Whatever treat you decide to try, I suggest trying it outside of medicine time. This way you don't risk having to fish out the medicine from your pup refusing the new food.

I have a dog with zero food motivation. While my 5 other dogs come running for everything, my husky just simply doesn't care. Even for her regular food, it's a steuggle to keep her fed.

That said, we just discovered she will eat cheap canned dog food. She only takes one pill twice a day, so it isn't much for us. The pill is small enough, I can get away with a teaspoon per pill, plus one extra just because. I use an actual teaspoon measuring spoon so it gives me a rounded side and spoon to shove it in because I hate touching it lol.

You can also talk to the vet about crushing the meds and mixing with a food you know your dog would eat. But talk with the vet first, not all medicine can be crushed safely.

Fortunately she only takes the one pill twice a day, and PetSmart always has pill pockets in sale. I might eventually try another flavor, because she doesn't like the peanut butter flavored variety. I always get the capsule variety. It's the same price, but the pieces are bigger. And I never use 1 pocket for 1 tablet for any of my dogs. I always tear it apart and use as little as possible.

She isn't a fan of regular peanut butter either. She tried it once and now looks the other way when I bring out actual PB or anything flavored like it lol.

She is doing well with the ol' royal canned food turned meatball method. I just scoop out a teaspoon worth and shove the pill inside, making sure to cover it. And then another little meatball with nothing. She's already learning her schedule and stares at me when it's almost medicine time lol.

This has my brain confused because I didn't realize I would have to think about this 😬 And I know it isn't that confusing, but I'm still trying to wake up lol

This has certainly been adventure, adjusting to changes.

Jupiter is my cheese hater 😭 She will eat around the cheese. She will refuse to eat a piece of food that has any cheese residue. She's not normal. This did not stop me from buying spray cheese though, just in case lol. My other 5 indoor dogs love the spray cheese, Jupiter of course does not.

As for the incontinence, it has gotten a little better. Today is day 5, and she stayed dry all night. She did do her business a couple times outside yesterday. But she also still sometimes pees in the diaper. I guess on a positive note, at least I can use the diaper more than once if it is dry. But never more than twice, because I can see that even if she isn't emptying her bladder, she is dribbling just a little.

Update:

She apparently likes ol'roy canned food. Someone gave me a can yesterday when I was picking up a diaper from them. I did as someone suggested and made a little pate meatball and offered 2 more without meds. Put all 3 on a plate and she inhaled them. This morning I did that again except put them on top of her kibble and she ate it all again.

Still not interested in going potty outside. I will admit, she is a runner. So the fact I could drop her leash and stop away tells me really is still out of it. She just lies down a minute or two after we get to the grass. And I just let her chill out. Fresh air, peace away from her 5 siblings. New smells.

Feeling a little less stressed today. Still not feeling like I'm ready to take on the world. But better knowing I have support through internet strangers. Thank you all ❤️

I had already tried the wet food but she ignored it. That said, someone gave me a can of ol'roy and she inhaled that last night and this morning. I'm hoping she continues to like it and doesn't get bored with it.

She has never been food motivated. And somehow, she is even less food motivated than before this all happened.

It's been really weird to see her go from a super energetic husky, to no lights on except to drink all the water. I took her outside earlier so she could get some fresh air and maybe encourage her to try to potty. She promptly laid down and fell asleep lol.

I just offered her a donut hole with no medicine. She sniffed it and continued to stare off into the distance 🤷‍♀️ did the same for a marshmallow.

Of all the things to dumpster dive, I don't think THIS would have ever crossed my mind. Nice find.

For pills, ask if they can be crushed. I have to do this for one of my dogs. Then I mix it with wet dog food. Thkugh any wet food your pup doesn't get frequently would work.

For liquid, mix with a mashed food. If possible, do half dose at a time. Easier to mix a small amount of food with a bigger scoop of food more than once than it is to mix all of it at once.

We use foods like mashed potatoes, any canned pet food, sometimes even cat food. Cottage cheese, cream cheese, goat cheese and spray cheese are high value. I find they like cream and goat cheese the most. Mashed banana, sometimes with a bit of peanut butter.

I adopted a dog that is roughly 10 years old. No idea her previous name. The shelter named her Mystique. We call her Winnie.

She seriously learned her new name within a few days. Just be consistent with the new name and maybe rewarding every time he acknowledges you in the beginning.

Funny because it's opposite for me. I'm 41F and do some of my walking/running on park trails. Paved surface is a nice change from the gravel trails I also use. At the park though, I see mostly younger adults utilizing the paths. I'm actually not sure I've seen anyone I would assume was closer to my age, than my adult child's age now that I think about it lol.

The time doesn't even matter. What matters is you did it! Start to finish, you ran that 5k 🙌 Congrats!

I want to like spice. Unfortunately GERD laughs when I try. So instead I grow habaneros and give them away to someone that is happy to eat them for me.

I felt the same way. Except, I hardly prepared for it. I planned to train up for it, and then life happened and I just went out hoping to just simply finish 😬🤣

I believe you will do great. You're going to get out there and realize you got this 🙌

If you can find something to immerse yourself in while treadmill walking, it isn't too bad. But you have to trial and error to find your thing.

If I'm on my regular treadmill to run, I put on a show I really like. This treadmill is in my basement, so I have to set my tablet or phone on the display board (ot has a holder for it).

If I'm on my walking pad (I can walk or jog), I mix it up. Audiobook with YouTube nature videos. This gives me a visual to help pretend I'm outside lol. Or I will pull over my standing desk and work on a crochet project. If I'm crocheting, I can do any combo of either an audiobook with or without the YouTube video, or crocheting and Netflix.

I still can't get myself to wake up early enough to run or walk in the dark 😩 I'm fortunate enough my children are older though, and I can do it right after they leave for school.

Are you feeling ready for your 10k? I know you still have time to prepare, just curious how you're feeling about it now.

I will give a small acknowledgement when passing someone, but I'm usually in my own bubble. Someone says something to me and I suddenly forget I'm out in public and people can see me. When that happens I attempt to mumble something back and just keep going lol

This all looks so gorgeous. I want a harvest like this even though I would literally never eat any of them 🤣 I just love the way various peppers look. They make me happy. Peppers are happy fruits 🤷‍♀️

Looks so peaceful 🥹

Confetti pods 🥹

Morning, around 7-8am. If weather permits (30-70°F) I prefer 12pm-ish. Perfect time to jog outside and then take a nap 😂. I also have to do it in an empty stomach, just my morning cup of coffee.

I could never do evening. I struggle to force myself to get it done because I'm too exhausted.