Boys

22 July 2007 by Two Crazy Dogs

The boys, my furry alarm clocks.  During the weekends or on my days off in the week, they will come sit next to the bed, their face staring right onto mine.

This is practically what I see when I opened my eyes.

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And…..beg for food.

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What a life….

On another note, Cooper has been limping for couple of months now.  When we took him in to see the vet for their annual, he was doing fine….limpless.  Four months later, he is limping.  We suspect hip dsyplasia, very common for Labs.  He doesn’t seem to be in pain coz if he is in pain, he will be whining, coz he is a whiner since we brought him home 7+ years ago.  I have been giving him his glucosamine twice a day, looks like it’s helping a little, but this dog loves to play with his frisbee.  I will throw or sometimes he will just pick up the frisbee on his own and shake the frisbee like a ragdoll while doing the “rodeo”.  He thinks he is a bull :) 

Ranger’s itching is better since we pumped him with pred since late February with smaller dosage till spring came in full force, we increased his dosage to 10 mg/day.  He now has a mind of his own when he’s on steroids.  We tried reducing his dosage to give his body a break, but he was itching up a storm.  We did let him itch for a few days, and he was just miserable.  He would look at us with those puppy eyes, ”What did you guys did to me?” We put him back on 10 mg a day and he’s a happy camper, however, we need to watch for signs of Cushing disease, very common for dogs on steroids. 

8 comments to “Boys”

  1. Simple American:
    So you can expect a kiss every morning? Or do they wait until after you feed ‘em. haha
  2. 2crazydogs:
    SA - after they get fed, they will leave me alone. That slobbering kiss sometimes happens before I open my eyes.
  3. simmie:
    awwwwwwwwwwww…….look at those cute puppy dogs eyes
  4. 2crazydogs:
    Simmie, those puppy eyes just melt your heart.
  5. zara's mama:
    Labradors!!! I love them (and Golden Retriever too)!!

    But I can’t keep dogs :
    1) allergic to their saliva and fur
    2) I can’t handle their attention seeking nature, since I already have two very attention seeking kids.
    :P

  6. aiyahnonya:
    Mine can look like that too, want to take over ?

    Your dogs sounds like they are reaching their old age already. Are they ?

  7. 2crazydogs:
    ZM - that is the first I heard someone is allergic to dogs’ saliva. Yes, I can understand see why you don’t need another attention seeker for now! :)
  8. 2crazydogs:
    Hey AN - Yep the boys are 56 and 49 years old in human age. Slowing down but not their appetite.

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