Bad News

Hey guys.

I have some really bad news.

Sunny has worms.

When she went to the bathroom I went to pick it up and I saw 2 white noodle looking things in it.

I looked it up on the internet and from the many different sources I found, it looked like round worm.

According to my sources the side effects of roundworm is: itching, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, vomiting, and diarrhea.

From the second day I noticed itching. She would only itch in specific places, but now its everywhere. She has also recently started sneezing a bit. And has had slight diarrhea. 

We called our foster director and informed her about what we had found.

She came to our house right after she had talked to the vets and received medicine for both dogs just in case Charlie had been infected.

I am very sad to have found out this has happened to Sunny.

They had treated her for worms on August 4th and apparently it didn't work because she has worms now. Which is why I think she might be worse than we think.

We have been finding small dead white worms laying in her crate and in her business. We don't feel it is safe for us or for Charlie to keep her. She will be going back to the shelter on Wednesday and hopefully they will test her and give her the medicine she needs. Not the medicine they think she needs.

I hope she doesn't get put down when she goes back. I pray they will give her the medicine she needs and put her up for adoption. She is such a good dog and I know that if she gets better she will get adopted very quickly. She is very athletic, loving, playful, loyal, social, and happy all the time.

Hopefully we will be able to see her happy picture up on the Animal Friends of the Valleys adoption page soon.

Sunny

Hey guys!

On Tuesday, August 12, 2014...

We got a new foster dog!

This is her.

(She has a cone on because she was recently spayed).

I thought of the name Sunny because she is always happy.

She is a 1 year old German Shepard/Shepard mix who was found as a stray and covered with fleas.

We have had her for 4 days now. 

Although she is 1 year and that is the maturing stage for smaller dogs, she still acts very much like a puppy. This is because bigger dogs don't mature as fast as smaller dogs.

Sunny loves jumping on people and getting in your personal space.

(She's way better about not jumping on people after a few days). 

She also loves chewing on anything she finds lying around the house. So we have to be sure to correct her and start puppy proofing the house! 

Another secret obsession is taking out all of the toys and playing with each one for about 20 seconds.

But her latest addiction is shoes...

                 (These are the 2 times I caught her getting the shoes when I wasn't paying attention).

 (This photo was after I thought I had put the shoes up where she couldn't get them, and I caught her for the 3rd time).

Sunny is potty trained, crate trained, and leash trained. She doesn't know any tricks but I am currently teaching her how to sit. After a day's work she has caught on real quick! 

We have been giving her 2 short walks a day. Because puppies need lots of walks for less bad behavior. (But they will still have some bad behavior because they don't know any better). 

Her and Charlie are good "pack mates" and have already played and chased each other around the yard multiple times. It was very amusing to watch.

This is what Charlie found amusing the first day we brought Sunny home…

(He would play with her tail when she wagged it).

She does seem like she is dominant around food. She used to challenge Charlie by standing near him while he is eating and wait for him to back away. If he didn't she would get closer and closer or even growl until he did. She also growls if he comes near her while she is eating. This has caused Charlie to not eat whenever Sunny is around. This is not good behavior because now she may think she can do this to other dogs in her new home. We have 2 separate bowls for them, but Sunny insists on eating from which ever bowl Charlie is eating from.

The good thing is, she isn't aggressive with food around humans. I have tested her multiple times by petting her or sitting near her while she was eating. Each time she would wag her tail and continue eating.

I will keep working on her problems and I hope she will find a good home soon! 
(Or at least after I have taught her a few tricks!)