Beckie is acting very weird

Wouldn't ya know it? Things like this always happen on weekends. Well dang...looks like you need to get her in. It sure might be a urniary tract infection. (I just wrote a pet peeve of using too many acronyms so I better not write UTI) I'm so sorry you're having these problems. I would also make sure it's safe to stop the meds abruptly. Some things need to be stopped gradually. She'll get better no doubt. And the fear thing too, can probably be turned around. Try not to be anxious or worry too much. Just go along and she'll figure it out in her own time.

Hopefully, you can get that yard back to grass. I'd spray it and start all over. Or if you don't want to start completely over, you can use weed and feed a few times in late spring/early summer when the weeds are really growing. That's when it works best. Too late and it doesn't kill very well. It would mean leash walks for the dogs for a while every few hours... a hassle. But in the long run you can get just plain grass growing back there. Grass does need a lot of chemicals it seems. I use weed killer a time or two a year, or if it's only a few, I'll pull them using a screw driver to help...and fertilizer several times a year...often but light. And sometimes a fungicide/insecticide...just once a year, if that. The grass has to be healthy to keep those really noxious things away. I water it regularly and mow every couple days in summer. It's work but it's less work than pulling weeds. If it's too much, perhaps you can get someone to mow for you. (?) Putting those chemicals on isn't hard and only takes a few minutes if you have a regular sized yard. You probably know all that but I thought I'd say what I'd do, just in case. My lawn is a constant work in progress. The soil is lousy here. Clay...doesn't drain well. So if you can and need it, a thin layer of top soil or compost or chicken manuer (aged) would be really good. I put chicken manuer on my front lawn the summer before last and it turned it so nice and green....very high in nitrogen or course plus it just improves the soils all together. But it's such hard work raking all that. So if I do it again, I'll hire someone. My back lawn is messed up from dog pee...little brown spots all over. Grrrr. I gave up. It's their yard.

Hope things improve. Crossing my fingers for you guys.