Mocha sometimes gets pretty possessive over balls. We’re still trying to teach him to give the ball back after fetching it, without much success.
Meanwhile, Melvin looks on, practically begging to play with the ball too. C’mon, Mocha. Share the ball, boy, share the ball.
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I don’t think Mocha is ready to go home yet. He’s happy to see us and everything, but the little fellah had so much fun that he just can’t bare to leave his bestest buddies now.
C’mon boy, don’t you miss us? Maybe one day we’ll get you a buddy of your own too… Wink wink. Maaaybe…
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Cabbie’s just dying to play with Mocha again. Fortunately, Mocha is ready to oblige.
Ready, boys? Set. Go!
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After a fun romp with Melvin & Cabbie, Mocha tuckered out onto the beanbag chair – dreaming happy dreams of fun romps with Melvin & Cabbie, no doubt.
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This just in: Mocha & Cabbie slumber after an epic battle of gigantic proportions, the likes of which haven’t been witnessed since Tyson and Holyfield, sans the ear chomp.
In doggie terms, that means they played, wrestled, and got dog tired.
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More fun with Melvin! And if you don’t want to watch the video, here are ample photos for your viewing enjoyment.
Ouch, got the lip! Mocha’s been known to hang off Melvin’s lip though, while Melvin walks around going, “Is that all you got? Is that all you got??”
A Neo-and-Agent-Smith-Style Collision!
Melvin’s going, “Stay down!”
Mocha’s going, “Okay, but I can still bite ya!”
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Mocha is a fierce little fighter. Even when a bigger dog pins him down (or against a couch in this case), he doesn’t give up. He’ll keep on fighting & wrestling until the other guy goes down. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing, but it can be entertaining as hell.
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We took Mocha to the vet today to examine a bump on his head. An old tick bite seems to have gotten infected. Thankfully, it wasn’t anything serious. But while at the vet, we asked him about Mocha’s odor too.
Mocha stinks. He stinks more than a normal dog should stink. Whenever he’s playing with Melvin & Cabbie, he’s the stinkiest one of the three. People will walk by and say, “Damn those dogs stink!” And it’s not dogs, it’s dog. It’s Mocha.
The vet asked us if it was a fishy odor. It mostly smelled like ripe dog to us, but there seemed to be a fishy element.
“It’s his anal glands,” he told us.
Anal glands?
“You know how dogs smell another dog’s butt when meeting a new dog? They are smelling the scent from the other dog’s anal glands.”
Ah.
“These glands can become full or impacted if he doesn’t defecate regularly. How regular is Mocha?”
Mocha’s usually goes about twice a day – although lately, he’s been going once a day. Perhaps he has a bout of constipation? The vet seemed to be onto something. He inspected Mocha’s butt. I imagined Mocha squirting his anal gland juices like a skunk onto the vet’s face. Sorry, my mind wanders sometimes.
“I would suggest feeding him some pumpkin every day. From what you’ve told me, his diet isn’t high in fiber and he could use some. Pumpkin is a safe source of fiber for a dog. It’s also nutritious and some dogs love the taste.”
Sounds great!
“The alternative is to express his anal glands.”
Express? His anal glands? Like drawing a picture of them?
“Either I can do it for you, or I can teach you how.” He then proceeded to describe the procedure. And, um, I think we’ll stick to the pumpkin for now.
Hello pumpkin, good bye stink!
Photo via: the_girl
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After a day at the dog park, Mocha curled up to take a nap with Cabbie. Awww.
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While Mocha was sitting there, ready for another picture, Cabbie walks by with his happy tail. Watch out for that tail Mocha!
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Mocha is a playful 1-year old 25 lb mutt we rescued from a local animal shelter. He loves to run, play, and eat. Don't you?
Mike is was the proud owner of this adorable little guy. We miss him terribly every day.
