The Case of the Missing Banana

Mom had a banana in her school bag. She put her bag down on the steps and went on her usual routine of house cleaning, cooking, feeding us, and picking up the tootsie rolls out back. Basil was awfully quiet and when mom returned she couldn't find the banana that was in her bag and there were two frenchies suspiciously licking the rug. Basil took it OUT of mom's bag and ate the whole thing - banana peel, stem and all.

Guinn likes ice-cream

With two doggies now, there are certain things mom can't leave unattended anymore. Example #1 here.

Example #2 - Ice Cream in a bowl sitting on the coffee table.



Mmmmmm

Mom put her bowl down and went upstairs. When she came back, the chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream was all gone. That'll show her for not sharing!

I will not eat eggs

I read that adding an egg into their food every once in a while is good for frenchies. I cooked an egg once and Basil wouldn't eat it. I thought he might eat a raw egg so I cracked a raw egg into his bowl. He trusts me and has never given me a hard time about eating anything. He took a few licks to it and I thought he was liking it. I was sitting at the dinner table with some friends having a conversation. I got up to go get dessert ready and stepped into something mushy with my bare foot. I looked down and wouldn't you know!? I stepped into a huge pile of Basil's vomit. He yacked up his entire dinner from earlier. Everyone went running away from the table and I had to wipe my foot and then scoop his dinner up. Thanks all!

I got the point Basil. You don't like eggs. I will never give it to you again!

Eggs and Basil

I would not, could not, in a box.

I could not, would not, with a fox.

I will not eat them with a mouse.

I will not eat them in a house.

I will not eat them here or there.

I will not eat them anywhere.

I do not eat cooked eggs and ham (not).

I do not like them, Basil-I-am.

Health Update

Basil has been noticeably stronger and more muscular. His thighs and abs are lean, but very muscular. When he plays, he pulls much harder. To our surprise, he was able to take our friend's hyper Boston Terrier. When he steps on us, it hurts a lot more! ahaha His face also seems different. It seems fuller and a tad more mature. Ahhh, we don't want him to lose his puppy face!

Otherwise, no itches. Every few days, we change up his diet and give him some pear, apple or cheese. We're on the move doing research and slowly changing his diet to see if there are improvements. We made the mistake of leaving his shampoo on too (thinking it would help) and he had a rash on his sac. In 3 days, I kept wiping it clean and it cleared up right away.

We started to feed him Blue Buffalo: his smelly gas had decreased and his coat looks more shiny. However, we noticed he's been itching under his chin a bit and licking his paws. Also, this last week, he's been getting the worse case of boogie eyes. K wants to take him off of it right away. We're going to move to Taste of the Wild while we research raw feeding.

We're starting to get ready for Christmas! Target has some really cute doggie pajamas.

Tid bits: Pears

Basil had some delicious Bosch pear last night. We could tell that he really enjoyed it compared to the apples and cheese and his regular treats. He's so cute when he's enjoying a special treat. Speaking of treats, he's been spending more and more nights in bed with us now. Some times his snoring is tolerable but most of all he keeps the bed snuggly and warm for us!

How do you like them apples?

We read that Frenchies like cheese, apples, pears and tripe. We've been giving him his medicine wrapped in cheese and that seems to be going well. He really looks forward to it. Apples are in season now, so I thought I would give him a little taste of apple.


Mmmm Mommy What's that?


It's apple. Here, have a piece.


Lick lick Mmmm Delicious Slurp slurp


Nibble nibble nibble. He's so funny. He knew to nibble around my fingers! What a smart dog!

Thanks for the treat, mommy.

No Wheat Please

Most frenchies don't react well to foods with wheat so we bought Merrick dog food and the VitaLife treats. In particular, Duval seems to need it. Having him is like having a baby. At the store, we read all the packages to make sure they were healthy.