My sweet fur baby had an extremely hard time coping with Grant's arrival back in September, early October. He's been living with my folks since then and has been showered with affection unconditionally. They have nursed him back to health and I am so grateful for all they have done the past few months. My Dad gives Riley a bath every three to four days and washes him with medicated shampoo that has to stay on his skin for 30 minutes, this has helped aid in his hair regrowth. Riley also had the shakes and was an overall nervous dog when he went to live with them and I'm happy to report he no longer shakes or is jittery! Here's a picture of Riley I took on my recent visit to NC. He's happy as a lark and has assumed the position of My Mom's lap dog. Those of you who know my parents well know that their pomeranian, Miss Sally, (a.k.a. Tessa, in her former life) is truely my Dad's dog and nips my Mom when she comes close to him so Riley has settled right into their family.
Where do things stand?
Well, Riley is not particularly fond of his brother, Grant. Grant is in the stage now where he likes to pull Riley's hair and chase after him in his walker. I think Riley is overall terrified of his little brother. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship. Grant bullies Riley and Riley cowards away. Riley has such a great thing going on with his Grandparents (adoptive parents,) I think it's a little too soon to bring him back into our home and disrupt his fabulous lifestyle. When I say fabulous, I mean it. He sleeps in the bed with my parents, they take the dogs on carrides daily and feed them table scraps. They are pretty much spoiled and living any canine's dream. Let's face it, in our household, Riley would go on being our dog. Not a child but a dog...
Sooooo, for now Riley will continue to reside in Clinton and we'll settle for visits every couple of weeks/months. Riley will always be my first fur-child but it's pretty obvious now where his loyalties lie...
I can't believe that's the same dog I saw at your parents in the fall! I know it's hard, but he truly is happy with your parents now. And pretty good looking!
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