Busy Weekend

Observations:
Our little badger has enjoyed a very busy weekend (which explains why she spent most of yesterday afternoon and today sleeping...not that I'm complaining). On Saturday, Embry made her first "official" trip to the vet and met Dr. Owens. After being passed around the office and repeatedly told how cute she is, Embry received her shots and a clean bill of health.

While she was there, she ate what was apparently her first dog biscuit. It didn't take her long to start crunching on it, but she did struggle a bit trying to eat such a crunchy treat with her puppy teeth. She only has two more days to go on the antibiotics, though she seems to really like the Pill Pockets. We smoosh them into mini meatballs and she chomps them down - a nice change from trying to trick her with peanut butter.

Yesterday, she met her cousin Brock...who is only three weeks older, but a good eight pounds heavier. It was a little like watching Rocky Marciano versus Sugar Ray Leonard. We've often wondered if dogs from the same breeder know "their own". Brock and Embry never hesitated; they immediately jumped into the fray as if they have known each other forever. After a few hours of rough-and-tumble, no-holds-barred, puppy bowling action, Embry slept quite well the rest of the evening.

I've never written so much about something peeing, but hopefully her bladder performances will cease to find their way into this blog. As the antibiotics work their magic on her UTI, and the fears over her having ectopic ureter are soaked into paper towels and discarded, we can focus on her newfound experiences rather than her execratory escapades. She is already having fewer accidents in the house, other than when she pees at night...and when she wanders into Traz's crate to pee there versus soiling her own. Unfortunately, Embry is still is doing the #2 step when she poops in her crate and dances in the moonlight, which I really hope she soon outgrows.

Number of Days Without an Accident: Zero

Today, I'm Bleeding From: My left thumb

Number of Leaves Eaten Today: Four

Current Interests:
My cousin Brock is pretty cool. Even though he is bigger than me, we took turns tackling each other and playing "Let's See Who Tastes Better". I hope I get to see him again when I'm a bit bigger. He looks like a little, stuffed polar bear. I'm not sure about the vet, but I don't mind getting handed around and fussed over amongst the vet techs. Let's see if they still do that after I gain another 50 pounds. It was fun seeing my aunt Julie and that Pug, too. It's a pretty cool place there, as long as they don't stick things up my butt.

I also really like teeth. Teeth can be used to chew on the railing of the deck. And the tarp covering the firewood. And the stuffed pig Aunt Jill brought over (...which now has a hole in its head). And the little broom used to sweep the fireplace. And drawer pulls. And Kleenex. And the base of the lamp. And socks. And drawstrings. And thumbs. I like teeth. I think I shall use them more often.

The Other Dogs are Currently:
Darcy............"You just stay on your side of the line."
Sophie........... *sigh* "I'll be out back in the mud until it's gone."
Tank Man......."Is it bigger yet? Let me know when it's bigger."
Traz.............."Hey, other dogs. Little help...please?!"