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Open up and say "roo roo roo"

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By Josh Grossberg on May 5, 2008 12:41 PM | | Comments (0) |

I took Rocket to the vet this morning for his checkup and shots. We saw Dr. Cassie Jones at Point Vicente Animal Hospital. Rocket behaved most of the time.

I met Dr. Jones about 14 years ago when we were both stationed in Santa Monica. I wrote a story about the clinic she was at. I had forgotten all about it, but when I moved down to the South Bay and needed a vet, I wound up with her, purely by coincidence.

I don't remember who recommended me to her, but the first time I ever went to see her was the day when I had to put my old dog Buck to sleep. She left me alone with him in the examination room so I could say goodbye and she told me to take as much time as I needed. I really appreciated that.

And then, a couple of weeks later, she mailed me a really nice letter of condolence. I don't know if that's something other vets do, but it really meant a lot to me.

Anyway, when I got Rocket a year ago, he weighed 45 pounds.

They weighed him today and I learned that he now weighs 72 pounds!

That's nearly twice as much Rocket!

Dr. Jones also complimented Rocket on his white teeth. I felt like a parent whose kid comes home with straight A's on their report card.

Here he is celebrating:

howling rocket2.jpg

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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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