Watson can't figure out what Daddy's noise maker is!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Busy boy!
So I haven't posted in a while...Watson has had a very eventful couple of weeks!
Last Monday (3/26) Mommy's friend Frank came over. Frank breeds havanese and chihuahuas, so he knows a lot about puppies! He weighed Watson and gave him a dose of de-wormer, and then gave him his second puppy shot, since Watson was 9 weeks old that day. Daddy and I tried to give him his shot first, but he squirmed a bunch and it went all over when I pushed the plunger, thinking it was in.
So everything was fine after he got his shot (other than him crying like he was in the worst peril imaginable) until...it wasn't. About an hour after he got it, his face ballooned up real bad. Apparently reactions to the 5-way shot are common, especially in smaller breeds. So I ran out to Walmart to get some kids benadryl (at like 1 in the morning) since Frank had warned me of a reaction and what to do about it. It was the first time my baby was sick, I was freaking out!
I stayed up with him until about 4 am, giving him some benadryl every 20 minutes and watching Netflix. He aspirated a bit of the last dose I gave him (I was using a syringe and shoving it to the back of his mouth) and I was terrified my dog was gonna die and it was going to be all my fault! Frank said it was fine and puppies aspirate sometimes (like when they're still on the teet.) I swung him around a bit to try to get it up, but to no avail. Finally we both went to bed, and he was fine the next morning.
The next day we went to see Lady and Mister, Mommy's parents! They have a nice big yard to sniff in, and they love to pet and play with Watson. Sadly, their beagle Josie, does not really like him. She was my girl when I was younger, and I think she's jealous of Watson. At one point we were all playing in the living room (me, my mom, Watson, and Lola,) and Josie was just sulking in her bed. I felt so bad! Hopefully she'll warm up to him when he gets older, Lola was the same way when he first came home, but they play together all the time now.
The little doctor is also growing so much! He actually looks like a dachshund now, he's so long! He's still learning a lot, but the whole "don't bite fingers and toes" isn't quite computing yet. But he knows lots of words (outside, inside, come, bring it, drop it)...well, sort of. They're definitely starting to click for him, but it's not always 100%. We've worked on "sit" a little here and there, but it's almost time for some hardcore training. My little man will be a gentleman!
If you have any questions or training advice, please leave comments!
Last Monday (3/26) Mommy's friend Frank came over. Frank breeds havanese and chihuahuas, so he knows a lot about puppies! He weighed Watson and gave him a dose of de-wormer, and then gave him his second puppy shot, since Watson was 9 weeks old that day. Daddy and I tried to give him his shot first, but he squirmed a bunch and it went all over when I pushed the plunger, thinking it was in.
So everything was fine after he got his shot (other than him crying like he was in the worst peril imaginable) until...it wasn't. About an hour after he got it, his face ballooned up real bad. Apparently reactions to the 5-way shot are common, especially in smaller breeds. So I ran out to Walmart to get some kids benadryl (at like 1 in the morning) since Frank had warned me of a reaction and what to do about it. It was the first time my baby was sick, I was freaking out!
I stayed up with him until about 4 am, giving him some benadryl every 20 minutes and watching Netflix. He aspirated a bit of the last dose I gave him (I was using a syringe and shoving it to the back of his mouth) and I was terrified my dog was gonna die and it was going to be all my fault! Frank said it was fine and puppies aspirate sometimes (like when they're still on the teet.) I swung him around a bit to try to get it up, but to no avail. Finally we both went to bed, and he was fine the next morning.
The next day we went to see Lady and Mister, Mommy's parents! They have a nice big yard to sniff in, and they love to pet and play with Watson. Sadly, their beagle Josie, does not really like him. She was my girl when I was younger, and I think she's jealous of Watson. At one point we were all playing in the living room (me, my mom, Watson, and Lola,) and Josie was just sulking in her bed. I felt so bad! Hopefully she'll warm up to him when he gets older, Lola was the same way when he first came home, but they play together all the time now.
The little doctor is also growing so much! He actually looks like a dachshund now, he's so long! He's still learning a lot, but the whole "don't bite fingers and toes" isn't quite computing yet. But he knows lots of words (outside, inside, come, bring it, drop it)...well, sort of. They're definitely starting to click for him, but it's not always 100%. We've worked on "sit" a little here and there, but it's almost time for some hardcore training. My little man will be a gentleman!
If you have any questions or training advice, please leave comments!
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