Want To See Bo Pictures?

A friend of mine brought it to my attention the other day that I haven't blogged about Bo in some time and she wanted to see pictures. So I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to do so.

Bo is now almost 9 months old. He is still very much a puppy but is getting so much better in other areas. He no longer tries to eat your toes or pull on your pant legs, that was getting oh so old. Almost all of my yoga pants have little holes in them from his sharp teeth. We are still working on sitting, staying, and coming. He does well with sit, but come and stay still need some practise. He is totally house broke and has been for some time. (Well when he isn't on a steroid...more about that in a few) Last month Bo and I went for another round of puppy school and the guy was AMAZING. So much better than the first round. We went to a guy who is like the Dog Whisper, no really I swear, this guy is wonderful with dogs and their owners and really tries to get to the root of the problem behavior and deal with it that way. During the month I learned many new things on how to handle Bo. He told me that many will come with time as Bo gets older. It was a great class and I can't wait to go back in the Fall. All in all Bo's crazy behavior is improving as he gets older, we still have things to work on, but I guess what puppy doesn't and I'm sure most of that will come with time and more practise. I also must admit that Bo still sleeps with me in my bed. Most of the night he lays on top of the covers, but when he wants to get under he will come up and paw at my shoulder for me to let him under the blankets. At first I didn't want him sleeping with me, but I actually don't mind now. He starts off in his crate and then around 1:00-2:00 he will jump in bed with me. Oh well could be worse I suppose!

Bo has also started going to Puppy Camp one day a week. Yes, you read it right, I said Puppy Camp. It is really like a daycare where you would take a child. The same guy who we took Puppy class from owns it and it is great for the dogs. There are 3 different playgrounds for the different size dogs. They take them swimming, on walks, and roller blading. Some dogs go every day while others go a few times a week. Bo totally loves it and comes home so so tired. When we walk in the door he jumps on the couch and pretty much stays there all day. Get this, when it rains or is too hot for the dogs they even have 2 indoor play areas with climbing structures for the dogs. The place is great, you should look into it where you live. Bo loves to play with his Kong. We found out he is allergic to cheese but if you put some carrots in here he takes it over to his mat and it will keep him busy for a long time.

While we were playing outside this week I discovered that Bo likes to chase

bubbles. I wondered what he would do with them so yesterday my mom blew bubbles and Bo just chased them around the yard. He even caught a few in his mouth while waking on his hind legs. He has talent! It's so hot out here!

"I did nothing wrong and I don't want my picture taken" Oh well!!

This picture just cracks me up.

Chewing on one of his favorite things...rawhides

So sleepy after a long day of playing.

"Can we please go to bed now?"

Ok, I'm almost done talking about my dog, I promise, but first I have a quick question for those of you who have dogs or those of you who have Boston Terriers. Does any of your dogs have allergies? If so what do you do for them?

I ask because about a month ago Bo started having a runny nose, watery eyes and started doing this god awful sneeze type thing, that is called a reverse sneeze. It sounds like he is having an asthma attack. I took him to the vet and was told that he has seasonal allergies. He was put on a month's supply of allergy medicine. He just stopped taking it on Tuesday. Then last week I noticed his chin was starting to break out and get all red. I thought it was just from him chewing on his rawhides. Then one day he was in the bathroom with me and I noticed there was blood all over the floor. He has itched his skin so much that he broke open the skin. I gave it a closer look and realized it looked like it was infected. Off to the vet we went again. The vet said he has Moist Dermatitis. A skin allergy that can stem from a variety of things. We left the office with an antibiotic and anti-itch spray. After two days it was only getting a little better and poor Bo was still scratching under his chin. I talked to the vet again and she gave him a prescription for the steroid Prednisone which was to help take away the itch and inflammation of his skin. Only problem this medicine makes him pee all of the time and has had a few accidents this week. Poor puppy. I'm not even joking last week Bo was on 4 different types of medicine for his allergies. Who would have thought a dog with both skin and seasonal allergies! I swear it's just my luck to have a dog with 'special needs' Anyways he is doing better this week. His chin has healed nicely and he is even back to chewing on his rawhides. He wasn't happy with me when I had to take them away to let his chin heal.

Well there you have it. A LONG post all about Bo!

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