Much Better

Well, I think it turns out that I was more affected by the bad episode with the vizsla than Cabana was. I followed Heather & Ellie's good advice yesterday and tried toweling Cabana off indoors, but Cabana didn't react at all. As Emily suggested, when Cabana was sleeping, I felt her all over and could find nothing wrong. She dozed through all my prodding and poking.

Last night, I took Cabana to our puppy group meeting, so Cassie could take a look at Cabana--and so I could see some of our new pups (I haven't been to a meeting in a couple months). Cassie felt all around Cabana's back and legs, and there was a brief second where Cabana seemed to react slightly--but we weren't sure, because there were dogs and people around us, and Cabana could have been reacting to something else.

The meeting, it turned out, was also a chance for Cabana to get some safe playtime, to reinforce positive associations, in case of any lingering fear. Cabana got to romp around for a few minutes with Dagan AND...do you recognize the other puppy?

It's Montego! Here, Cabana is getting sweet kisses from Montego and Dagan.

Cabana loves having her jowls grabbed by puppies. She looks a little unsure in this photo, but believe me, she was enjoying herself. In fact, when Dagan and Montego were chewing on each other, Cabana barked a few times to say, "Hey, over here--I'm open!" (I swear, Cabana has barked more in the past 24 hours than in the rest of her entire life!)

Remember when we puppysat Montego and he was a tiny fluff ball? Now he's a HUGE fluff ball! Didn't he turn out to be so gorgeous? He's still as sweet and MELLOW as ever, and he still reminds me of a lion cub. I could tell that he and Cabana definitely recognized each other, and it was so fun to get to see them play.

I think Cabana is pretty much back to normal, but I'll still play it safe for the next few days. We won't go to the soccer fields for the rest of the week, just in case of any bruising (physical or mental) that needs to heal.