Dog can pull their muscles too

The question is how my Goldie got injured.   She is a big girl.  She weighs 72 lbs and in the dog world she is a large girl.  Because of her size, she is not keeping herself away from any commotion. Actually, she enjoys throwing herself into any kind of commotion, especially in the offleash park

On 17 Jun, two big mouth French bulldogs were fighting.  Within seconds, Goldie was there. She barked her head off.  Was she there to be a cheerleader or be a negotiator.  Who knows!  French bulldogs are cute when they are puppies. When they are full grown, they are just like big hard giant sausage rolls running around in the park.  They are fearless and they are strong.  Without out of portion height and weight, they are  runners.  When two were fighting, Goldie was tripped by one of them.  I did not notice she was limping until two dogs were leashed away by their owner.   And the owner came and said sorry and said "I don't usually take both of them here.  The white is my foster dog.  He is a bit aggressive"  My reaction inside my head is "you stupid idiot should not take the aggressive one in the park" but I shrugged and said "Well sometimes dogs misbehave, it's OK".

Poor Goldie, she limped back to my place. Lucky she just pulled her muscles.  Otherwise,.....

Road trip to Niagara Falls

"Don't forget to buy a bench seat cover for your car.  And then the seat belt for you dog"

After a month. Goldie finally got her booster shot. Her rabies shot was done by the shelter. Nevertheless, a lot things been done by the shelter, there were still a lot of checkups required.   Her blood test for heart worm came negative.  Now she is on the Advantage.  A medication keeps fleas and ticks away.

Back to the story, it's not surprising a lot of people from Toronto were leaving town for a vacation.   Niagara Falls seems to be the easy choice.  So Karim and I  drove out with Goldie.   We did not know what to expect and apparently it was a mistake.

Dog should be buckled down to the back seat.   With a 70 lbs dog sits at the back seat, you don't know what to expect.   Goldie is a young girl, she is curious.  My new 2013 Tuscon seems to be a perfect fit for her.  But she moves around.  She wants to stick her head out for the car, lean against the door, put her two front paws and lift herself up.  So she can stand.  Hell No..

After almost two hours on the road, she became very impatience.  She wanted to get out. She started to climb up to the front.  I was driving at that time. She knew I am occupied.  So it opened up a free way for her to be mischievous.  There is no way Karim can control her.  He is just a play mate to her.  I am the alpha.   We managed to pull over and gave her a toilet break.    The round trip experience was painful.

The first thing we do after we drove home.   We went to pet store and looked for dog car seat harness.    No way i am going to drive her around without it.

If possible, give her a buzz cut would be nice.  So I won't breathe in her hair in the car anymore.