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Berkley's now drinking regularly and is feeling much better. He actually ate some dinner last night and some breakfast with his buddies; the vet said it's important to get him on a schedule, eating two meals a day, which is what my other guys get. They're on a strict schedule of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p...

We're back home now. Berkley passed his very thorough ( and expensive) vet exam and blood work with flying colors. He's heartworm negative and his senior blood test showed his liver and kidneys are good. The vet said his heart is very strong, but said his lungs sounded a little rough, which she said...

Oh, one more thing. Jeez. The cottage cheese idea and the good-quality canned puppy food are both great ideas. I'll see what the vet says and will go get that stuff after I bring him back home. I don't even want to leave him in the car for 10 minutes. I'd rather he just be home, out of the sun and f...

I'll make this one quick for now. We're going to the vet in about a half-hour. I think Berkley feels a lot better this morning. He won't eat...of course not...it's not 2 p.m...but he's been drinking water quite often and seems to have a little lilt in his step this morning. And, Randy's home for the...

I just wrote a lengthy post earlier all of which was dumped by the website. In fact, just so everybody knows, in the past 2 nights, every time I post something and want to preview it, a virus replicates the photo-upload window adfinitum. So, everything I just wrote over the past 45 minutes went away...

That's exactly what Randy said...

I thought about worms, too. But he is in such a debiltated state that I'm not sure he could take another thing. This is not the birthday present I'd hoped for today...I mean, I'm SO worried about Berkley now. Jeff is right. He's been through the worst any dog could go through in 48 hours...and he's ...

UPDATE: All 5 dogs are now in the house. We all just went outside together and everybody is doing just fine. Oh, dog aggressive, my a**. There hasn't been so much as a decent growl. He seems to be comforted by all the dogs around him who are friendly and non-threatening. However, some bad news this ...

I posted this earlier today...scroll down to see what happened. Berkley's sick. Well, of course...Berkley is from LA. He is now hanging around with the Golden Girls, has met Lucy, the Anatolian, outside and Frasier, too. I think Frasier might be a little tougher since he just THINKS he's the boss, b...

Poor Butters baby. My Wally went on Rimadyl the last 6 months of his life. It actually gave him ulcers, which just exacerbated his spleen problems. Even if I gave him a half-dose, he would go off his feed and just seem sick as anything. He couldn't take doggie aspirin either. Sometimes, even the dog...

I just have to say...how soon we forget. It seems like Wally has been gone for so long, even though it was just the end of January. Still, I've spent all my time with the other critters, none of whom is a Chow. This morning, on our travels in the front yard (which is a dog-fenced 1/4 acre), it was w...

Everything's pretty quiet this morning. I think Berkley is feeling more secure and is settling in. He even ate a decent breakfast. Ok, so I put a little ground chuck and cheese in it to get him to eat. (Does that mean I'm a bad mother?) He needs those calories! Last night, he met the other girls in ...

That really would be weird, Jeff, if he was the same Chow. Remember, he was an intact male and those guys can really book around and go great distances. I'm surprised he didn't get killed on the roads though. I don't think they offered him any cocktails on the flight, but they did keep ice cubes in ...

Berkley and Katie have now met face-to-face. Nothing happened. He growled...you could barely hear him...andhe got an e-eh and stopped right away. She can be pretty rough and she wanted to play. He's not ready yet. But, the other shoe dropped this afternoon. I wanted to see if he'd load into a big cr...

Ah, the introduction! Yes, it's ALWAYS one at a time. and, you're right, Chris. Otherwise they DO feel ganged up on. They've been sniffing each other through the open bottom of the storm door that leads from the house into the sunroom where Berkley is. (Although, I put all those guys out for about a...

As we go along in our day, he just seems to be the most inquisitive dog! I was concerned that he didn't know his name, but we've worked on that all morning (apparently he loves food rewards) and he'll now come when I call his name and sit for a treat. How cool is that? Mr. Smarty-Pants! He's still p...

One more of Berkley...

I don't know where to start. It's been an emotional roller coaster ride, but Berkley really is free at last. He seems very wobbly and unstable and I really DO think he's in the 8-year old range. He is the most wonderful, sweet, affectionate guy. Jeff was right about Berkley liking men...he immediate...

UPDATE: Ok, so I know I'm ridiculous now. Please just bear with me for a while loonger, then I'll shut up for a few days. I'm leaving the house for the hour-long drive into ABQ to pick up Berkley. Larry, you're so right about rescue work. Last year, I fostered 7 Golden Retrievers over a 2 month peri...

Ok. We're now 3 hours to touch-down. I'm going to get hives waiting! LOL
I've tried to keep busy today; wrote my pieces for the newspaper, cleaned the house...again, and made cookies, brushed all the dogs.
Nothing left to do, but wait.
Laura Mac

He is SOOOO beautiful! And, now he's home. what more could you ask for?
Laura Mac, mama to the late Oliver Wallace and at 7:15 tonight, to Mr. Berkley

It'll be 7:15 Mountain time, then another 30 minutes for them to get him off the plane!
Laura Mac...where, oh where is BERKLEY!

Just called the airlines. Berkley's plane is running a few minutes late. He won't be getting in until 7:15, and then won't be ready to get out of the carrier for an additional 30 minutes. Bet he'll really have to pee! I know it made you feel bad Jeff, but think of it this way. Once he gets in my car...

Be really careful giving dogs stuff made for people without your vet's ok. It can be toxic.

Jeff has dropped Berkley off at the airport for his long 8 hour trek to New Mexico. Unfortunately, the traffic is so unpredictable in Los Angeles that you never know how long it will take you to get anywhere. They got to the airport 2:20 early. Jeff said Berkley hopped right in his carrier, but bolt...