Well... today was not so good.
The puppy has had a growth on his paw for a while, and I thought it would be like his brother's bump and just fade away... It didn't. After pestering it long enough, he broke it open and had to go to the vet for an assessment. It's a growth and it has to come off, says the vet. And to make everything that much better (not) it seems that he is becoming worryingly aggressive and the vet recommends that we fix him. So there are two surgeries on his plate and I am far away in another state and can't be there for him-Yay!
...Nature girl