The longest night II
Two nights. That's the longest Rocky has been away from home.
His fever has subsided, but the vet wants to keep him in a little longer, just to make sure.
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I crept gingerly into the back room, where all the sick dogs (I don't remember if there were cats) were nursing. They were running around in their little cages, and the only one that was curled into a corner was my baby.
Rocky's very much a people-dog, and very much not a dog-dog. He's happiest when the whole family is cosied into a room, watching TV, and goes all out crazy with delight when we have any gatherings at home. But put him in the company of other dogs and he'll either snap at or pee on them.
That's why he looked so miserable, stuck with so many pups. He jumped up the moment he saw us, and the tears just came. I don't know if there's any neurological damage, but he seemed perfectly normal to me (wistful look and pitiful whine aside). In any case, we're talking about a dog who chases flies, only to trip and fall, and unwittingly squish the flies on the wall with his nose. He's done it so many times that it's not even funny anymore, so I think we'll manage either way.
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Click for full strip)
His fever has subsided, but the vet wants to keep him in a little longer, just to make sure.
***
I crept gingerly into the back room, where all the sick dogs (I don't remember if there were cats) were nursing. They were running around in their little cages, and the only one that was curled into a corner was my baby.
Rocky's very much a people-dog, and very much not a dog-dog. He's happiest when the whole family is cosied into a room, watching TV, and goes all out crazy with delight when we have any gatherings at home. But put him in the company of other dogs and he'll either snap at or pee on them.
That's why he looked so miserable, stuck with so many pups. He jumped up the moment he saw us, and the tears just came. I don't know if there's any neurological damage, but he seemed perfectly normal to me (wistful look and pitiful whine aside). In any case, we're talking about a dog who chases flies, only to trip and fall, and unwittingly squish the flies on the wall with his nose. He's done it so many times that it's not even funny anymore, so I think we'll manage either way.
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Click for full strip)
posted by Laughingcow at 6:52 am
3 Comments:
*patpat* take some care yourself.
I hope Rocky gets better soon. My dog is also a people-dog. He doesn't like other dogs.
Thanks, guys. :) Zen|th, I think it's the domestication or something. ;)
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