On the 13th of April, LJ Fredericks hit the 9 month mark.  Sorry I’m a little late writing this!  Very busy of late!!

LJ is many things to me.  But first and foremost, he is a puppy.  His destructive nature has not decreased noticeably since he was neutered a several weeks ago.  His house priviledges are again limited to his kennel and the back yard unless he’s with me.  He’s gone through most outdoor low-voltage wiring, destroyed an entire Malibu lighting system, disabled the spotlights that illuminated my palm trees, dumped most of his toys into the pool and TRIED to destroy my hammock.  But, he is doing just what a puppy does when bored and he’s done nothing upsetting to me in quite some time.   

LJ LOVES the dog park.  Since we started going recently he now get wait to get there.  And, every time we get in the SUV he starts whimpering thinking that’s where we’re going.  He’ll play for as long as I let him.  He plays non-aggressively with any dog out there.  And, if a dog tries to get aggressive with him, he just turns and heads in another direction (just as Jordan did.)  We’ve also routinely been going on walks at around one in the morning (before work) around the community; about 2-3 miles.  He simply loves that as well!

It still amazes me how our pet community has taken to this young boy.  Any where I go, EVERYONE wants to know about LJ; how he’s doing and what he’s up to.  I can’t thank you enough for your love and support of my new friend.  It truly warms my heart.

Finally, LJ is heading over to his vet, Dr. Kristine Ziegler at Sahara Pines this morning on break.  He’s got a bit of an allergy issue in his left ear (quite common with labs) and he’s gonna get spruced up for his “Red Carpet Walk” today at the Venetian for the Jennifer Harmon Celebrity Poker Tourney to benefit the NSPCA.

See you on News 3 and out and about in the community.

4-19-08 - LJ Gets Attached!

Thank God, he’s fine!  We were at a dog event this past Saturday morning.  There were some adoption dogs there.  I turned briefly to speak with someone and I heard LJ start screaming and squealing.  I looked down in horror as one of the dogs up for adoption had most of LJ’s head in his mouth.  The volunteer holding the dogs leash seems to freeze and I had to reach into the dog’s mouth and pull LJ’s head out.  Fortunately, the skin was only broke in one spot right behind his left eye.  I got him in the SUV and took him straight to Sahara Pines Animal Hospital.  Dr. Kristine shaved the area down and she does not believe there will be any permanent scarring.  But, to be on the safe side, we put him on antibiotics. 

I was very concerned that the attack might’ve affected his willingness to play with other dogs, but he couldn’t wait to get to the dog park yesterday and shows no sign of any lingering trauma.  Look for pictures of the wound to be posted soon.

Also, on a MUCH brighter note:  LJ went in on Friday for a bit of an ear infection and he tipped the scale at exactly 70 pounds!!!  Talk about a big boy, huh.