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Dexter has lost his morning appetite because of the Prozac and my vet said it’s a normal symptom and to reduce his dosage a little until his body adjusts to the medication … but in the meantime I now spend my mornings sitting on the kitchen floor beside Dexter encouraging him to eat.

I was really resenting it today. I have work to do and I was feeling anxious about getting on with things … I felt like he was taking time away from me getting ready for the day (I needed to blow-dry my hair and put on my face) and I was becoming increasingly frustrated that he would only stare at his food and not eat it.

I found myself getting angry at Dexter (even though it’s not his fault – it’s the meds) and I realized I needed an attitude adjustment. So I decided to turn this frustrating moment into an opportunity for me to meditate.

I closed my eyes, took a deep cleansing breath and started chanting my mantra for the day with the intention of having Dexter eat. I chanted “nom nom nom” out loud as I smacked my lips and focused on my breath. I then pictured Dexter happily eating in my minds eye and will wonders never cease … guess who started eating on his own?  🙂

Thank you Dexter.

Fergus love you!, originally uploaded by Sarah Kramer Photography.com.

Day 162 … Fergus love you!

This sweet dog Dexter is taking up SO MUCH of my free-time I barely have time to think!!

I want to say thank you to everyone who has donated $$ to Dexter’s care and especially to Holly who stepped up in a BIG way and purchased this months Prozac prescription for Dexter. 🙂

Dexter has been doing really well on his Prozac. It has cut down on his anxiety quite a bit and there has been a couple of times where I’ve been able to leave the house without him pitching a fit.

I’ve also noticed that he’s not so clingy and is feeling more confident. For example he now happily snoozes away in the living room while I’m in the kitchen and he no longer needs to watch my every move. Yay.

The car on the other-hand is still a nightmare. He’s happy to go to the car. Happy to get in the car. Happy to sit in the car while I’m driving … but as soon as I try and get out of the car he loses his mind. Shrieking, barking, flailing about. Anyone have an experience with this? Have any tips?

I’ve also had a bit of interest in Dexter since we put him up for adoption on the BC Poodle and Small Dog Rescue and one nice family really fell in love with him but I had to turn them down. They are a great family and will make a dog a very happy home but Dexter is unfortunately not the dog for them. They were looking for a dog that can play with the grand-kids and I’m afraid Dexter needs a house where there isn’t a lot of over-stimulation but there is a lot of exercise.

We’ve also had 2 weeks of no peeing in the house and Gerry and I were just talking this morning about maybe not having him wear the belly band … but then tonight Dexter was snoozing in the office on his pillow and was suddenly startled when someone in the condo hallway was making noise that he barked himself awake and then peed himself. *laugh* Poor kid. I can’t decide if that dials his “pee meter” back to zero or not. I felt so bad for him.

It’s going to be tough to find Dexter the perfect furever home … especially with him being such a “project dog” so let’s all think positive thoughts and perhaps we can conjure up the perfect family for him.

I know you all think Dexter’s perfect home is our home but we aren’t allowed to have 2 dogs in the condo building and while I love having Dexter staying with us … I really miss having just Fergus as a fur-baby. Having 2 fur-babies is a lot of work (especially when one is special needs) and Dexter takes a lot of my attention away from Fergus and while he doesn’t seem to mind … I do. So let’s all have a “collective positive prayer session” and conjure up that perfect family for Dexter.

If you’d like to donate to Dexter you can do so via paypal and Dexter will send you a Thank-You card with a very cute photo inside. 🙂

There will be a FREEDOM MARCH for the UVIC rabbits on Wed – Feb 9th – 3pm.

More details HERE.

After rabbit groups fulfilled UVic’s request to shrink the campus population to 200 rabbits, the University has since decided that UVic should be entirely ‘Rabbit Free’.

UVic has neglected the issue for decades, and now wants to eliminate the school grounds of one of its most treasured icons, the campus bunnies. Instead of implementing a few simple steps, such as signs alerting people not to abandon rabbits, and facilitating a Trap, Neuter, Return program (which would cost nothing, given local vets have volunteered their services), UVic instead plans to kill all rabbits found on campus after February 28th. This, despite over 1,000 moved off grounds by caring groups.

Join the UVic Friends of Animals Club in our march around Ring Road in a demonstration to show UVic that the bunnies are wanted, and should be able to live their lives in peace at the University. More info HERE.

Shake it off …, originally uploaded by Sarah Kramer Photography.com.

Day 160… I’ve been feeling badly about slacking on the 365 but Fergus told me to “shake it off” and get on with it. 🙂