Gramercy & his yeast infection

As many of you know, Gramercy was physically in rough shape when he came to us.  He's doing much better but we have yet to kick his yeast infection.  We are now going to add a couple of items and increase the dose of his probotics.  I want to give a big shout out to our state coordinator who has a very large knowledge base around natural was to treat a plethora of issues!

Mr. Gramercy is going to be smelling super fresh as we are going to start bathing him with Skin Rescue by DERMagic. This soap is a natural way to treat a variety of skin issues.  I've had great results with DerMagic and recommend it!

 

 

We are also going to add a herbal remedy from Animals' Apawthecary called Detox Blend.  This will gently support his liver function and contains extracts of Burdock, Dandelion, Milk Thistle, Red Clover, alfalfa & licorice.

 

 

Stay tuned to hear how Gramercy is doing!

Gramercy is a trooper with bathing!

 

Look what has arrived...

It's the mega slow feeder - I'm not sure who's more excited,me or the dogs!   

Here's the link from the manufacture of the Green slow feeder

 

D checking it out - he's not so sure about this crazy thing!

 

 

 

 

Gramercy trying to figure it out

 

 

Gramercy & D working at the toy - this is a bit much for Mr. D.

 

 

 

 

Catty getting busy

 

 

I tried this with some kibble and diced up meat. As they get more comfortable with the feeder I'm going to add in yogurt, pumpkin, fruit and veggies. Catty eats raw so we'll see if she can eat her whole meal out of this feeder. I may need to purchase a 2nd one!

Gramercy and the camera

Gramercy loves the camera- such a ham!  When the camera comes out, he's figured out that something fun is about to happen.  Here's Mr. Webble Wobble following the camera down the hall, such a funny, cute boy!  While his front right leg is wonky, it appears that the wobble is a result of that back left leg.  I have no doubt that once that back leg is fixed - he has a luxating patella and a broken down ACL - he's going to be a totally new boy!

 

 

Still following the camera and showing off that he knows "Touch".  Gramcery is super smart and would excel learning different tricks.  Hard to believe this fella sat in a shelter for over 7 months.  He's certainly a gem and who ever adopts him is going to be adopting a very loving, smart, loyal and adorable boy.

 

 

 

Taking a rest - look at those little legs!

 

""Did my foster mom tell you I like the camera?!"

Out for a walk!

When Gramercy came to us he couldn't walk more than a couple hundred feet. This was due to a variety of things - atrophy of muscles from his long stint at the shelter, poor health, being over weight and his leg issues.  He's now at a good weight, we are working on his health, we have his leg surgery scheduled and we are slowing working on building up the muscle in his legs.

 

At this point Gramercy gets 2 walks a day.  We are slowing building up his distance which at this point is about 10 blocks round trip.  When we met with the vet, she suggested we do this just gradually seeing how his body does with the walking and to slowly build muscle.

 

The good and bad news is that Gramercy loves to go for walks, even more so now that he's feeling better so his mind wants to much further than his body can take him.  Below you can see how this fantastic boy is doing when he's out and about!

 

On the move, you can see how that front foot right foot rolls

Checking out who's been in the boy's hood!

Doing what a boy does on a walk!
 

We try very hard to keep Gramercy walking on grass.  As you can see sometimes easier said than done!  Gramercy is a happy go lucky very curious boy who loves to see what's going on in the world.

 

He's a  boy who moves at a slower pace - he likes to stop and smell the roses or should I say grass!

We have a large grass park near our house and I decided to take Gramercy and D over to see if Gramercy would like to run for a couple of minutes on the grass.  I don't like retractable leashes for a variety of reasons.  However, this is a case where one comes in handy - just wish it was longer.  Note to self having one dog on a retractable and the other on a 6ft lead is not the best set up... Next time I'll just take Gramercy and the retractable.

Watching the Boston Terrier playing with a soccer ball.  Gram would have loved to join in.

Tired boy!

D'light has an admirer & a pretty great day...

D loves many things these day and on his top 5 list is going to work with his dad.  My husband works near the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park and D's day include walking through the park and hanging out in his dad's office.  D loves to have is bed put next to the window so he can stare out watching all the coming and goings of people, birds and boats.

 

Nice view!

  

There's another dog that comes to work at that's Miss Bailey.  She's a sweet girl, big golden retriever and she thinks D is pretty great.  She just wishes he would love up and play with her.

 

Bailey came in, laid down and stared longingly at D.  As you can see he didn't even notice her.  Notice the space heater on the right pointed at D - he loves the heater!

"Where did you come from?"

"Daddy who is this girl and why does she keep looking at me?"

D decides Bailey is a pretty nice gal

"Daddy I want to go for walk!"

 

Walking through the sculpture park

Such a good looking boy!

 

 Eagle by Calder with the Olympic Mountains in the background

A panoramic view of the park & belltown with the space needle in the background

D's impression of the Eagle

Tuckered out back at the office with his sweater and space heater on - a pretty good day for this sweet boy!

Nose Work is for all dogs!

 So what I LOVE about Nose Work is that any dog can do it. 

A confident dog (Gramercy)

A fearful/under confident dog  (D'light)

A fearful/reactive dog (Catty)

These are the current dogs in our house and you will see that each of them "work" the boxes differently but the end result is the same.  Each dog "wins" the prize of an awesome treat and each is feeling pretty confident and thrilled with themselves!

Gramercy is a confident boy who is ready to work his nose



"Really?! This is just way too easy"

Kicking it up a notch and way to go Gramercy!

Notice how much slower D'light moves compared to Gramercy.



Catty is a fearful/reactive dog - a complicated combo!  She loves this game and as you can see she's always up for a challenge - notice the flaps and how she maneuvers the food box.



This really is a fun game for any dog and easy to do at home. So go find some boxes and let your dog have fun while you sit there with a big smile on your face!

Gramercy's nose at work!

Gramercy is a total nose work dog - he loves games and he loves treats!   While nose work is a popular sport it's a fun thing for a dog like Gramercy who can't get out and work his body.  What we are doing here is very basic - it's the starter of nose work and for Gramercy it's been fantastic.  His mind and nose get worked as you will soon see. 

"What are these things on the ground?" 

"I smell something"

"Where is that smell coming from?"

Gramercy following his nose

"This smells like food"

"What's in here?"

"I' found it!"



Gramercy hard at work!

"Come on foster mom, let's play again!!"