By the third night, our foster girl, Bella was at home with us, I started to brush her teeth. At the beginning, all I did was put a bit of doggie toothpaste on a toothbrush so she could get used to it. As days went by, I was able to start brushing her teeth followed…
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Teaching Bella To Get Along With Other Dogs
17 days ago, Cynthia and I went to pick up Candie, now renamed Bella, from BARCS, and the progress she’s made so far is amazing. At the beginning, Bella wanted nothing to do with Alex and we did not force her either, but rather took them both for walks, and runs around the neighborhood. Bella’s…
Introducing Bella To Alex
Well, it was time to introduce Bella to Alex today and this is how I introduce new dogs to my pack. Cynthia, Alex, Bella, and I went for a walk together. At the beginning of the walk, Alex was on my left side while Bella was on Cynthia’s right side. We stopped for a couple…
Introducing Bella, Our First Foster Dog
The above beautiful specimen is Candie, our very first foster dog. We changed her name to Bella since she is truly beautiful and we thought this named suited her better. Let me start by saying that I’ve been reading other blogs of people who are fostering dogs and many of them have had set backs…
A New Year And New Beginnings – 2014
Every year, just like many other people, I make a list of my new year’s resolution to tackle, but this year, surprisingly even to me, I failed to do so. Instead, I decided to do things I’ve been meaning to do for a while and unlike past years, 2014, although today is only January 4th,…
Happy Holidays – 2013
On Christmas eve, it started to snow, but it stopped after about 1/2 hour and it melted as soon as it made contact with the ground. Even like that, I was happy because I had Cynthia and Alex at home with me. On Christmas day, Chrissy, Alex’s cousin, arrived with family and spent a couple…
Alex On Sabbatical Leave
I’ve had Alex since she was about 3 months old, and I still can’t believe that she is on her way to be 12 years old next year. Thanks to Alex I have been able to help other dogs be more balanced and manageable, and as a result their pet parents were able to enjoy…
Alex’s ACL Injury – Update 1
Three weeks ago, we received the brace featured in the above picture for Alex and Cynthia took this picture minutes after we put it on her. We got this brace for Alex because we wanted to use the least invasive method to treat her injury and so far this is what we do and have…
Snowing in Odenton, Maryland
This is how my neighborhood looked a couple of days ago. This is how it looked this morning when I took Dexter for a walk. It was still snowing. When we got back home I dried him, turn the heater on, and got him to go to his bed. We walked for about 1/2 hour…
In Home Dog Boarding vs. Dog Kennels
Soon, it’ll be two weeks since Alex started wearing a brace for her ACL injury and so far she is doing fine. She is putting pressure on both legs, although still favoring her right leg, and she is resting a lot. This is her favorite spot when the sun is out, by the sliding doors….
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