Mood:  hungry

Well Potter came through his surgery just fine. I was surprised when we went to pick him up that they didn’t give us any pain medication for him. He doesn’t really seem to be in pain. I think the incision itches a lot but he hasn’t licked the wound as much as I thought he would.

 I really like the vet we are seeing except for the fact that he scolded Lennie and me for not watching what he eats. Apparently he vomited shortly after the surgery and the vets said it looked like a large piece of denim. Denim? He hasn’t eaten any denim. The vet said to check the house because he got into something and that as responsible pet owners we should be more observant as to what he puts in his mouth. I was a little upset about this because I consider myself a great pet owner. When we got home I scoured the house to see what denim Potter got into. Then it dawned on me…it wasn’t denim…it was a duck. I had gotten Potter this stuffed duck toy and one night he was chewing on it and throwing it around. When I noticed that he was tearing it apart, I took it from him. Apparently not fast enough because he must have swallowed a huge piece of the wing. So now I am more cautious of what I give him to chew on. I took him to the Petco Sunday and let him pick out a few new toys. All of them hard rubber so that he wont swallow anymore fabric. Speaking of Petco…I went in to get some training treats and new toys which should have taken all of 20 minutes but every time we go the staff and other customers fawn all over Potter, who eats it up. An hour and half later we finally left the store. The socializing is doing him good so I don’t really mind. There were two little boys in there who absolutely loved Potter. They sat in one of the aisles and hugged him and threw him a ball while I talked to their mother about adopting from a shelter (she apparently ran into the same problems I did when trying to adopt from a rescue organization). When Potter got tired he laid down and the two little boys laid down with him putting their heads on his stomach. It was so cute. I wish I had had my camera. Everyone was surprised just how sweet he was. (Thanks to www.ourgooddog.com)

Well starting today I am officially on a diet. It isn’t anything too hard core. I am just watching what I eat and when I eat it. I noticed that my pants were feeling a little tighter than normal so I have opted to try to lose about 5 lbs. That should put me back on track. I think a lot of my weight gain is from stress. Work, getting a new dog, trying to make ends meet…it has put so much stress in me. I have been walking more with Potter. Since we have started his obedience training we must practice so we have been doing several walks around the neighborhood. I am hoping tonight will be cool enough to take him up to the Spring Forest Park for a walk around the big loop.

Since I have gotten the training treats the obedience classes are going much better. Now if I could just get Lennie to follow the commands. LOL He always seems to have an excuse for letting Potter slide out of focus. I was hoping to get Potter enrolled in K-9 Good Citizen training in Sept but I think I might wait a little while and get him through this training DVD first. I wasn’t too sure about this video at first because it looked homemade but I have to say that the instructions are good and he seems to be picking up the commands quickly. Another thing I like is the fact that they use real dogs. Not just the training and their dog who already knows the commands. So far we have done, “Learn Your Name” and “Walk calmly on a leash”. I think this week we learn sit, down, and leave it. Which are command he already knows so it should be a piece of cake. I am anxious to get to “stay” because he seems to have a big problem with that.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I am swamped at work so I better get back to it.