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BT’s Attack – 1 Year After

BT’s Attack – 1 Year After

One year ago, my little fur family got turned upsidown when my springer spaniel, Eliot, attacked our elderly Boston Terrier, BT.  As a result of the attack, BT had several puncture wounds in her head and damage to her eye.  Though we worked closely with an emergency vet and our regular vet, after a week we decided it was in BT’s best interest to have her eye removed.  The incident was heart breaking. I’ve written about my feelings during and…

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Selfie Sunday – Working Through It

Selfie Sunday – Working Through It

I’ve been talking a lot about my dogs here lately, and while I gave y’all a pretty thorough background of Eliot’s aggression and our recent issues.. I didn’t say what we’ve been working on to fix it.  I realize this situation can’t continue without a serious intervention.  We can’t risk our dogs getting hurt over and over again, and Eliot isn’t happy either.  Faced with the possibility of re-homing him or euthanasia (worst case scenario, but let’s be honest… it…

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Spaniel Rage

Spaniel Rage

On Sunday, I told ya’ll a bit about my heart dog.  I didn’t mention how we used to joke about “Spaniel Rage” when he was this adorable fluffy puppy, even going so far as to call him “Rage” as a bit of a joke from time to time.  Joke.  Haha, so funny. When I had Eliot as a puppy, I knew that socialization was extremely important.  Not to be cocky, but I’m pretty dog savvy.  He got interaction from other dogs…

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