Well Storm is smarter than we gave him credit for...

Well Storm is smarter than we gave him credit for. He wouldn't take his tranq pill last night. Spit it out of ham, cheese, peanut butter - he'd eat everything right out from around it. Since he's settling in we thought we'd just try distraction and shooting his meds in with the syringe again. It actually went ok, which is fine by me. The vet didn't really want him on those pills for 10 days straight and I feel bad for him when he's spaced out. He wobbles and trips. I know it can't be pleasant.

On the bright side: One ear definitely looks better to me. The other not so much, but we're keeping at it.

Also, last night, he noticed the cats in the other room. He walked through them to get where he stays, but I think last night was the first time he'd noticed them running around and playing. He barked about it! LOL I let him out of his crate and he ran to the door and stood up still as a statue and just watched. It was adorable. 🙂

He's being so good so far that I haven't been too worried about how things are going. As long as things stay like this I'm not too concerned about him being here when school starts on Monday. 🙂

So glad that tomorrow is Friday...

So glad that tomorrow is Friday. This week has worn me out. And my bones are hurting so that makes everything better. /sarcasm

Better News: We gave Storm his tranq pill for his ear meds, but we didn't have to muzzle him. He's getting too smart when he sees that coming and we don't want to freak him out or lose trust by restraining him to muzzle him. Someone at the shelter suggested squirting his meds in with a syringe so we tried that and it went much better. 🙂

He even went outside on his own through the doggie door this morning. He's a smart cookie and a really good boy. I'm glad he's doing so well. ❤

I let Storm out to potty this morning.

I let Storm out to potty this morning. He normally runs to the doggie door after I open his crate, but I have to push it a little for him to go out.

I just went to let him back in and he was already in the house waiting in his crate. He came in all by himself! And then got in his crate!

Silly boy! I was giving him time so he could have some fresh air and stretch his legs. I guess he's not going to play on his own. We'll have to teach him what play time is next. 🙂

I called Storm's vet about getting more tranquilizer...

I called Storm's vet about getting more tranquilizer and they told me to try to medicate his ears without it and let them know how it goes since it's not good to keep him on meds that make him loopy.

Well... he wasn't into it and we couldn't even get his muzzle on him. 😕 He's smart and quick and he's like "Nope." So I'll let them know tomorrow.

On the bright side, he looks a lot happier. He's very bouncy. LOL And he still likes to snuggle into you so that's pretty sweet. 😊 I'm seeing that nub wiggle more and more. It just makes my day! 😀

Well, I know that most of you will probably think I'm insane, but...

ADOPTED 06/29/16 - I picked up this guy yesterday to foster. He's got a home to go to as soon as he's ready so he's definitely a temp and I don't have to worry about looking for a home, which is (for me) the most stressful part.

His ears are infected so we're treating him for that. He doesn't like it and he was not tolerating it well at the shelter, but I'm sure he was stressed because that's just how it is. Thankfully, he's allowing us to treat him, but we did muzzle him as a precaution. Once we get to know him better, maybe I will stop with the muzzle, but for now better safe than sorry.

He can't hear much at all - sometimes he will turn his head in response to a noise, but not often. He also has no tail so I've had a hard time reading him and was pretty nervous with him with my other dogs at first. He is really skittish (probably because he can't hear them approaching), and also because Nappy can't see well so she runs right over him. We're doing the "crate and rotate" thing right now and that's working out ok. In just a day's time he's decided that the crate is ok and will go in there willingly for a treat.
By yesterday evening he was hugging me - not with his arms, but when I would crouch down he'd walk to me and just keep pushing into me for a cuddle. It felt like a hug. 😀 Today he's standing up and asking Shaun to pet him and wagging his barely-there nub. 😀

I hope things continue to go well. If they do I'll foster until he's ready to go to his forever home. If not, he'll have to go back to the shelter when classes start because I'll be super busy and probably stressed, but I'm just going to think positively and roll with our progress. He seems like a good boy and I like him so far. 😊

Oh, btw, his name is Storm. 😊

Accurate.

Accurate.

What we do at 5:30 in the morning when left unsupervised. 😛

What we do at 5:30 in the morning when left unsupervised. 😛