This morning Mercy chewed the legs of my butterfly chair. But when I gave her the Greenie, she chewed on that instead. So the adoptive family must give her something appropriate to chew on, or she'll probably chew on their furniture.
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| This picture shows her ears. Her left ear actually sets a little lower than her right ear. That's why her left ear looks a little longer than her right ear. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with that her left eye always looks a little droopy compare to her right eye, because the weight of the ear pulls the eye muscle down a little. | Friday, September 3, 2004 This morning Mercy chewed the legs of my butterfly chair. But when I gave her the Greenie, she chewed on that instead. So the adoptive family must give her something appropriate to chew on, or she'll probably chew on their furniture. |
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| She coughed once on Wednesday, and once this morning. I'm hoping it's nothing, because one of the symptoms of heartworm and kennel cough is coughing. |
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| We haven't progressed more than "Sit" in our basic obedience training, because I've been focusing on making sure she's potty trained. But I think obedience training will be a good, quiet exercise to keep her entertained for the month after her heartworm injections. This morning when I took her out potty, she saw a squirrel. She went up right next to the tree and stood next to the tree, and pointed at the tree. I just thought that's so cute. Mercy is an ordinary Springer, but I'm hoping somebody will find her perfect, just like although Penelope was a very typical Springer, she was the most special dog to me. Mercy and I really haven't connected past the initial attraction (it�s a little different when reality sets in; she�s very energetic and still like to go after the cat). I have a feeling that she's looking for something more. But if we can't find her the perfect family, of course she'll always have a home here with me. | ||||||||||
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| Mercy chewing a Greenie. Even though she loves Greenies and pig ears, I only give her a combination of two per week, because they are harder to digest, and I don�t want her to eat less regular food or get a stomach ach. Also it�s a good idea to feed large dogs or dogs with deep chest twice a day, instead of once a day, because they are prone to bloating if they are only fed once a day. And of course small dogs are better off when fed at least twice a day, because their stomachs and livers are so small that they can�t digest all the nutrients they need in a day with only one meal. | ||||||||||
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| Friday afternoon I took Mercy on campus. I was making her sit to have her pictures taken, and a few tailgaters thought we were so funny. | ||||||||||
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| Mercy would sniff at trash on the ground when I walk her. So her adoptive parent has to be vigilant to make sure she doesn't eat something bad from the ground when they walk her. | ||||||||||