Another long night with Pazzo. Although he did sleep from about 2 AM until 7:30. But from 10 PM until 2 he was out 4 times to poop. He didn't poop though from about 2 until near 12 so we hope that is a good sign. And fairly firm all day when he did go.
This is the life of a puppy raiser. When we get together with other CCI puppy raisers these are the types of conversations we have. Similar to new mothers with their little ones. Of course we also talk about puppy food, which is the best, training problems, when is turn in, how much does he weigh. Turn in is important because that is how long we have to love our puppies before we have to give them up. The hardest part about raising our puppies. We love them, take care of them, nourish them with our care and then give them up. Sometimes forever. Some times we turn them in and they graduate with a new caregiver and we never see or hear from our dog again. But that is the down side. The up side is that more often than not we are able to see and know that our puppies have become a loved member of another family. And a puppy that has grown into a wonderful working dog that helps someone who is disabled live a more full life. And that is our focus and our hope.
Okay, I am done. We took Pazzo and Curtis, our pet dog, to a closed in ball diamond so that Pazzo could run without a leash. He loved the time. Chasing Curtis, the frisbee, the ball was great fun. He looked really happy to be out. Pazzo has been more settled since we got back so the exercise has done him good. Hope he has a peaceful night.
Monday Pazzo will get his staples out. Without anesthesia. A second traumatic trip to the vets office within a week. I hope he is able to handle the trip without a problem down the road because he goes again in two weeks for his next set of shots.
Enjoy today's picture.
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