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Getting a dog?
Here is some of my basic dog advice, just dispensed to a Twitter pal and thought I’d share it here: –Vet–We use Laguna Hills Animal Hospital, they are a bit of a drive, but they are excellent! Really sweet people and they love animals. http://www.lagunahillsanimalhospital.com/ (The website is awful, but trust me they’re great!) Highly…
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Scaredy Dog
During the preparation of the awesome meal mentioned in the previous post we had a fun little interlude with our dog. Scarlett is a funny little critter who has a personality all her own. She is fearless when it comes to most things including people and big dogs, but there are 2 things she fears:…
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FrontlinePlus or Advantix
Most dogs need flea meds, and the ones in the grocery store are useless (at least in my experience). So I started our little pooch on FrontlinePlus from the time she was about 8 months old. Then I changed vets and the new vet carried Advantix, so we switched. Perhaps in the 6 years that…
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Scarlett’s Illness
We’ve had some bad news in the past few weeks. Scarlett has been diagnosed with cancer. I found a small lump near her front leg on her chest. So I took her to the local vet to get it checked out. When the doctor felt it he could tell it was solid and probably not…