Recent content by Jake H.'s mom

Traci, as a nurse I can tell you that bypass surgery is very routine therse days. Recovery is also much shorter than in the past. It's always scary though when a parent has to have something like this done. Reminds us that we are not immortal. Especially a girl's father. You will both be in my...

I am so sorry you are going through this. Jake was about that age when he started having spells that sound similar to what you have discribed. It turned out to be pulmonic stenosis. Did a vet detect any evidence of a heart murmer? Jake ended up having heart surgery at 18 months. We lost him to...

Deb, I'm sure your sister means well, as frustrating as it is. It's nice to have children that are the same age as your siblings children. What about working for a company that offers child-care benefits? There are more and more companies offering this benefit now. There are tax breaks to keep...

You will need to find out what grade it is. Jake was born with a murmur that didn't get better by the second vets appt. He ended up having heart surgery at 18 months old. I wish I could tell you how it turned out. He died of 2 different types of cancer when he was 23 months old. I think his...

Jen, I'm so sorry you feel my post was insulting. I didn't mean for it to be at all. I tried to insert the smiling faces and didn't know how to do it. Again I am so sorry.

How many dogs do you have? How many boxers? It might work if you said something like " I would love to have another boxer for Riley to play with, would you mind me borrowing your boxer once in a while. I could pick him up and bring him back". If you make it sound like they would be doing you a...

I lost my 23 month old to cancer on 4/28/02 and was always leaving him at the vets. I always felt terrible doing it. You can't explain why you left him somewhere and let someone hurt him. It's the worst feeling isn't it? I hope you can go get him soon. Hopefully he will be so glad to see you he...

My first thought is -why is a girl with her masters in psychology asking these kinds of questions? Next thought is I think you would have to explore the issue further to know what she is doing. You were taught to ask open ended questions and see what she offers in the way of information. I think...

Desiderio, It's great what you are doing. Thank-you for sharing with us. The pictures are really nice and they look like really good dogs. They are lucky to have you. Your English is also very good. Good-luck with your rescue

What a terrible situation. Has your MIL come straight out and asked your SIL if she can have custody? One thought. Sometimes you can enable a person to act irresponsibly. Has you MIL refused to watch her granddaughter at night or does she let her daughter come and go as she pleases without a...

Sounds like fun. I don't know what started the whole thing, but I have heard that if a dog smells even a little urine or feces inside, they think it's OK to go there. You may think you totally cleaned it up, but their noses are really good and if there is even a trace amount they will find it...

I have to agree with everyone else. What is the reason your wife can't find time to walk a dog? Is she suffering from post-partum depression? I raised three children. At one point I had a newborn, 11 month old, and a 21/2 year-old and still made time to meet my other responsibilities like walk...

I would not assume that this guy actually lost his boxer. I'd be nervous too. You don't leave your dogs outside unattended do you? I hope you got his license plate number just incase.

I would definitely report the dog-throwing incident to the police as an animal cruelty incident. Especially since you have a witness. I think throwing rocks at your dogs is a very serious indication of what they might be capable of. Fairly good surveillance video cameras are not nearly as...

You have all been a great help. Thanks. I guess it sounds like it depends on the individual dogs. I am very appriciative of the one with four dogs. When my husband complains about three, i'll show him your post.