Loss of a pet
We had to put Bruin down today. Luckily I don't think this will affect Isabelle - she's too young to remember him. Scott and I got him when he was only a 3 month old puppy on Christmas in 2010. We drove all the way to NY to get him. He picked us out as he ran into Scott's open arms. But even then, the abuse he endured from his owners left life long scars on him. He had been kept in a kiddie pool with like 10 other puppies where they barely moved. He didn't know how to really walk when we got him. He was very aggressive with food as they fought over small amounts of it in the pool. He was extremely skittish around many things like the fridge or black trash bags. We can only imagine why but he needed anxiety meds to help him. He developed seizures at a young age and needed to be on powerful drugs to combat them. We only found out this week that if a dog has a seizure for over 5 minutes it can cause brain damage and he had a few that lasted 10 or 15 minutes so I am ...