Well, I can't believe I haven't added anything here since May! Summer is busy usually - this year has been no exception.
Last week we woke up to a sick, lethargic dog. Hope didn't want to eat (first clue something was terribly wrong - she is a pig who swallows everything and anything offered without even tasting or chewing usually), she was bleary eyed, didn't want to come when called (second major clue as Hope LOVES attention!). She wasn't panting with tongue hanging out but was making rapid shallow puffing noises so we took a trip to the vet. O.K. I was seriously expecting we were going to lose her that day and was on the verge of tears most of the day (I love that dog! :'} ). The vet checked her out and did blood work and he still wasn't totally sure but figures she has some kind of lung infection. We brought her home with a course of antibiotics to take. I didn't sleep well that night and got up to check on her. She normally sleeps with Landen but she chose to sleep in the office. At 4 a.m. I got up to check on her somewhat expecting to find she had died. She hadn't... but she wasn't "well" either. By morning she was pretty chipper and in many ways like her healthy self. She is still on antibiotics and seems "normal" but my gut is telling me something still isn't quite right.
Gracie is well and much healthier than she was in December when we got her. Her main issue is that she has taken a "dislike" to Ben & Landen and barks and bristles at them more often than not. She seems fine with everyone else, even strangers. I know the boys have never done any harm to her but as boys they run around and make weird noises plus they don't always smell really good *~* but we can't figure out why she wants to eat them! She hasn't snapped at them but she will bark and growl. I don't know what to think. We may not be able to keep her. I went to camp for a week and all four of my guys were here at home and she seemed to be fine. When I came home she went back to barking again. Jealousy? Protective? It is a mystery to us. We are working on it!
