That made me laugh, Bizzylizzy. Your husband, just get on with it Humphrey, what do you need, my darling. I'm sure you love your husband, but they're big and independent and can take care of themselves. However, our beloved doggie companions, their health and happiness is entirely in our hands and we try to live up to the responsibility. I had, in fact, been using the Royal Canin puppy kibble that he was leaving in the bowl for everyday treats when he was doing something I wanted to reward along with the other expensive treats. Not all that interesting to him, but generally he'd accept it as I'd been kind enough to offer it. What really perks his cute little ears up is chicken, so I use that for the key training efforts, loose leash walking, come etc. He has been scratching a bit, especially in the morning and I've read chicken is a common allergen for dogs. I sure hope not for Jamie as it's the sure fire treat that makes him want to obey. The scratching isn't intense or focused on any one area, so just keeping an eye out for now. He's on Revolution flea treatment, the kind you put on the nape of their neck. I really don't like that method as I find getting down to the skin through lots of hair and a wriggling pup difficult. I'm never sure I've got it onto the ski. Many breeders are dead set against the class of flea treatments in the isoxazoline class like Symparica which Fraser was on. His vet at the time said it can cause seizures in a small percentage of dogs, but just look out for it, not a problem for most. It's actually written into breeders contracts not to use. Unfortunately, Revolution doesn't cover ticks which are common here and there's lots of deer walking across grassy areas. In the meantime, stiffening my resolve to wait out Jamie's food reluctance until hunger drives him to consuming something. He's a devil for nipping kleenexes out of my pocket (I should train him for a line in criminal picking pocketing), but kleenexes are low in nutrition.
