Raising a puppy is tough. Rosko is now 9 weeks old and a serious handful. He's partially housetrained but still has some accidents. Thank god Tyler invested in a spot cleaner; that little green machine has been a lifesaver.
We took him to get his second series of shots on Sunday, which included distemper, hep and parvo. Usually boxers aren't prone to getting reactions to these vaccines, but apparently ours likes to be a little different.
The vet at PetSmart had warned us if the dog had any facial swelling, diarrhea and/or vomiting, to bring him back in. About an hour after we got home, we noticed Rosko looked like he had just gotten collagen injected into his lips. We rushed back to the vet and by the time we got there he looked like a hippo! Poor thing. He had to get an antihistamine shot and now has to take childrens Benadryl three times a day for the next couple of days. He doesn't like the medicine, but one good thing about it is calms his arse down (if he doesn't throw it up).
After his next round of shots, we'll start him in obedience training. I've already got him obeying 'sit' and Tyler has taught him to heel on the lease. Dogs are such an investment in both time and money and wreak havoc on the house but honestly, no matter what he's done, if he looks at me with that sweet face of his, I melt. I'm such a softie.
3 comments:
oh my gosh! He is so so so cute!!
I think its great that Tyler has got him to heel, that was one thing we can never get Sobie to do.
he is very cute karly. we missed you at christmas hopefully we can see you soon. Will you tell your sister to put a post on her blog she is getting a little lazy and apparently she only listens to you!!!
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