11 Weeks & Growing

Ruff-lo everybody. Scooby here with a short update. I turned 11 weeks old yesterday, June 18th. I'm growing at a very nice pace. I'm weighing in at a smidge over 22 pounds and have gained significant height. My days have been filled with playing, sleeping and my personal favorite, EATING!

Recently I was over visiting some other puppies at the grandparents' house and I had so much fun playing with them. They were both a little bigger than me, but I quickly shedded my shy exterior to have some fun. Though it seems the stress of the drive back and forth has given me a sore stomach once again. Upon our return home my stool turned to a very loose movement. We have tried the prescription wet food to get me back to a firmer stool, but unfortunately that didn't work. My Daddy has now moved on to a ground beef and rice diet which has seemed to have a better result. I've been eating just that for the last 24 hours and my stool has been a bit stiffer.

Tomorrow I'll be back at the vet for another check-up and my least favorite thing in the world, SHOTS! Hopefully it will be over quick. The last time we were there it took forever and a day. Bark at you later.

We Were Lost

And now I'm found. Kind of like a born again before they find Jesus. By the way, I never knew he was lost? Anywho, McSpazz is back and with our new laptop. No, it isn't a MacBook, but it is a much nicer PC laptop than we had before. Plus, we doled out the extra cash for a suped-up anti-virus/malware/spyware program and the all important store protection program. You need those kinds of things when your son is as destructive as my family's son (My Son the TV Murderer).

So we ditched the Acer and upgraded to a Toshiba which has a much faster processor, larger memory and a bigger hard drive. What drove us to this decision? It turns out that the OS was bad on the Acer and The Geek Squad said it could be repaired or re-installed, but we needed to get the disc from them (Acer) to accomplish this. After finding out through Acer this would take a week or so for them to get it to us, not to mention the 30 bones they wanted to supply it, we decided to upgrade and never go down the Acer Road again. Really, they wanted us to pay to replace something in their hacked up piece of junk and more than likely that laptop wouldn't have lasted much longer anyways. It might have been the slowest thing since my Commodore 64. The McSpazz clan is back online and Scooby himself is ready to get back to blogging. A week away has built up a huge amount of ideas for posts. So check back often, because I have a lot of updates to bark at you.

I Think My Computer Had Worms

Yesterday, was an awful day for my computer, at least if you wanted to get online. We ran into a problem first thing yesterday morning. When I turned on the computer everything looked fine, but when I logged on the Internet, my home page would load up with absolutely no content. I tried many different websites and pages, but every site came up blank. My connection was fine, but the Internet wasn't home. We McSpazz's tried everything from running virus scans, going back to default programs and talking to professionals with no luck. My Daddy was sure that we needed a new laptop, but my Mommy didn't want to spend the money. Then another attempt this morning brings a small miracle of sorts with absolutely no trouble connecting to or with the Internet on our current laptop. Has that ever happened to any of you? Bark at you later.

I'm Feeling Much Better

After a couple days of a prescription bland diet and being removed from the holistic food I am happy to report my tummy is feeling much better. I've had normal stool movement (less frequent and stiffer) for the past three days and the best thing is that I have slept through the entire night for the past two days. Giving me and my Daddy so much needed rest.

It's amazing what a change in diet can do for a young pup. I'm not saying the the Eagle Pack Holistic Large/Giant puppy food is a bad food, just not right for me. So our next attempt like I've said before is the California Natural puppy food. We went and picked it up last night from Dog Patch Pets which has to be one of the nicest, well run family pet stores ever. If you live in the Western Suburbs of Chicago make sure to check this place out. Not only do they have a huge assortment of everything for every kind of pet, their staff is knowledgeable about all of the products that they sell. Dog Patch Pets will be our pet store of chose for the foreseeable future.

Today was the first day I have tried some of my new food which is rather tasty. My Daddy has started me off slow and will build up to the full feeding. So far, so good and my stool has not had any abnormalities today. Tonight will probably be a better measuring stick and I'll be sure to keep you all informed. My Daddy still can't figure out why my new pics won't load up, I apologize for missing my growing cuteness. I'm up over 16 pounds now and getting bigger everyday. Bark at you later!

It's Been a Long Day

Besides all the loose poop falling out my butt and the entirety of my dinner coming out my mouth, the trip back to the vet was even worse. My Mommy took me back to the vet this evening after they discovered I had thrown-up all my dinner. While at the vet they did more fecal exams and drew blood, because my vet feared I may have the Parvo virus. Fortunately for me, I didn't. Like I said before I a pretty healthy little Great Dane pup. After all was said and done (1 1/2 hours later) at the vet I received some medication to take for the next week and some special prescription only food. I told you in my earlier post today that my new parents were planning on changing my food anyways and now they have the blessing of my vet to go with the California Natural. Only if my stool stiffens up with the prescription food an I don't yack anything else up. My doctor said that if that didn't work that she would suggest Royal Canine. The drawing of blood freaked me out a bit and the more I go to the vet the more I dislike it. If these things don't work the next thing the vet will check me out with is an x-ray to see if I swallowed anything I wasn't suppose to. I was a very playful boy once I got back home. Hopefully, I can get a good nights rest tonight without having to get up multiple times to poop. Bark at you soon.

I Think I'm Going to be Sick

It's been close to two weeks since the McSpazz's have picked me up and I have been on my new food. If you remember from my earlier post my new family chose Eagle Pack Holistic Dog Food (Large/Giant Breed Puppy Formula). The problem has been my reaction to the new food. It tastes great and all, but my stool is just so loose and frequent that it has become not only an issue for me and my butt, but also for my Daddy. See he's the one who wakes up with me at night and when I have to go two to five times a night it can get really tiring. At first my new family found out that they were feeding me a little too much per day so we cut back on that and then they added an Eagle Pack Holistic Solution that is suppose to stiffen stool movements. It has worked to a small degree, but only for the first couple of movements a day and then back to a lot less firm stool movement. Not to mention the high frequency, from just after lunch all the way until very early the next morning. Then I get a short break and then it starts all over again.




We have a excellent pet store (Dog Patch Pets) in the area that has given my family great tips and ideas and even free samples to try. They suggested if the lower food amounts and the holistic solution powder doesn't work that we switch foods again. This time to California Natural. It looks as if my new family is leading in that direction, even though I am gaining weight and growing at a normal pace the overly frequent stools is putting a damper on good nights sleep. For both myself and my Daddy. If any of you have any suggestions for my new family and me with what and how to best proceed for me we would greatly appreciate it. Maybe it's me, maybe it's the food or a combination of both. Bark at you later.

I'm 8 Weeks Old, Now Time for Some New Pics

Can you believe it? I turned eight weeks old this past Thursday. Time is really flying bye, I almost feel like my puppy years are almost gone. My new home and family are absolutely wonderful. My potty training is coming along famously. No back to what you really want, some updated pics of me. Scooby McSpazz, the most adorable little Great Dane this side of the Mississippi. My Daddy is having issues with Blogger and uploading pics at the present moment. So this will be the only new pic you'll be able to see this post. Hopefully he can get it figured out soon so I can astonish you all with my cuteness.




As of yesterday at my last vet visit I am at 14.80 pounds, up exactly four pounds from the vet visit a week ago. I growing fast and I just love to eat. I do the cutest little doggie dance and song show whenever my food is being prepared. I'll try to get Mommy and Daddy McSpazz to video my routine for you all to see soon. I was a little scared at the vet yesterday, because I had to get a shot and a loop down to check for worms and all that. All my tests came back A OK and I'm healthy as a little Dane should be. I get my last worming tonight, thank goodness that part will be over. I'll be back at the vet on Saturday for more shots. I even heard my Daddy talking about training classes for me soon. Great, just what I need. School! I guess it will be good if it will make life better for me and my new family. Bark at you soon.