GSD's are known for a few things. A sensitive stomach, having a hard head and allergies, all sorts of them, (food, air born, you name it). They are without a doubt my favorite dog, very guarding, loyal, and basically a "one person dog". It is nothing unusual for puppies to experience what you describe. Their little systems are developing, just like that of a two legged infant. That said, pups need to be monitored carefully for at least the first 5-6 months. What might seem "normal" for a puppy, can rapidly turn into a real mess, literally and figuratively. Make sure you keep your vet informed about what is going on. Research everything that happens to your pup and what vets prescribes and says. Consider making a daily chart of the dogs habits so you can have something to refer to if you run into issues you need to deal with (you will, trust me). There are lots of people who have different opinions about what to feed their dogs. What you experienced may have been part of the problem, maybe not. Who really knows. Given that you are starting to have issues with the ears and stomach, I would just not take a chance and switch to a hypo allergic food (I think venison and potato is best). This is a top quality food you can get only by prescription. Ive used it for 17 years with great success. My old girl who was Lab/Shepard had a corn allergy, it took care of that and Im convinced helped her to live to be 14, even though she had at least three other very serious health issues. I now have two dogs on it, one because of a wheat allergy, the other a Shepard/Hound has the same thing plus a history of UTI that has been under control since September 07 (thank you Sirius God Dog). You mention poop eating and supervision. Your pup should have every second supervision, with a leash when not crated, until she has: Teething and chewing under control, and is house trained, with no accidents for 9 months (aside from illness). Without having these very basic behavior issues under control, she is just not ready for unsupervised freedom. Good luck! SG

When you say contractor, do you mean a GENERAL contractor or an independent wood flooring contractor? And as Johnson Flooring Co. points out, because the dishing is UNDERNEATH the finish, you would have to sand all the way down to the problem (which is the wood) to fix this. I would find out how "professional" the person doing your floors is. If this is a general contractor telling one of his 'boys' (or girls) to hop on the sander and "getter done" then this is the level of work you can expect. If this is from a reputable hardwood flooring company that ONLY DOES hardwood, then they have plenty of 'splainin' to do. Either way, you need a full sand/refinish to get rid of the dishing. Only you can decide if this is worth it to have it redone. Some people are very happy with money in the bank after a renovation. Others are not. Only you can decide which one you can live with.

Overnight drying doesn't guarantee drying. With the combination of high humidity and low temperature, the dry time will be extended. I ran into this issue back at the end of September. Daytime temp was still high (mid-70's) with nighttime temps low (50's), then add in high humidity (65%). Perfect scenario for adhesion failure. I had to redo the project, but this time had the thermostat on heat with temps set at 72 degrees to correct the problem. The white spots here looks like the finish is flaking, which indicates adhesion failure. The darker blotch looks like they applied stain as a touch up. This can be a high spot on the floor. Where the buffer removed the finish and stain in the process of screening. The contractor decided to touch it up. It may also be a a water mark. If, the contractor did not water pop the floors. This can be the result of a spill. It's just odd that it is three areas?

Liane there’s brands like mocket that make counter outlets and some make gfic counter outlets too. I just thought you were against the idea is why I didn’t mention it. Anyways, they pop up out of the counter so they aren’t just exposed sitting upwards. On another note, I assumed if you put the outlet on the wall you’d be doing them sideways...I should’ve been more specific and clarified that I think sideways would be best. It just doesn’t look like they will totally fit even sideways, correct?