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Well, the vet said that Radar probably has seasonal allergies, since he stopped chewing his bum a week or two ago, after chewing it almost daily for three months. I have to also say, though, Radar was pretty well behaved in the waiting room, other then crying for 5 or 10 minutes. He only barked at two dogs, which is sort of ironic because they were the feeblest dogs of all the ones around. Both were quite large, but one had a seeping stomach wound, and the other was grizzled and grey around the muzzle and missing an eye. He was cordial to two smaller dogs and a seriously massive mix of standard poodle and border collie. He even politely touched noses with and sniffed a cat!!

Of course, as soon as we got into the exam room, he turned timid. Those exam rooms must smell like terrified dog! As the doctor examined him, he cowered into me, leaning as close as he could. After he had calmed down some, interestingly, neither the doctor or the tech assistant had (much) trouble flipping his ear flap and both examining and cleaning/inserting medicine for yet another right side ear infection.

Right after the vet, I took Radar to the boarders. He cried some more once he was taken and left in the back. I could hear him from the front, and it nearly broke my heart! I'm sure he'll be fine (he'll have his own private doggy door which I hope he knows how to use), and besides, we'll only be gone 3 days. He'll be fine, right?