Cliff and I had T-bone steaks for dinner today, as well as cauliflower in cheese sauce and green beans. Gabe always gets any beef bones we have around here, once we have the meat off them. The trouble has been that he insists in eating his bones in the living room. I don’t particularly like slimy bones being dragged around on the carpet. I used to put him outside on the tie-out before I gave him a bone, but sometimes the weather isn’t fit for that. Right now, for instance, we are having our April/May rainy season. A few months back I decided on a compromise: he can have his bone in the living room, but he has to keep it on a small throw rug.
It took him awhile to figure out what is expected of him, but he has the idea now. He keeps that bone right on the rug. Once in awhile a tiny edge will slip off the rug, but I scoot it back where it belongs and he’s fine with that. I'm always watchful when he's eating a bone, because he does keep chewing until the bone is down to almost nothing. I lost one beloved dog to a bone piece that stuck in her throat, and I don't want to go through that again... but Gabe loves his bones SO much!
I went to the vet today to get him a new supply of heartworm medication and flea/tick preventative, and saw a notice on the bulletin board that all dogs are going to need a heartworm test because there is now a heart worm that has developed resistance to the current preventative. I found out Gabe won't have to have the test until this winter, so at least that's one expense I didn't have this time around. Still... my dog cost me $125 today. It's a good thing I like him. He's worth it to me.
I've always used the flea/tick preventative that you rub on the dog's back, but this time I got the Seresto collar. The vet said that's the cheapest option, and it works for eight months. I must search Amazon and see if it's cheaper there, so I'll be prepared if I should decide to continue using it.
It's still raining. Last time I looked at the gauge, it was almost on the two-inch mark. This is what I expect in April and May, so let it rain, I say! My tiny garden likes it just fine.
Peace.
I went to the vet today to get him a new supply of heartworm medication and flea/tick preventative, and saw a notice on the bulletin board that all dogs are going to need a heartworm test because there is now a heart worm that has developed resistance to the current preventative. I found out Gabe won't have to have the test until this winter, so at least that's one expense I didn't have this time around. Still... my dog cost me $125 today. It's a good thing I like him. He's worth it to me.
I've always used the flea/tick preventative that you rub on the dog's back, but this time I got the Seresto collar. The vet said that's the cheapest option, and it works for eight months. I must search Amazon and see if it's cheaper there, so I'll be prepared if I should decide to continue using it.
It's still raining. Last time I looked at the gauge, it was almost on the two-inch mark. This is what I expect in April and May, so let it rain, I say! My tiny garden likes it just fine.
Peace.
Pets are expensive, but they are worth it. Even my psycho cat!
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