Roman 2-8-15 Week #25

Hello all. It is February and we are getting closer to spring and it has been yep over five weeks since I have last been on here to make an update. Nothing to say but life and time are always changing. Things have been good just very busy. I have lots of news and changes with Roman to share. Shall I begin?

Alright then lets hit it. Roman is a big big boy now. He got neutered a couple weeks back already and they weighed him in at a whopping 73 pounds already!!! We are still only feeding him six cups a day. Three each meal. His mother (wifey) wants to do more but he is looking perfect and not overweight or under. He drinks a lot of water and his coat is great. He still loves ice cubes and has not grabbed any food off the table. he did however like a cheeseburger on the coffee table recently but left it be. Surprising!

Tonight is to be the last night of training for phase one general obedience. Last week was missed cause it was cancelled due to weather here. Got to love Iowa. He has done so well and we plan on going to the advanced class later in the month as long as the trainer believes he is ready. We are very proud of him and he has learned quick. He is a well behaved dog on and off leash with exception to the back yard where he is stubborn at times. Par for the course.

As I said above, Roman got neutered a couple weeks ago by the local animal rescue league. They had an offer that really no one can pass up. Due to the area we live in we got a postcard in the mail offering pets to be spayed/neutered for free. We called and got him set up. They even offered to pick up and drop him off. Of course he is our little boy and we could not do that so Wifey took him and picked him up. However, during his surgery they found out that one of his testicles had not dropped and they had to go search for it. Meaning the simple procedure got more invasive and they dug for testicle up in his stomach fat and had to pull it down to complete the procedure. Needless to say he was in some good pain he first day and was on an antibiotic for over a week twice a day. His hair is now growing back and seems to be all healed. Poor guy.

Now we are dealing with another issue that is of concern to us. On his left rear paw on the inside by his toe there is a sore that is like a wart almost but it is red and swollen. The other day when it was really cold outside and he was in the snow he favored that leg to the point he had it pulled up and was almost walking on three legs until I got him inside and he warmed up. He was only out for a little bit. Yesterday it broke open a little and started to bleed. We have a vet appointment already set for this coming Friday for his standard check up but want them to look at it as well. Wifey called the vet yesterday though and asked about the sore. They advised to put some neosporin on it and cover it with a sock if he does not leave it be. Not sure what it really is but it worries us greatly.

For the past week or so at night we have been testing Roman with sleeping next to me on the floor instead of him being in his kennel. Main reason really is that as he has gotten bigger and heavier his paws make a huge racket in the night on the kennel plastic floor waking us when he moves around. The door is still open so he can go in there if he wants and sometimes he chooses to do so. (So much different than when we got him and he whined like an infant while in there) It has worked so far. He seems to enjoy the carpet and being able to move around. Only downside. Dog hair embedded into the carpet on my side! Totally worth it though.

Macy and Roman continue to grow closer together. He wants her toys when she is playing with them. She worries when he is not there. They will actually sleep together side by side on the couch more. The thing is they are two totally different dogs. Macy is the watch dog and barks at people and watches out the window more. He is more relaxed and will only break out the big boy bark or growl if there is a stranger at the door or playing. He would rather just be chill. He enjoys his food the most then will hang out and chew on a bone all by himself and self entertains with a ball playing soccer.

The past several weeks in our lives as many others are always busy and I am going to keep my best here to always keep this as up to date as I can. I always think about this blog and what it has done for us and enjoy peoples comments and likes. Thank you all. We are only seven months into Roman’s life and so much more to go. Keep reading…

Here he is as of today!

Roman Weeks #14 & #15

Well. I did it again. I blame the craziness of holiday week. My birthday this week turning 35 and my sons birthday as well and him turning 12. Busy time of the year and before we all know it Christmas will be here. Our next few weekends are jammed packed already. So with this being said I am going to do my best to keep on track here and I know now there are a few that are dedicated to reading these and want to see what Roman is up to each week.

Here we go. Roman has been increasing in size and mental capacity each and every day. It is crazy. He is damn near the size of Macy now and they are getting along better for the most part. They will even lay together on the same couch now well until Roman starts pissing Macy off in some fashion.

We are all set for training to start a week from today but the first class got full so we are going from 8-10 p.m. for 8 weeks. He is needing it as his manors are not very good but he is learning to sit and we are working on stay but he has little patience. I did take him on a car ride on Thursday to get our kids from their mothers in a neighboring community. Wifey placed the prong collar on him. She added all the links back it came with and it was still snug. In the car on the way he was calm but drooling all over and he has never done that.

We got to the house and I let him out to put him in the back seat and let him great the kids. He was fine. Once we were all loaded up and on the way back home he was drooling again. About 8 blocks from leaving my daughter says I think he is going to puke. I said no he wont. Sure as can be though a few seconds later he did. He has never done that before. Now we have two dogs that get car sick… or… we are thinking that the possible tightness of the prong collar ramped up his nerves and caused him to do it. Going to try to take him somewhere tonight without it and see what happens.

Roman is getting his adult teeth. Have yet to see any baby teeth laying around. We are loving the changes to him. Some of his coat colors are changing as well. Not sure his face will change to much but his back may end up more tan. See what the spring season change has in store for that.

Only other major thing that happened last week was he had a severe case of diarrhea! Literally shooting water out. Went on for two days. It started before I had taken him for shots and then he got four of them that day so this for sure did not help him. However, wifey to the rescue. She gave him rice and pure pumpkin with a little pepto and by the next day he had stopped and was returning to normal. Not sure what it was about but he has been fine since and acting normal. She is amazing with them.

This about covers it for the last two weeks. For this next Sundays post it will be delayed as I want to add in how training went. Looking forward to seeing what this not so little guy anymore can do.

Thanks all for you patience!

Of course there will be a picture but will be added later on today as I am not home when I type these and he is outside playing.