As many of you probably know by now, Justin and I adopted a puppy. He was patient at my new vet clinic as a puppy that was being raised to be a Canine Companion for disabled folks. Unfortunately, his medical problems flunked him out of the program.
For my vet friends, he had an ectopic ureter into his prostate which caused hydronephrosis and required a nephrectomy. He also had a retained testicle. For my unvet friends, he had a kidney removed.
He is now 5 months and fabulous. He is probably one of the best mannered puppies I have ever worked with. It probably helps that Justin is home all day to work on training him and taking him on 2-3 walks/runs daily. His name was Autry, but it was just too difficult to say and wasn't very manly. Since Gene Autry is a cowboy, the name just transitioned. And it fits him perfectly as he moses around the house. He is a very easy going lab, he'll bounce around and do crazy puppy run and then lay down and chew on his rope toy for a few hours, then a nap, a walk and repeat. He chewed on my socks on time when the pile of laundry dropped next to him but otherwise has not eaten any shoes, clothing to anything. And although he loves sticks, he doesn't seem to be much of an obsessive ball dog, but that may change as he gets a bit older.
The two cats aren't too thrilled with this new addition to the family. At first, they boycotted the room he was in and ran past or up the stairs, but they seem to have settled into an uncomfortable truce for the time being. They aren't playing, but they are tolerating eachother. Cowboy is also very good with them and stands patiently wagging his tail, hoping that this time they will sniff noses with him and play, instead of glaring and trotting by. So far, no luck on that score.
Another surgery resident also recently adopted a pit bull puppy so it is great because he has a friend to romp around with an play. I can only watch them play for so long before the fear of dog bites, lacerations, missing chunks of ear or corneal scratches gets to me and they must be separated!
He has developed one werid habit...you see, it is hot here atleast this time of year. And Cowboy is definetely a cold floor seeking dog. In our master bathroom, we have a standing shower. It had become his favorite place to lay down! If we can't find him, the first place to look is the shower to see if he is off taking a nap! The other day, Justin had turned on the shower to let it warm up, being the goofy lab, he walked right into the shower and got all wet!!!
All in all, he is a great dog, we couldn't have asked for a better puppy. And seriously, if anyone out there is considering starting a residency or bog job that will keep you away from your significant other, getting a puppy definitely keeps them happy and busy!!
Hopefully, these pictures will work....
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