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Zoey had an umbilical hernia too, and the vet assurred us it was perfectly fine and normal. We did choose to remove it when she was getting spayed, but it certainly didn't require its own surgery.

I am so sorry for you. Like everyone else here, my dog is the light of my life too, and so I know how terrible this must be for you. My heart ached for you when I read your story. Dart is a beautiful dog and I am sure he was a wonderful son to you. I know that you feel guilt over what happened, but it was an accident, and as hard as it is you shouldn't force yourself to carry the burden of the pain of the guilt. I am sure Dart is looking down on you from doggy-heaven and wishing happiness for you.
My wish for you is that one day you will forgive yourself and feel healed enough to bring another dog into your life and let yourself enjoy all the wonderful things they will bring to you.

Today I'm wondering why Home Depot didn't show up to install the new carpet in my old apartment like they were supposed to, and whether or not they will show up tommorow for the "reschedule" when I drive all the way out there and sit around in an empty un-airconditioned house waiting for them.

I'm also wondering why my boyfriend's parent's dog Boo hates Zoey so much . When we first got her, he hated her, then she grew on her and they were best buds for months, and now he hates her again. We were supposed to dog sit him all day today and tommorow, but had to take him back because he was getting worse as the day went on and snapped at Zoey and now he's going to have to stay outside at his house while they have their floors refinished, instead of in the comforts of our home.

And here's the downlow on my job: I work in an elementary school special ed classroom. I am going back to school to get a masters so I can have my own classroom, but for now I am just an assistant. Since school got out last week, I am home for awhile working on finishing remodeling in my new house. When I'm done, I guess I'll temp for my old temp company until school starts again.

Also, I want to say for the record I am jealous that grumpybunny used to work with dolphins  . And Jacksmom, you should get a product called auro-dry for your daughter. It clears up swimmers ear and if she puts one or two drops in each ear every time she swims, she'll never have to worry about swimmers ear again. I was a competative swimmer for 12 years so I've had swimmers ear a million times (it sucks). Hopefully she is feeling better soon.

I haven't heard of that, but when Zoey is itching at something, I spray her with an anti-itch spray I bought at the vets and that works really well to stop her from itching.

I don't know if this is the best advice, but I would probably keep a jar with extra special treats in the kitchen, and in addition to comforting them with words/actions, give one the special treats when you accidentally set off the alarm. That way they will at least associate something good with it even if they are scared witless. Turn something negative into something positive, you know?

The letter made me laugh too   

I agree that you should not be making either dog the alpha, because you are always supposed to be the alpha. The dogs are supposed to work together, not against each other, and by you putting kramer above cooper, you are creating a situation where cooper feels like he needs to act out to prove himself. Start treating them both equally and their relationship should improve.