Chili's been a little sick lately. Not sure if he caught something or it's a food allergy, but he had a bout of diarreaha last week, did fine the following few days and as soon as we got him back on his regular food, it returned and he vomited. So for now the little guy is on chicken and rice (and he's not at all unhappy about that!). He's got all his energy and enthusiasm...not a care in the world. We left him home during puppy k yesterday. We hated to do it because he loves it so much, but in case he does have something, it's better that way. Vet started him on antibiotics and probiotics and said it would be a few days before the fecal test came back (this one is much more expensive than past ones). If it's not pathogenic in nature, then maybe it's a food allergy? We've got him on Orijen LBP formula (no grains), so maybe that will help narrow down the culprit. Not sure about his weight at 16 weeks, but I'd guess 32 lbs. He's been leaning out on the chicken and rice in the last week. I think I might need to increase the qty a bit. Anyone know the correlation of chicken and rice vs. regular kibble? I used to feed 1 1/4 cup kibble 3 times a day. We're at 1 3/4 of rice/chicken 3 times a day and it just doesn't seem to be enough. Granted, there is a huge moisture content in there, so maybe I need to be between 2-2.5 cups at each feeding?
Potty training is a mixed bag. On one hand, when he had diarreaha he woke me up in the night 3 times to go out, which is unusual. As I learned that night he was sick and did NOT want to go in the crate. He didn't go outside the crate either...waited for me to get suited up and take him outside. He most definitely knows that's the place to go...but the family room is still a suitable place too!
*sigh* We're restricting his access to that room to times when we can closely supervise and usually after he's already been outside. Maybe over time he'll stop associating this room as a potty-playground?
We've been working on his loose leash walking and hoovering of things on the road. Lot of treats and rewards when he follows along and ignores distractions. The neighbor's dogs are still too much of a distraction, but it's going pretty well.
Oh, he FINALLY let me sleep in this weekend!!! At first he would wake me up at 5:30-6AM because he had to go out, then once he could hold it a bit longer it was because he HAD to eat!
For the first time since we've had him, he let me sleep in until 8:30 on Sat, and 9:00 on Sunday! I'm not a particularly late sleeper, but after 2 months of sleep deprivation, I have some catching up to do, and I'm soooooo happy!
Love the pics of all the pups! I've been neglecting to do that the last few weeks and have to get back to it this weekend. Puppyhood is so short! Will post some up next week!