Citronella spray works. I have a canister of citronella spray that I bought from my vet. It clips on like a can of mace. I was walking a dog this past week and another dog was off-leash and approaching us. Another woman who was out walking her dog said that the dog approaching us had attacked her dog 3 times. I did try tossing treats at the dog first to distract it but that didn't work. He got about 5 yards away from us and I sprayed the citronella in his direction. The first time he didn't stop but the 2nd time I sprayed it, he turned around. Success! It is not harmful to dogs but they dislike the smell.
cat sitting on Fri 10/5
Mr Lucky Meow, Oh No, Squeakers - Oh No met me right away in the kitchen and Mr Lucky Meow was in there pretty quickly too. I split the can of food between the 4 bowls and gave Squeakers a large spoonful of it. I put the rest of it down for the other two. I put one scoop of dry food in each bowl up on the counter for Squeakers. I gave them a fresh bowl of water downstairs too.
dog walking on Tues 10/2
Millie & Sadie - so far so good :) I've not noticed anything that has been chewed!! :) We've been lucky with the rain too. It rained on our first visit but other than that, it hasn't. Hopefully we'll be as lucky later today. I'd left the towels down on the floor midday yesterday and when I got there last night, they were all bunched up on the dog bed but other than that, everything looked great! They're enjoying their walks and playing in the yard.
dog walking on Mon 10/1
Millie & Sadie - they are just fine. Yesterday they spent time in the yard and they enjoyed their walks. This morning we walked. It was sprinkling but they didn't seem to mind. I think it is supposed to rain on and off today and tomorrow.
dog walking on Sun 9/30
Easter & Homer - here is Wesley's note: Homer and Easter did great this weekend. Homer did hide under the shed but, when I walked back there and talked to him he came right out with no barking. I already had his food fixed and ready so he was probably hungry. I felt Easter did better on the walks, than the last time. She was not as scared of every little thing. It did not thunderstorm or rain hard in your neighborhood, despite what the radar showed we were getting. Lucky, Rocky, Maddie & Cotton - they are all well. I thought one of the cats had thrown up on the rug in the den but as I got closer to the spot, it was a chewed wrapper of some sort. I'm not sure who the culprit was but it looked like someone had a sweet tooth. This morning I fed them all and scooped the litter box.
Millie & Sadie - my first post will be tomorrow morning since I'm not seeing them til midday.
update on Sam
Sam - Sam got pretty excited this morning before our walk. He even barked b/c he was so excited and I wasn't getting the leashes out fast enough. He's walking pretty slowly and we're not going far but he seems to love his walks as he always has. He is still eating well too. I can tell that he doesn't feel great so we'll monitor him closely. He goes for another acupuncture treatment tomorrow. What I didn't mention when I posted yesterday about him (and I'll try to make this short.) This was my Friday: left for work about 10am concerned about Sam. At 11am, found a nail in my tire. Talked to Don at noon to meet me at tire shop around 1pm so I could use his car. He told me Sam wasn't doing well. I stopped by the house and he was right, Sam wasn't doing well. My tire looked fine so I decided to finish all of my dog walking visits and then go to the dealership and I left a message for my vet to call. I finished my jobs and asked Don to take my car to the shop. I couldn't stand being away from Sam. I got home around 2:30pm and Don took my car in.
My mom was on her way to my house to be here because ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP was coming at 3:30pm. Don was gone so I'd asked a neighbor to help me put Sam in my car. He couldn't walk and I can't pick him up. When Kerry from ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP gets to my house, I explain my situation and he immediately asks if I need help putting Sam in the car. He and his co-worker very gently picked up Sam and put him in the car. Don got home while I was at the vet with Sam and as it turned out the bill from ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP was less than what they had quoted. AND to top it all off, they called us on Saturday to check on Sam. I am still unbelievably impressed by them. If you need your chimney inspected, I highly recommend them. 704.553.1908