November 15th 2008 7:04 am
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It's been over a year since my mommy and I have logged onto our Dogster account. Boy what a year it has been! We went to the Canine Cruise last year and this past September...LOVED IT!! I think my mommy plans to attend every year. Last year we also attended the Chillioween, Thanks Chi-Dinner, and the Santa Paws events at Happy Paws (great space and boutique!), organized by Ada Nieves of the NYC Chihuahua Meetup. We weren't able to attend this year's Chilloween party, or any Halloween event for that matter, because we moved...again. But I'll get to that in a moment.

This year I also got an ear infection recurrence around the same time as last year. My vet said that indicates it's seasonal allergies. It was so bad I even gave myself a hot spot from licking myself. Luckily my mommy treated it by dabbing the area with hydrogen peroxide 1-2 times a day and forced me to wear the e-collar again. By the time we managed to get an appointment with my vet (she's very busy), it was healing. My vet prescribed me doggie allergy pills, similar to the kind humans use for their allergies. My mommy tricked me into eating my dosage (1/2 a pill) by either putting it in my food or offering it to me as a treat.

My mommy and I haven't been able to go out much because her schedule has gotten crazier than before. Her division got shut down so they switched to another office. She also started taking driving lessons and got her license! And, as I mentioned before, we moved again last month. It was crazy!! It took two days to move everything. We moved three buildings south to the apartment above the one my mommy lived in when she first moved to the Bronx. That was before she got me. It's a MUCH NICER apartment with good service, but it's a bit tight on space because my mommy's uncle is staying with us for another month and my grandmommy is a hoarder. She didn't get rid of anything like everyone else did. I have to share our long hallway (we're not allowed in the bedrooms anymore) with Tito, my auntie's Chihuahua mix she brought from the Dominican Republic in January. He can annoy me sometimes, but at least I have some company.

Because things have been so hectic and my auntie is arranging her wedding for June next year, Tito and I haven't been walked much. But I know when we're settled well in the new apartment and work schedules get better, we will go back to our walking routine. For now, I'm looking forward for this year's Thanks Chi-dinner. My mommy bought me a new dress!

Hope to come back to to Dogster soon!