Tug's Scariest Moment

Until Friday night, Tug's biggest fright was during his first week with us. Mama and I took him to work on my day off to introduce him to my co-workers. Poor little thing was just 7 weeks old and a low-flying helicopter passed over as we stood outside the building. Fortunately, the lady holding him is a long-time dog owner but when a low-flying plane closely followed poor Tug just shivered with fright.

Then, this past Friday, he jumped from a standing position (he balances very well on his hind legs) to go after a toy Mama had thrown for him. Tug landed flat on his chin and was truly stunned. He was making a sound between a whimper and a cry and was petrified. I think he was stunned and maybe a little bit in shock from hitting the laminate floor so hard. I picked him up and he just clung to me and shivered. We petted him and tried to check his mouth for blood but he didn't want his face touched. Finally, he gave a little shake (still in my arms) and then began licking my face for reassurance. Then we could see there was no blood and I rubbed under his chin to see if his jaw was broken. We sat him on the kitchen counter (an absolute no-no) and gave him some water. Poor little fellow was upset for a good half hour. We did coddle him quite a bit which I know we shouldn't but we had visions of a dead puppy in our brains when it happened...

He slept a lot this weekend but he did eat and drink so when we called the vet the next morning he just told us to keep an eye on Tug. He seems to be doing fine now but it was quite a scare for all of us.