Not me.
My damned dog little Bell.
This little cookie is in tough shape!
Yesterday, when she was already going under anesthesia for her dental cleaning, we opted to have a dewclaw removed that had grown back.
And we also opted to have both dogs micro-chipped.
Please tell me you’re not asking why.
So Bell is hobbling about on a bum paw, has wicked sore gums and an angry injection site for the chip.
Oh, and a cone on her head.
She looks a little like this:
Spree has wicked sore gums, an angry injection site……… annnnd a grudge.
Ever seen a depressed dog? Droopy ears, slow amble, big sighs, won’t do the stairs her sister is being carried up and down.
She looks a little like this:
Yes, I am aware it is a cat. Moody is the only best way to describe her right now.
And she’s not even the one with a cone on her head!
Bell seems to be leaving her paw alone – with a few reminders from us, so as long as she is supervised, it seems okay to not use the cone.
If you clicked on the link to my animated damned dogs post, you will know that they sleep with us. Yes, I’m crazy. Yes, they run the house. Yes, I am crazy.
I digress.
Do you think ANYONE was going to rest with that cone on Bell’s head? How then do you supervise in your sleep???
I didn’t. Sleep, that is. It was one of those “just as you’re slipping into blessed slumber, you’re re-awakened and only six minutes have passed” kind of nights.
Taking care of an ailing kid is one thing. At least you can be fairly confident they’ll keep you out of a nursing home some day.
A dog? Notsomuch.
I sacrifice so much sleep for these animals, even on a good night. Bell and Spree (who already sleep 20 hours a day, thankyouverymuch) reign supreme in our bed.
Yet somehow we think this is better than listening to them whine all night….
If it were not for honoring my children’s strong sanctity of canine-life conviction, I would be a well-rested woman.
As for my day off from the Shred, do you think 37 trips up and down the stairs lugging my obese dog sufficed in its place?
I’m gonna’ go with Yes.
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You are a better woman than I. 3 dogs, no teeth cleanings, no microchipping, and definitely no sleeping in our bed. Do you give lessons in patience and virtue?
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See? This is why I don’t have pets.
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Oh, they’re so sweet.
Yes, you’re their bitch. I think you should have tried to sleep with the cone on the dog. That would have been a good post.
You go give those little fuzzies a great big ol’ hug from Auntie Kristen now!
Kristen@nosmallthing´s last blog ..Butterflies
Yes lugging your animals up and down the stairs counts toward your Shred! And if you add it’s flea season you double your Shred points. I have a flea phobia. I have treated the dog, the house, the yard. I don’t want those damn little jumping, close to rabbit rate breeding things in my house, with my new carpet! UGH!!!
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every time you mention the shred, my abs cringe.
I figure if I’m gonna deal with those kinds of attitudes from a pet, I’ll just do it right and go right for the cat. He rules and he knows it! Ha!
I’d say fat dogs count as mega-weights.
Mama Belle´s last blog ..Poop
Sanctity of canine life : ) that is perfect! I don’t know what the Shred is but I am sure I need it. The shred EXTREME!
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