Patrick 11-128 [1]

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April 26, 2011

Here is little Mr. Patrick. What a warm soul. He is about 4 mo. old, male and a PB golden. He weighs in at about 26 pounds and looks to be a pretty big boy. He is very mellow and very smart. He has had eyelid surgery. His eyelids were flipped at birth which caused the eyelashes to rub on the cornea. Both eyes were done but not sure how well. Patrick has alot of tearing especially in his right eye. I am in the process of getting this looked into. He also has extremely bad dander issues. He has had skin scrappings and all is clear from anything contagious. I am looking into this also. He was placed on antibiotics which cleared up his runny stools. He has had most of his shots, but we are waiting for him to get better before we finish the final shots.

He has adjusted well to our home. There are many children from ages 7-15 running around and through the house, he doesn't mind the attention at all. He has learned sit and has gotten a treat when he goes outside to go potty, now he will go potty and sit at your feet for a treat, so cute. He learned kennel in about 10 minutes and will go in there with the door open for his naps. He does pretty good for about 4 hours and then needs to be let out. I am working on his feeding, he tends to scarf his food so fast that he gets sick, so I have been hand feeding him to slow it down some. I think it is because there are two other dogs around and he doesn't want to share. He is not aggressive if I put my hand by his mouth when he is eating but he will lay down and hug his bowl and shove his nose down to the bottom to hold it down so you won't pick up the bowl.

He loves the car and does really well with travels. He does pretty good on walks he pulls alittle or lags behind, kinda all over the place but he is just a baby. So, besides the dander and eyes, he is a soft bundle of joy and a fast learner. Stay tuned as I think he will be ready to update himself next week.