Apparently My Dog Has Seasonal Allergies

Harry Potter our cute little Pembroke Welsh Corgi has seasonal allergies. He went in for his annual check-up and shots today and the vet took one look at his paws and said he has allergies because it is obvious he is chewing on them. He started this during the summer and I never really paid too close attention to it because it wasn't crazy chewing, just occasional. So now we are going to give him Benadryl to see if it helps his seasonal allergies. Apparently I just give him a children's dose and he should be good. If it doesn't  seem to help then the next problem could be that he is allergic to his dog food. I suspect though that it is seasonal allergies for several reason. 1) Because his chewing has seemed to dwindle a lot since the cold autumn weather has taken over and 2) because I have seasonal allergies and I am his mom so obviously he got it from me (just kidding).

(Harry loves posing in the grass.)

Besides the allergies, everything else checked out just right. He is just the right size and only weighs in at 4 more pounds than Ella. Which is strange because when I pick him up he feels at least twice as heavy.

Speaking of Ella, today she insisted on helping out at the vet by holding Harry's leash for me while I paid for the visit. It was pretty hilarious watching her try to control Harry on his leash. She did pretty well holding her own with him and was using all her might and strength to keep him in line. She looked like a little water skier being towed behind him from the way she was pulling him so hard to keep him in one place. Luckily he wears a harness when we leash him up, so he hardly noticed her pulling on him.

Harry is only one year (plus a few days) older than Ella and they seem to be getting along just fine together. It took them a little while to work out a good playing compromise between them, but it seems they have figured it out and are pretty good friends now. If only I could get them to pose for a picture together. But I guess like any big brother, he doesn't want any picture taken with Ella. He always wiggles out of her grasp at just the right moment to thwart my picture taking.