I am sorry for not being on the board lately. I have been SO busy with the dogs and with selling my mother-in-law's house and looking at houses, and going through the credit approval for a mortgate and keeping the dogs happy at the same time. I am in two training classes with Kersey, I just started her in an incredibly wonderful new school and she graduates from her class at Petco tomorrow. I have also been working hard to keep Graham happy, we have been doing some therapy work together and he really loves it. He's got such a healing heart.

Graham continues to be sore after dog park trips. He has SUCH a good time though. I have decided to let him have a good time and give him Rimidyl when he is sore later that evening. That way he can have his fun and get his pain killer to ease the ouchies. I do restrict his running at the dog park, though. When he has had enough running, I call him to me and I persuade him to chill with me instead of run with the other dogs. He is doing pretty good with it, although he'd rather not chill with mom, he'd rather play with the other kids. I am not ready to keep him from going and from having fun. I have heard terrible things about Rimidyl, but if he is in pain then I will continue using it on him. At this point, because he loves going to the dog park so much and running and playing with the other dogs, I will continue to let him. I can't take that away from him.

As for Kersey's motion sickness...it's still there completely. I have started crating her in the car so she has a "safe place" and when she does get sick, it is not all over the carpet. I just line it the crate with absorbent paper to soak up the drool and the barf. I have noticed that she's never happy about going into the car. In fact, she really does not like it. I also noticed her drooling sometimes when she knows she's going to have to get into the car.....even before she gets into the car! Yesterday at training class I was putting away my handful of toys, treats, leashes, collars in the front seat while Kersey was standing and waiting to be put into her crate. I looked at her and the drool was dripping from her mouth....and she's NOT a drooling dog! She was drooling because she KNEW that she was going to be put into the car!

I have started feeding her her morning breakfast in the car, and I also take 3-4 treat-breaks when I take her to the car and give her some treats and praise while she's in her car crate. I am hoping to at least get her to like her car crate, and look forward to car trips. I think I can do it if I work on it alot.

Thanks for your concern everyone. I appreciate all of you. You are such kind friends. I am hoping to be able to frequent this site more often very soon. I don't think it's going to be possible until we move though. Just so busy.