Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally wrap up my week.
Follow-Up Friday – July 18, 2014
Emma said, “Have a great weekend and enjoy writing your book. How many words are you shooting for anyway?”
I’m told the ‘average’ book is between 80,000 to 100,000, I’m shooting for 80,000 and figure when I start the editing process I will be adding and embellishing.
As of yesterday my book word count is 45,402.
You Make Me Smile – July 20, 2014
What? There’s a chance I’ll find food. You know I can’t pass that up.
Sand Spring Chesapeakes asked, “lol why is she drooling on her walk? ”
Because of all the yummy things out there, deer poop, cat poop, basically anything she can find. 🙂 Actually I’m almost certain she was on her own at one point in time and she scavenged for her food. So I think the drooling might be like Pavlov’s dogs.
2 Brown Dawgs asked, “LOL couldn’t be the treat could it?”
Okay you got me, there is that. She knows she gets rewarded for doing what is asked of her.
What Causes Elevated Liver Levels in Dogs?
Retro Rover asked, “Also have you asked the vet if the raw diet might make her blood work look different? ”
I have not, but my vet is the one who recommended the raw diet and so I would hope she would know that. Plus they have been on the diet for 3 or 4 years now, and her levels have always been fine.
AND I just realized I’ve been referring to you as Red Rover!! I’m so sorry! What an ass I am.
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s mom said, “As for dental disease having potential effects on a dog’s liver — it definitely can. Dental disease can cause all sorts of other health issues for our pets (and for humans too). ”
BUT the girl I spoke to at our vet’s office said Delilah doesn’t have dental disease. STILL she does have a broken tooth and it beginning to get tartar on the teeth on that side of her mouth, so I think it’s a good idea to have them cleaned and the broken tooth extracted before I put her through invasive tests.
2 Brown Dawgs said, ” Good advice about taking Delilah to a specialist for a second opinion. It doesn’t mean that your vet is not competent, but that maybe a specialist might have a different opinion/treatment protocol.”
I agree. While I was at Sampson’s PT this week I mentioned it to her and she told me one of the vet’s in her practice is a certified internal medicine specialist, so after Delilah’s dental, I will see about scheduling an appointment.
Two French Bulldogs said, “Back in the day pets didn’t even get all these crazy ailments. ”
I know!! I really think it’s a combination of so many things. Food, environment, over vaccination. But that is my opinion.
Lauranne said, “Of course every time we see another dog at the moment my heart is in my mouth.”
Sometimes I think it is more me than her. Honestly, once you’ve had a dog react on you, it’s hard to not freak out.
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s mom said, ” But once I learned how to redirect my own energy, I was able to better control Callie & Shadow on our walks at the park — even without treats.”
I agree Sue, I’m training myself to remain calm and be confident in my ability to handle the situation.
Sophie said, “I do encourage both of mine to look at the other dog and then turn back to me for a reward. ”
That is awesome. Delilah is doing this herself with other dogs. I think these dogs just caught us all by surprise.
Jan said, “We were attacked by a tiny territorial cat several years ago and we have never gone that way again. It was completely humiliating to have frothing dogs held by leashes away from the smart alec cat who knew just what he was doing.`”
Thankfully this cat did not attack, but I’m pretty sure he was baiting the dogs. :-0
That’s it for me, have a wonderful weekend!!
Enjoy your weekend, see you next week!
do not worry about referring to us as red rover, the diet was a long shot but I thought Id ask as I have read that. I think vet specialists are always a good idea when something is off an internal medicine vet is a great idea
retro rover
Cats. Ugh.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
That is interesting about the word count. My book falls way short, but it is short stories and half of it is photos too. You must be writing a more serious long book. Can’t wait to hear more about it.
Cats are just evil. Well, except for our sweetie, of course…
Great follow up! Hope you have a pawsome weekend!
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Mom Kim here – thank you for stopping by “our” blog – I meant to get over here yesterday after I linked up to Barks’n Bytes but then it was time to leave for work and then when I get home, everything I tried to remember – just sort of dissipated into thin air. I love stopping by here on Fridays because then I can see all that I missed and what I really want to go back and read. I haven’t been able to walk the Beaglebratz for some time due to my health problems but part of that has cleared a bit so maybe soon. Shiloh, he’s my biggest and hardest to walk – VERY reactive to cats, rabbits, squirrels – small critters in general – and I have my hands full with him. Diva Shasta is my more submissive one (when Shiloh isn’t around) and actually did the whole submissive roll over on her back routine when we were out walking and a large cat walked up to her and rubbed up against her. These two dogs are uncle and niece by blood(Shasta’s mom was a littermate ofG Shiloh) but their personalities are vastly different.
Gotta get back to work now.
Mom Kim
Congrats – you are more than halfway there with your book!
It sounds like your book is coming along well. That’s a lot of words….but then again when I sit down to write a post sometimes, I can’t believe my word count. Especially if I’m doing a sponsored post and they recommend 300-400 words. I usually end up at 600-700! I imagine it’s totally different with a book though, maybe someday I’ll find out.
I think the difference in pets being diagnosed with diseases is that now we have tests for them and people test more because they are affordable. Our dog growing up went to the vet for shots and that was it. He never had preventative testing. It just wasn’t done. He did not even have heart worm preventive. It was not available. Even with our Golden, the vet never recommended blood work until he started to have issues when he was 12. So dogs went along until they got sick and then you tested/treated. Today we are lucky to be able to test and the cost is not totally prohibitive. That way we can catch issues early.
you cracked me up with red rover and being a ass. I posted up before what a dumbass i am and will admit it. you and I are alike if we lived closer we would be dangerous.