Update on Toby

For those wondering about Toby aka Toblerone

Last night Lisa and I came home to find Toby had been injured by Hachi, his ear had been ripped open exposing the cartilage and a piece of skin/fur on both sides is missing. We do not know if it was done in anger or if it was just aggressive play, but it really has Me pissed off. Not so much at him but at us. We have known Hachi plays really ruff and does not realize he is so much bigger than the others. He has always been mouthy with me and other dogs and I have been trying to curtail that because Cheech had been a little beat up a few times but not really hurt and most recently Mandy (Kat's dog) had a puncture wound on her chest we attributed to them playing since they roll across the grass biting and wrestling for hours each day they are together. Now we will be keeping him away from the others as much as possible and it will be more difficult to leave the house for a extended period but I can't see a easy way around the issue with out re-homing him. I was not thrilled to have another big dog but he did grow on me and now I do love him as if he were my own dog. I really hope his hyperactivity and overall craziness is more related to his young age and he will grow out of it soon. I took him for a long walk and for his first trip to the dog park with other dogs there and he did really well wasn't aggressive and wasn't responsive to other dog's aggression at all.  On a good note He ran around pretty crazy chasing and barking with the other dogs just fine.

Toby is obviously happy to come home from the vet, his ear is going to  have a hole in it possibly for the rest of his life. He is uncomfortable as heck but the look in his eyes melts my heart, you can see the pain and the happiness to be home. It was hard to not have him in my room last night. I am glad hes back home even with his funny hair cut ;p Ill be making sure he gets all his care and heals up as best as possible. Tonight he got a little bit of turkey with is meds and he wagged his tail briefly so I consider it a win.

On a unrelated note I fixed the ac/heater unit today, first time on a home unit. I diagnosed the problem and fixed it. I love being able to use the basic troubleshooting to fix things I really have no clue about. It was a victory! I need to do more of that. Maybe it is time to tackle some other stuff around here.