So I've been getting the pup ready for the upcoming season. I was doing water retrieves for a few days for a few hours each day. After day four (Tuesday) he didn't want to pick up the dummy. I figured he was just getting sore so I let him be for a while and tried to look in his mouth and couldn't see anything but he yelped and ran off as soon as I opened his mouth. To top it off he got stung by a bee right under the eye on Saturday. The rest of the week he just wasn't his self he would chase down a ball but wouldn't pick it up and would take him10 mins to eat when it usually takes less than a min. After watching him hide in the corner and refusing hard treats I took him to the vet and he's got lymes disease. Looks like he will be out of commission for at least a month and probably won't hunt him for early goose season. Just a reminder to put tick prevention on your pup. I've only pulled 2-3 ticks off him that were imbedded this year I kept forgetting to use frontline before running him in the woods on a weekend here and there. Cost $350 between figuring out what it was and medication. He's got 230 more pills to go until the treatment is done and is in rough shape right now.

Man that's tough... Sorry to hear About that and thanks for the heads up. Hoping for a speedy recovery for him.

I would suggest switching to K9 Advantix. Frontline doesn't work like it used to! Also, when ticks are bad you should apply it every 3 weeks. I was a vet tech for 9 years, speaking from experience. Hope your pup feels better, it can be a debilitating disease and fatal if untreated!