Mimi: Doggy Day Care and Training
Mimi has had a busy few weeks. She was spayed recently and handled it very well. We had to go to Manassas from Arlington, VA for the procedure, which is about 1 hour travel time. Needless to say, she was very car sick on the way up there. Her car sickness is the next area that I need to learn more about to hopefully help her.
When I first adopted Mimi she was very anxious and nervous. She has come a long way since then. As she is learning her commands in her training class, she is relaxing. The adoption agency told me that the Envigo rescue beagles are all quite anxious. I had a talk with Mimi’s vet about her anxiety and she was prescribed some medicine to help calm her down. It’s been about two weeks since then and the medicine has really helped. Before the medicine Mimi would spend hours circling my apartment non-stop. Now, she plays with her toys and munches on her bones and sits and cuddles. I’ve started putting her in her crate when she starts circling and she takes a nap. So, at this point, just like a very young child, that she needs her rest a few times a day. After her naps she is playful again and also cuddles. So, Mimi is making great progress.
She has been attending a 6-week training class, which completed last Sunday. At this time she knows focus, sit, leave it, walk, down (sort of). We still need to work on walk, but I notice that she is now naturally walking on my right side near my right leg, which is much easier than when she runs in any direction she wants to run. She still has her moments, though.
Doggy day care was a wonderful, tiring day for Mimi. I was able to watch her on a video feed during the day. She really got into what was going on with the other dogs and started playing with one of the smaller dogs. It was great to see. I wish I could afford to take her there two or three days a week because she was having so much fun. Now when we take our walks she not only greets the other dogs but invites them to play. I’m looking forward to moving to my house where I have a fenced back yard so that she can run as often as she wants.
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When she was spayed she had to wear a cone to prevent her from licking or chewing on her stitches. She had to wear it for 14 days. When it was time to take it off, we went for an interesting walk. Every chance she got, she rolled around in the grass rubbing her nose and body all over. It was obvious to me that she appreciated the freedom of being without the cone. But, she didn’t mind it too much while it was on. Again, another successful adventure.
