#12monthsfordogs

6/12 Barney by Meg Price Via Flickr: Barney finds the long grass in this meadow physically quite tough to walk through but when we approach the place where the path diverges, he usually pulls to come down here, instead of heading the other way - even though the alternative route, which goes through the woods is nice & flat! He likes the warmth of the sunshine & sniffing all the interesting scents which must drift up on the breeze - the wind is nearly always in your face in this spot. He also likes to have a bit of a lounge on the soft grass... haha, when I join him for a rest, I always seem to find that one spiky thistle to sit on!! Poor old lad has been having a fight with a rather stubborn UTI for the past few weeks. I got quite worried that his kidneys weren't working well, as Barney had starting drinking more & more water & wasn't wanting breakfast but a blood test showed his kidney function is mostly ok (not 100% but not as bad as I thought & alright for a dog his age). However, the urine sample came back showing signs of infection. Since then, he's been on & off antibiotics - they definitely help but once he's stopped taking them, Barney begins showing signs of feeling a bit unwell again. Hopefully this last, slightly longer course he's been on will do the trick, if not, we'll have try something else! Still, in between getting mildly annoyed at me, because I've been shoving multiple tablets down his throat every day, Barney's been fairly happy - enjoying the good weather - he is always a fan of summer. (I cannot believe we're halfway through 2022 already... this year is flying by).