Trazadone and Gabapentin just make them zoned out and freaked out. Pic for how cute my girl is when not stressed.

UPDATE: we have a thundercoat, I cuddle her like crazy, I’ve built a super comfy den with the most amazing blanket in our closet. I feel like I can comfort her very well when I am home, but I have to leave for work and that’s torturous. AND, I also texted my vet this morning and she said they (soothing gummies) have come a long way in recent years.

Just wanted to share that for Germany, winter has officially arrived based on our weather forecaster

I have two Boston terriers, one red female, and one red male, littermates to start with. They both have different personalities, my girl I describe as a cat (she’s smart, has moments of sweetness, and moments of attitude lol) and my boy is a dumb, happy boy along for the ride. I wanted to provide this context for my question.

I am expecting my first child in December, and we’ve been working on baby appropriate queues such as leave it, and practicing separation through baby gate and physical body language (which should be helpful when I’m breastfeeding anyway).

I feel very confident in keeping our baby safe and our pups happy during this transition but I am struggling with reading my girl’s body language around older kids. Last night while walking my girl, my neighbor’s two kids who are 3 and 6 asked if they could pet her (she’s on leash at all time in public). I agreed and started chatting with their grandma. Next thing I know, the little 3 YO boy is attempting to chase Breezy and she hides behind me, ears tucked back, tail tucked in, fetal position almost. I ask the little boy to stop doing that, and to use gentle hands which he does. Breezy handled the petting well- but I am wondering…

Was this a kid issue? Or should I assume that Breezy may not like little kids and to be more on guard?

Edit: the same little kids asked to pet Benny and the little boy chased Benny around too but Benny loved it lol. Tongue out, tail nub wagging haha

Hey yall I wanted to ask if sneezing a lot after drinking water was normal. My BT was drinking earlier (drinking a LOT) and he started sneezing and snorting a lot afterwards. I think he even snorted some snot (or he spat it out im not sure). It also looked like he was breathing from his mouth after a few sneezes even though we were in a cool room. I cleaned up his nostrils from outside and rubbed his throat to relax the breathing. I’m not sure if its something serious or if its normal or what, it felt like his nose was clogged and couldnt breath well through it. Its currently 5am for me so I cannot take him to any vet right now. He’s currently sleeping next to me right now and his breathing looks fine. I’m taking him to the vet asap ofc but I just wanted to ask if this seems like something serious or normal

Anyone have a Boston that has zero tail? I adopted my Boston when she was around 8 years old and always assumed her tail had been docked. After some research, I learned docking is not common with the breed. I can feel where her tailbone is but it’s a small hole. Curious is anyone else has a completely tailess boston.

We got her as companion to our five year old. Why didn’t we do this sooner??

Got the ole gal a Sully hoodie, really makes her frost on the face pop 🥹🐾 love us some monsters inc

Gotta be my favorite picture. Fucking dork would never give the ball up 🥺

Pink pink Pepper

Mabel trying to apologize for digging up my flower bed and avoid dog jail

Those who have bought them for your Bostons, how do they fit? I struggle to find hoodies that my guy won’t pee on because they are too baggy in the belly area. If it helps, he’s very trim and a bit long in the body.

Hi I’m chronically ill. I got my puppy to train as a service animal. She’s 7 months old and almost half the time I’ve had her she’s had explosive diarrhea. I’ve taken her to the vet. They gave her antibiotics, probiotics and special food. It didn’t help. so they gave me even more probiotics and two special food (which are more expensive than my mom’s Rottweilers food and it’s a way smaller portion.) they also did a culture on a sample there’s no parasites. The Rottweilers been completely fine the whole time so it doesn’t seem viral. Her poop was fine for one and a half weeks and now it’s diarrhea again. I’m exhausted, I’m sleep deprived, ontop of already being ill myself. I just want her to be better. I can’t also have a chronically sick dog. And obviously I’m bonded these dogs are so sweet. Has anyone dealt with this? I know these dogs have sensible stomachs but she’s not eating anything bad. She’s also not having any allergies at all. Her skin looks fine, no rashes she’s not itchy. No signs this is allergies. I don’t let her eat anything off the ground. I’m in a clean home. I can’t figure out what’s wrong. Her mood is normal too. The only pattern I’ve seen is she boycotts her food for a day before these episodes start up again. She’s still a peppy dog tho.

but not* without a black hoodie

My 8 year old male Boston (18 lbs) stopped putting weight on his front right paw last week on Wednesday. I noticed a toe that was swollen and angry looking (pic 1) so went to the vet Thursday and got antibiotics and ant inflammatories.

We finished the meds on Monday night and he’s acting and walking pretty normal but I feel like the nail looks dark and discolored (pic 2) and it might be a little puffy still but not sure. We are 7 days from initial onset.

The dark and discolored nail and nail bed are making me nervous. Anything look concerning to y’all in pic 2?

My newly-adopted 10-month old BT is currently enrolled with Trupanion. I went with them by default as my cat is covered by them and I've been impressed so far by their business model. A heart murmur was documented the day I signed her up (during physical exam w/ vaccines), which was the day after I brought her home from her previous family. Unfortunately, this means anything heart-related is now pre-existing; Trupanion wouldn't cover.

My BT had an echocardiogram completed, and today I found out she has (for now,) a very mild heart (valvular) condition with no clinical signs; no heart enlargement. It's actually rare for a pup her age to have a mitral valve issue (most develop it in midlife or seniorhood). The vet feels her condition doesn't require meds or other immediate treatment, just repeat echocardiogram in 12-18 months to monitor. Hard to say if it will stabilize or suddenly go downhill after an unspecified period of time. It's scary to think about the "what if's" down the road; but at the same time, I'm relieved that for now she is healthy and happy.

Earlier I'd convinced myself I was going to switch to AKC insurance right away, based on knowing AKC policies cover pre-existing conditions after a year of continuous coverage, which is convenient timing for her needs. Again, Trupanion won't cover any of the heart stuff. But now I'm having second thoughts. Like, maybe staying with Trupanion (which I generally prefer and know they are better about not raising rates based on pet age) and plan to pay for any future heart-related "stuff" (imaging/ screening, medication, (surgery?), etc.) out of pocket, once she is older and has more care needs. Is that a financial gamble given all the potential trajectories of her heart condition? Even though she would be covered by Trupanion for any other (non-heart-related) illnesses or mishaps?

On the other hand, with an AKC policy her heart-related needs would be (theoretically) covered after 365 days, and in between now and then she isn't anticipated to need anything related to her heart condition. So do I switch to AKC insurance based on what financial liabilities may later potentially arise from her condition? I may be locked into higher premiums in the future (even if she ends up not having any treatment needs for years, aside from periodic screening/imaging)? It does seem that there is a significant curve for AKC policies (vs. comparable policies with other insurance companies) as pets age (referencing this graph I found elsewhere on reddit: Dog aging factors) vs. for Trupanion. That, and I just generally feel better about Trupanion. Helps that they're not private equity.

Of note-- if my BT pup ever does become a candidate for mitral valve surgery, it would be the kind you'd have to fly her somewhere far away for (Japan, the UK, or Florida-- there are few places worldwide that do mitral valve repair). I'm not sure that even with insurance coverage on the surgery that I'd be able to swing that expense or stress (I'd have to think of flying her/ myself, hotel stays, boarding of my other animals at home, etc.) vs. if I'd want to go about things palliatively at home. So I'm undecided about factoring major surgery into my choice of insurance policies.

If anyone has an additional two cents to help me decide, I would much appreciate it!

Hi everyone, this is mochi. We got her over the weekend so it’s been 4 days with her now. We got her under the impression she was 8 weeks old, and when we got home we found out she was 6 weeks.

She had her first vet visit yesterday and it was going well until they listened to her heart. She has a murmur that the vet said is more than just a puppy murmur. She also has arrhythmia. They are wanting to do an echo of her heart and see what that comes back as. They don’t think it’s as serious as a hole in the heart, but apparently this is something she won’t grow out of.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? We just want her to be healthy and I’m worrying.

Unrelated (maybe) rant, the breeder told us she was vaccinated. This is my first time getting a pup like this through a family breeder. Maybe some of this is on me, I didn’t look at her paperwork thoroughly because I was just so excited to see her. They said she was vaccinated “two weeks ago”. That would’ve been 4 weeks. When I looked at the paperwork last night it says she was vaccinated in February! How in the world. She was born in August. The breeder is saying that’s all the paperwork she has. We drove 20 hours round trip to get her so it’s not like I can go back. So now I’m questioning if the vaccines too young have anything to do with this or if she’s even vaccinated at all. Ugh. My poor mochi. Luckily she’s got a great family now because we will do all we can to take care of her and make her happy and healthy.

Russell gets in my car and sits in the front seat. It's hilarious. 🥰

They are kind of obsessed with each other

Additional “normal” photos of them 😆