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So... Dave's reports weren't perfect yesterday. He bit a dog while they were outside using the bathroom area. The vet said that the person who took him out was warned that he is not dog friendly, but allowed him to get close to another dog, and he snapped at him. Apparently, Dave caught the dog's lip/jowl and broke skin. The vet said it was completely their responsibility for allowing him to get that close. I apologized profusely, and she continuously reassured me that this kind of thing will happen, especially as many of the dogs are in a heightened state - nervous, scared, agitated - when they are there. Still, I feel horrible. The other dog was fine, and playing right after it happened, but I can't imagine being that owner and getting that information. I asked if we would be kicked out or Dave needed to be muzzled (how exactly that would happen with the smooshed Boston snout I don't know), but she said that they would ensure that he is not able to get to another dog. She laughed when I asked about being kicked out, saying that it takes a lot more than that to have to leave.

I was very upset yesterday, and blame myself for not doing more for him in the past. He's been to training, puppy playtimes and met dogs in neutral spots one-on-one, and still hates other dogs, aside from a basset hound he met seven years ago and our friend's boxer, Moochie. The ironic part is that I had just remarked to Mike how much better Dave seemed while in the waiting room around the other dogs. He's been acting much calmer.

What I didn't mention in my brief update yesterday was the further detail the vet went into regarding his lymph nodes. She said that there are some dogs whose lymph nodes never feel normal and soft, but Dave's do, hence the "beautiful" lymph nodes comment. It was the bright spot in the discharge news yesterday.

The picture in this post is from Grammom's house last year. He unmade her bed to get comfortable. I think he looks remorseful. The new profile pic of him is from five or six years ago, when Mike's parents still had their pool. Dave LOVES swimming!