Mozart 09-225 [1]

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Mozart joined our family on Sunday June 7th after a long weekend ride from Tennessee. Although he is vision and hearing impaired he is just a wonderful dog and is setting in quickly.

Here are some things I know about Mozart so far:

We are CRAZY about him!

He has some hearing and he already knows my voice...when I start talking to him his tail wags and he wiggles towards me. He also heard pheasants in the woods yesterday. He will come to me if I clap, talk in a higher pitched
voice, or pound my hands on the floor.  He has a yeast and slight bacterial infection in his ears and the vet thought we may see some improvement in hearing once that is resolved.

Vision is very impaired but occasionally seems to track things that are moving. Walking well on a leash and will stop and lean into your thigh as a means to get reassured you are still there and a means of getting grounded.
My thigh seems to be the home base when we are outside. We have a appointment with an eye specialist tomorrow morning to see if any vision can be restored to either eye.

He is on the skinny side but is eating great and has a beautiful coat. He will sometimes lay down with the bowl between his paws to eat.  Mozart takes treats ever so nice.

Mozart has had no accidents despite not being able to see.  He must have a tree or bush to potty.

He gets along with adopted resident Golden. We have had a couple of growls from both sides but no big deal.

Mozart will now get up and move around the house on his own.  When he does this, I get up and just watch for safety.  He eventually finds me and that is a big deal with lots of tail wags and hugs of course!

When I am home, he has free roam and will now move to a different location to lay.  He did fine in the crate when I left for 2 hours.

Mozart's strength and muscle tone are improved just from Sunday and we even had a silly spell today. The vet feels this dog will make rapid improvements with regular food exercise and or course lots of LOVE and ATTENTION which he so deserves. He is scheduled to be neutered in 2 weeks.

More news following our eye appt tomorrow.  Please cross your paws for Mozart!