Ever since we got Dash, Sara's parents have just loved him so much that they have been considering getting a dog of their own more and more. Well a couple of weeks ago, Sara found a Silky Terrier on the Dumb Friends League website and sent it on to her mom. Well doing that got her mom set on finding a dog they could adopt. The Dumb Friends League dog, Spike didn't work out for them (don't worry, he got adopted the next day), but a couple days later, Terri found a dog that she couldn't resist even though he was at a pretty run down shelter. He was a stray that seemed pretty healthy and Terri took him home right when she saw him. The Kennel said he passed their vet exam with "flying colors". Terri took him to get groomed but they said without proof of a rabies shot, they couldn't take him. She took him to the vet the next day. The vet told her that he had some pretty bad teeth (this often is the case with terriers), and that was causing a lot of larger health issues, like upper respitory problems and maybe some other issues. They also called later in the week to tell her he had tested positive for canine influenza. This was after their dog (Ozzi) had hung out with Dash for two days in a row. Wikipedia says that there is an 80% chance that if a dog comes into contact with canine influenza they will get it too. Well, it's been seven days now and Dash is as lively as usual and Ozzi seems to be slowly getting better. We're glad Dash didn't get sick and are relieved Ozzi is getting better but I just can't believe what kind of a shady kennel would say a dog "passed with flying colors" and the next day another vet would find so much wrong with the dog.
 
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