Amphibias International Travel Pup!

I was going to write all about Olney and how he swims in the pool now and we got him a pet passport so we can bring him to Nice, but he just ran around like a crazy pup jumping on the furniture (and me) and I'm annoyed with him. So instead I'm going to get a little ice cream and relax on the couch a little before writing this blog. It's sooo hot here, and ice cream is perfect for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

So like I said before, Olney's a great swimmer! He can go in and out of the pool by himself and does a couple laps around us while we're all in the water. He's really fast too and beats Fabri at swim races! This is me about to grab him so he can rest in the water with us for a sec.

From Olney at the Pool

Here's me holding him so he can take a break from paddling. I think he gets tired because there's no where for him to rest except for on the steps. Maybe we can get a special dog friendly raft for him!

From Olney at the Pool

Look at how cute the little swim pup is!!

From Olney at the Pool

We took Olney to the vet last week for a general check up and a rabies vaccine. We needed the vaccine to get him a puppy passport and you have to have a passport to take him abroad (for example, to Nice where we're going for a weekend in August). We also had them do a heart worm test, which was negative and we gave him the preventative pills. In Saluzzo the climate isn't right for heart worm, but Ruffia (where the pool is) and Monasterolo di Savigliano (where Olney was born) are hot spots. So we decided to have the test and get the pills. While we were waiting to go into the exam room, a horrible pit bull came out and was vicious and bit another dog waiting on the face and would have bit Olney if he had been closer. The other dog that got bit (which was very sweet and had played with Olney before the bit pull) was bleeding on her face, and the vet took care of it of course. Fabri was so mad, and I was upset by the whole thing. And of course the dog's owners were as well. So it goes.

A few days later I went and got the International Travel Pup his passport! It was very easy because the office is in our apartment complex! It was very easy, the hardest part being Olney got bored waiting for the woman to fill all the necessary information in for the passport. Puppies!

Now I can't wait to head over to France! We wanted to go this weekend, but Fabri's parents are there, and we don't want to have that kind of family vacation there right now. Instead we're going to go on another mountain top hike tomorrow and hopefully put together our shelves for the cellar on Sunday.