Wow... I set up this blog so I could chronicle Maverick's arrival and growing up, but omg, raising a puppy has been sooo overwhelming and kept me so busy I have not had time to update the blog! Well, lets start now... so Maverick is asleep next to me right now, and its 2am... I'm not tired yet, but he's exhausted....
Let me start though, at the beginning, so I don't ever forget where he came from...
even though Maverick came from a "breeder" -- I purchased him from a kennel.... which, I've since learned is a glorified pet store...
Maverick came home to me at about 3 lbs - he was very timid and tired a lot.... the second night he was home he started having this scary choking cough --- turned out he had kennel cough... the vet put him on antibiotics for a week... and a week later he wasn't better, so he was on another antibiotic for 10 days... in addition, he was having diarrhea... he was diagnosed with giardia and coccidia and put on Metronidazole for 7 days.... he continued to have diarrhea after having the first course of medicine, so another 7 day course of Metronidazole was given... then he had a deworming Panacur treatment for 7 days... then another course of Metronidazole, and is currently taking a 14 day course of Metronidazole along with a 10 day course of Amoxicillin...
Point being is, please please please research where your puppy comes from.... I do not actually know where Maverick came from, somewhere in Missouri... (AKA PUPPY MILL) but I never wanted a puppy from a puppy mill... I was stupid and naive... I just wanted to get a puggle!!!!
But of course, I wouldn't trade him for anything... Maverick is the best puppy in the entire universe!!!! Is that possible?
So today he's almost 5 1/2 months old.... he's the cutest puppy ever... he's also super sweet, super affectionate... super smart, and super curious!!!!!
We've been to puppy kindergarten, which he graduated from with flying colors.... He loves all his friends @ puppy school... he also gets to see a lot of them when we go to play group on Friday mornings, and also to the Petco playgroup on Wednesdays....
Maverick can "sit" "down" "up" "stand" he can also give "paw" "high five" "roll over" "belly up" "beg" "kiss" --- the main thing we're working on these days is recall..... when I call him he needs to come to me... and he'll do it sometimes... but not all of the time... thats our main objective at this time....
I will update more again about Maverick... ideally i'd like to post at least every few days so I am keeping up with whats going on in his life....
Today, Maverick spent the day @ grandma & grandpa's... he LOVES it there.... Grandma spoils him soooo rotten.... They got him this giant carrot... yes, a carrot.... Maverick LOVES carrots, but this carrot was ginormous! haha... it was so cute to watch him play with the carrot.
but now, he's home with me, sound asleep at this time... i want him to get up so we can sleep in in the am!
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glad he is doing well now!
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