Wormies and Fears

Odie's vet gave three pills last week and told us to mix it with kibble for three dinners. I pounded the pills til they were powdered, put peanut butter, then mixed it with his kibble. In fairness, he happily finished his dinner each time. Success!

He had the zoomies at 3am last night and went potty in his crate twice at that time. My sister got so frustrated, she called me for help just when I was finally falling asleep. She should imagine the shit I have to go through whenever I make Odie go potty!!! Argh! Anyway, I guess the pills have already caused a revolution in Odie's tummy. This morning, he threw up after breakfast, and there was pink stuff when he went potty. Gross! I'm hoping that's the last of it. I have only one pet, and he shouldn't have pets of his own.

I don't know why it took a while for Odie to finish his food tonight, though. Maybe he got used to getting kibble mixed with peanut butter for dinner? SPOILED BOY! I noticed he wasn't eating anymore and there was still a quarter of a serving on his dish. Mini heart attack because he's really matakaw, so I tossed a piece of baked liver which looked like his kibble. He wasn't fooled! He only ate the liver and still left the kibble. So we played some games to make meal time interesting, and I successfully made him finish his food. Whew! I felt like an adult feeding veggies to a child using airplane sound effects!

He went potty outside of his crate (during/after which I showered him with praise and gave jackpot treats), we played for a bit, then I tucked him in bed. I discovered something very peculiar about his behavior though. See, I turned on a flashlight and pointed it toward the wall so it wasn't directly at him. When I did that, Odie stood up and kept walking around his crate, then stayed at the farthest end from where the light was pointed at. He was just looking at the wall, and seemed to have compressed himself at the far end. He was scared of his shadow!!! It's the first time I've ever seen the little boy showing signs of fear, and it's because of his own shadow?

Scaredy Dog?

He was also awfully quiet which doesn't happen a lot. I tried to prove that that was it by turning the flashlight off. He was back to normal with the light off, but when I turned it back on and he saw his shadow again, he immediately got up and walked around and stayed again at the far end of his crate. For a dog who I thought feared nothing, it came as a shock that he showed fear for the first time. I mean, he humps bigger dogs and chases butterflies and birds that pass by, so I don't know how he became afraid of a shadow. I've yet to think of something to help him overcome it. Suggestions? :)

As for me, I was about to train him for a bit before sleepy time, so I brought out his baked liver treats and sliced up a piece of Canine Carry Outs. I also hoped to test which he would prefer between the two treats. However, the moment I started doing such, I saw a big cockroach walking in the area, and it started to flap its wings!!! It was my turn to experience fear!!! So I quickly gave Odie both treats and said good night. He looked at me weirdly and I just ran for help :D