Animals Everywhere!

I kinda remembered my dream this morning.  I got very interrupted sleep because the Doodle dog was yipping loudly at the Bear Dog who is wearing a cone so he doesn't lick his leg stitches.  She is freaked out by his cone.  I feel pity for him because he is so old and low tot he ground that he hangs his head and the cone scrapes the floor.  He is such a trooper.  I call him "Coney" against my will.  He can't hear anyway, so it doesn't bother him.

Pets are interesting.  They certainly do lively up your life.  We found a puppy, nobody claimed it, we ended up with the Doodle.  Then, she got parvo, and we were back to being nervous parents sleeping with the baby, feeding her from a bottle, getting her through it.  Now, she is back to being a yippy face-biter as if it never happened. :)

Bear was our first dog.  I never had a dog growing up, I had lots of relatives with dogs.  Dane's dad had a dog, but Dane grew up with cats, like me.  We got a house, we went to the pound and got a tiny shy dog.  I was lucky enough to have the time and patience to train Bear, and he is a sweet boy.  He retired a few years ago,  and is now just living life.  The vet said his heart is perfect and was impressed to hear Bear had never been sick once in 16 years.

Now, Bear has had surgery for his leg. There was a mass on it and it burst, and there was blood everywhere.  I am calm in these situations.  I got the boy to take the Doodle to his room while I mopped up blood and tried to find its origin.  I am very blessed to have an Aunt who was home and ready to help.  The whole thing was very easy for as complicated as it could've been.

Timing.  D and I were out and decided to come home just then.  We were talking in the hallway when we turned and saw a pool of blood with footprints.  I called Auntie who was home, we got to the emergency vet and were seen very quickly and everybody is so nice!  Bear stayed, we left.  I asked her if she'd had lunch, she said no, but just wanted to get home.  Good thing, because waiting in front of her house was her lunch date!  Ha!  Lots of angels at work in this story, eh?

I would appreciate it if there were no more blood related maladies at this house.  Thank you.

We are also blessed to have the "Wappy Twins".  Named so because of the sound their tails make against the wall when they wag.  They are littler mates.  We only wanted one, as a present for the boy, but the other was so attached and then was going to be taken to the pound, so we kept her too.

4 dogs.  No cats.  I miss Kitty, but I don't miss many of the things that go with having a cat.  Much love to my fur people.  However, I find that my favorite thing about hotel rooms is the lack of animals and animal hair.  It's a nice treat.