This morning Commodus was caught hanging out in my closet on top of my sweatshirt. I'm not sure why? Perhaps he was trying to get some peace and quite away from the noisy baby?
At any rate. Commodus isn't coming out of the closet. At least not this morning.
Commodus has been a good sport about having a little brother that consumes almost all of his parents attention. I think for the most part he understands why the baby is the center of our world. Though, sometimes when you look at his face you'd think he lost his only friend.
Yesterday evening I finished building the side gates, so Commodus got to explore the backyard, sans his leash, for the first time. Hopefully he enjoys his new privilege.
Here's a picture I took of Commodus as he snoozed under my office chair yesterday.
We found out yesterday that the dog food we've been feeding Commodus for the last month has been recalled. The food is a venison and brown rice blend, which the pet store told us "was a higher quality food" compared to what Commodus was eating prior to a month ago. I think this is the first dry dog food that's been a problem amongst the recent fury of pet food recalls.
So far we don't think Commodus has been severely impacted by the food, but I took him to the vet this morning just to make sure he's in good shape. At the vet they collected both a blood and urine sample. We should have the results back in a few days.
[4/20/07 Update] The vet called to let us know that Commodus' blood and urine were both normal.
Here's a shot of Commodus sticking his tongue out at Natural Balance Pet Food.
Commodus continues to be extra cuddly around Lindsey. Probably in some instinctual way, he understands something is up. Who knows, perhaps he's thinking about what life will be like with a little brother.
Today at lunch I took a walk with Lindsey and Commodus in the snow. We went down the trail near our house. Somehow Commodus managed to get some snow on his back, which he promptly shook off. This time next year we'll be taking our son for a walk in the snow. I can't wait!
