Time for a Check Up!

We took both dogs to the Vet tonight. What a treat! I've heard nightmare stories about dogs and the Vet's Office! Panic attacks, aggression. Luckily I have not had any experience with that! Dutchess loves going to the Vet. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she's an attention hog! She loves when people dote all over her and she loves greeting all the other animals in the waiting area. My only issue was trying to keep her from dragging ME all over the waiting room! We've got a handle on that now. In fact, tonight she flopped down and chilled for the most part. She hopped up and wiggled her butt at any new dogs that happened to cross paths with her, but she was content otherwise.

It was Winston's first visit to our office. He was not so content....He wanted to go check out the other dogs in the waiting area. Unfortunately, none of the other dogs were the playful types. There was a cute little collie that looked half blind and very skittish. The other dog was a hyper little Scottie Terrier - but he seemed to have a little aggression problem so that was a no go as well. When Winston realized that he wasn't going to get to play he got very upset and proceeded to bark, and whine, and bark some more. Which caused the terrier to bark. Which only made Winston worse! To make matters worse there was a emergency which delayed our appointment for an hour! So this all went on for a very long hour.

When we finally got into the appointment all went well. Both pups got their shots with no problem. Winston got a clean bill of health and the Vet was very pleased with him. We were able to get some medicated ear cleanser for Dutchess which will help with her dirty ear problem! She actually ended up having a little bit of a yeast problem with her ears, which can be brought on by her allergies. So, we're definitely going to be keeping up with the ear cleaner every night until we get that cleared up. Then we can knock it down to once a month outside of allergy season. We also have to be more diligent about getting her benadryl twice a day. And that little devil was so good for the Vet while she cleaned her ears! Not like the escapade when I tried for the first time! The little booger!