Hi all.
Just a quick note to let you know that Battley is doing great. He’s made himself very comfortable and has been so agreeable with Bella that I’m beginning to wonder if he was snippy at first because he wasn’t feeling well. Taking toys out of the equation until we all got to know one another might’ve done the trick, too. There has been a stuffie on the floor for two days and no fighting over it. He will be fine with other dogs (amicable, but not playful) as long as his new brother/sister is calm and submissive and his owners go very slow. Definitely no young kids though, he’s not very careful with the few teeth that he has.
I barely notice that he’s deaf, he loves to follow me around everywhere so a little wave of the hand and he’s right by your side. Stomping my foot on the floor gets his attention - if he feels like it. He knows to sit for treats and lifts his paw to shake hands. If he’s out of eyeshot, it’s safe to assume he’s asleep in his bed, he doesn’t have any interest in making trouble. We have had ONE, just one, small accident in the house – and that was when he was sick. He is very well house broken and loves to be in the yard, but he comes right in when he sees you at the door.
He must’ve been taught to ‘sit pretty’ or dance for treats somewhere along the line, but his old man legs don’t support him anymore and he falls over backwards when he tries to do his little dance, so we have to be careful when he gets his treats.
His first bromide level check came back in the therapeutic range – the vet would like to see it a little higher, but since he’s reacting so well to his medicine he doesn’t want to up the dose quite yet. We haven’t had another seizure or even vomiting since he began the sodium bromide.
-- Dana Blonski
(Note: Battley is available for adoption. Go to the Adoption Application page and fill out the form if you are interested in adopting Battley)
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