We were loading up the car today, preparing to go to the park. The kids were playing in the front yard and Daisy (our puppy) was running around the grass. We have a bed of rocks in our front yard and the kids love crouching down and playing in them, like a sand box. This is where Elijah was. I heard him crying and he came to me to be held. I rocked him for awhile, before I noticed the blood on his mouth. When I checked to see if he had bitten his lip, I noticed he had broken teeth. One front tooth was knocked backwards and the other was cracked in half and dangling a bit. His side teeth were jagged. When I asked Noelle if she had seen what happened, she said the dog had run into Elijah, knocking him down, without time for him to catch himself. He landed on a cement landscaping brick. We first took him to an oral surgeon, who referred us to a pediatric clinic. The tried to salvage his tooth, but it was too fractured to do a crown. So, they extracted one front tooth, and the other is out of place, but still in tact. He has been himself, very lively and happy to be eating popsicles. Every time I look at him I cry, I am mourning the loss of his beautiful teeth. I know I should be grateful, and am grateful that he is safe, but I am devastated about loosing his smile. As for the dog, we are feeling like we should pass her along to a more fitting family. She does really well with Dan and I and even Noelle and Corom, but we have a had a few run-ins with Elijah. We have placed an add for her. If you know of anyone interested in a 9-week old Bassett Hound, she is cuddly, cute and mellow, just not a good fit for babies. We do think in time, she can be trained to do well with babies, but she does not understand her strength with Elijah. We are willing to send her or take her wherever there is a family who can love her. We really want to find a good home for her.
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Hey Tami! I'm so sorry to hear about Elijah's teeth! I hope you can find a good home for your dog. Miss you guys, Cameron still looks for Noelle when we walk up the hill to the bakery!
I know exactly how you feel. When Grace fell down the stairs, knocking out two of her teeth, as soon as I knew everything was okay, I was soooo sad about her cute little smile being gone. But the toothless smile grows on you, it's pretty cute too!
Thanks Alison! I needed to hear that!
oh that is hard, I am sorry. Im not a dog person so in my head I was completely agreeing with the idea of the cute dog going to a family with older kids, but I think that must be hard for you too. Thanks for the update sorry it had to be a sad one though.
oh that's sad! I hope you find a good home for your sweet puppy. I am glad the baby is okay, though, it could have been much worse!
So sad!!! Poor little guy! I am sure he is still so adorable. My little niece had two accidents with her teeth, she is completely missing one of her front teeth and the other is only half there. She is 6 and really still so adorable even with missing teeth! He will still be such a doll! Hope you guys are doing fabulous otherwise!
Poor little Elijah. Hopefully the dentist can fix the remaining teeth and he'll have a cute little temporary smile. He's so cute anyway that he's bound to be cute no matter the missing teeth! I feel your pain as a mom though, Tam. Love you!
He's such a cutie pie no matter what!
I'm so sorry, Tami! I hope things are looking up. I always forget that puppies are children themselves--just speedy, clumsy, furry children.
Good luck finding a new owner! If we could keep it at the Village, I'd drive up in a heartbeat!
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