records for Bob at the vets in town and the previous owner is not the one on the papers I have for him. Anyway, I will still keep him, he's a wonderful dog, but we can no longer breed him because of his seizures and possibly age.
So anywho. Ciao!!!

Mouse Scare

Bob is scared of mice. I live in an unfinished apartment which was converted from a large storage shed. By unfinished I mean it's a large room. No bathroom, kitchen or bedroom. It's a large room with a living room and room for a bed. Oh and I have a refrigerator. Anyway, obviously, mice are a problem. Last night I was playing ball with Bob and he jumped about three feet in the air, ran and buried himself in a corner. I listened and could hear a mouse scratching something. After a few minutes it went away and Bob settled down.
Of course it could have been the neighborhood racoon. The scratching was by the door.
Ciao!

A new Friend

Well, Bob remains King of the castle. The whole puppy buy fell through. Apparantly the woman was selling off older dogs from her breeding stock and since my sister-in-law is trying to get into the business new, older stock isn't a great idea. Plus, there were a few more odd questions. Too many chances of mix breeds. You know the old saying, if it's too good to be true, it usually is.
So, no Copper right now, maybe later on I'll have a Howdy or a Billy to go along with Bob, but the timing isn't right.
He's perfectly happy being the sole dog in the home, and if we added another dog, he'd be really mad.
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A new Friend

Bob may be getting a new baby brother. He's a 7 month old red Pomeranian. My sister in law is getting into breeding dogs and she has an opportunity to purchase some dogs from a breeder for a low price. In the mixture of animals for sale is a 7 month old red Pomeranian. My mother loves that cartoon The Fox and The Hound. Because Pomeranians look like foxes, I thought we would name the dog after Tod, but Mom likes Copper. So, the puppy will be called Copper. Cute huh?
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