Tippy

We haven't been in touch in a little over a year so I thought I'd give you an update on Tippy! After we spoke last time Tippy went on another medication for her seizures and they worked great. In fact, I had planned on mailing you in Dec to tell you she had made it a year with no seizures. But, unfortunately, over Thanksgiving she got into some donuts while we were visiting family in Wisconsin. 7 donuts was more than even Tippy's insatiable appetite could handle and she got sick from all the fats, worn down, and had a night of seizures. We were one week from our one year goal! So, another vet visit and she got better quickly and is once again doing great. Her weight has stayed down and she has begun to show a little interest in the neighborhood dogs. Mostly, though, she is just interested in her tennis balls and going on walks. She has continued to get more confident about barking and howling, but thankfully that hasn't gotten out of control. She mostly just barks at the door bell and shut doors when she wants out. She can be stubborn, but listens pretty well and we couldn't be happier with her. Thanks again for letting us have Tippy! Bryan and Amanda (updated posted 2/5/09) Tippy is doing pretty well. Let's see... She graduated from a 7 week obedience class. I won't say that she learned everything she could have (pretty stubborn about a few things), but she did pretty well and listens when you want her to sit, stay, etc. Unfortunately, Tip has continued to have seizures...after a round of tests it was discovered that she had a thyroid problem, so she began a new pill for that…her thyroid is now reading normally. It has really made her feel better--improved her appetite (which she probably didn't need!), made her more energetic, and more active. She has lost a lot of weight! The vets seem to think her new weight of 28 lbs. is perfect for her breed and that she looks great. Of course, Tip is a bottomless pit, so I am sure she would gladly eat that weight back on if we let her! Tip really likes to ride in my van, and whenever I open the door she jumps in and gets in the drivers' seat. She goes to the dog park and chases tennis balls as obsessively as ever. She will run the whole length of the park for the ball all day if we'd let her. Tip still isn't too interested in other dogs, but we noticed her running out to greet the two neighbor dogs a bit more recently. As she lost more weight, she started to make it over our fence to chase squirrels in the neighbor's yard. We have trained her to stay in our yard, and built higher gates… Oh--I almost forgot! Tippy found her voice! She barks one loud deep bark when she wants to be let in, and if you get her excited or she gets impatient, she can really bellow out a Beagle yelp! Not sure if we like this development…but it is sort of funny. Glad she feels ok to do it, at any rate. So, anyway, thanks again for choosing us for Tippy. Despite the health woes, we are very happy to have her. Bryan and Amanda (Adopted 4/20007)