Zeeke got sick this morning. Very sick. Had a bit of an accident in the house *shudders, remembering* but it was my fault - I thought he was just upset that Den left, not that he had to go outside RIGHT NOW. =( I felt bad. But I served my penance by cleaning it up…

So we quickly made an appointment and took him to the vet. She couldn’t see any reason for him getting physically sick, figures it’s just the stress of change and it should go away on its own. We figure it also has kennel cough, which also is supposed to go away on its own. We’re to go back to the vet in a few weeks to make sure it’s all cleared up and to get his shot updates and schedule his neutering appointment.

I’m trying to get the pictures in a place everyone can see. I’ve changed the links to another site where I uploaded the pics, a site that allows public viewing. Sorry about that. -.- I also took some more pictures of Zeeke, hehehe.

Zeeke’s doing so well! Sometimes he’s giving a little growl when I reach for his bone, but it’s much less pronounced than it was yesterday, more of a grumble than a warning. It’s kind of funny, because all I have to do is distract him and take the bone, and as soon as I have it he’s all happy-happy again. However, the growling must stop - and will, quickly. I was nervous yesterday - today I’m not even half as much. That’s helping. He’s a big baby, really. But jeez, when a new dog growls at you, you suddenly realize how BIG he is and how much damage a dog could really inflict on you if he wanted to.

Riding in the car is still a chore. He’s constantly trying to climb into the front seat. I wish we could put up some sort of gate, but there’s not enough room to do that in the car - I don’t think they make anything like that for cars? A crate for something his size would never fit in there. The last option in my mind is a harness to buckle him in, and I’m not suggesting that to Den until he asks for my opinion, I’m letting him deal with it for now. For the future, I’m looking in the back seat and thinking, christ, we can’t even fit ONE more dog in the car right now! Zeeke takes up the whole back seat, pretty much. -.- So Den might be looking into getting an SUV when his lease is up. I didn’t expect to need one quite so soon. *lol* But at least SUVs can handle a big crate or some sort of divider to keep him in the back so he’s not climbing all over. That would make car rides with him MUCH more pleasant.

Getting a leash on him was interesting too. He wanted to get out so bad that we just could not get him to sit still long enough to get the collar over his head. Even when I told him to sit, he’d move his head every which way to avoid the thing. But this afternoon I told him to sit, and he sat patiently as I slipped it over his head. He did the same for Den just now. Way to go, Zeeke!!

At the Vet’s, when she came into the room, she said, “Hi Zeeke!” and he stared at her intently. She looked up in surprize. “He already knows his name??” Yep. That’s Zeeke. Smart boy! (But whether or not he listens to it at this time is another matter altogether, LOL)