by Heather in BC on March 30, 2012
A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
‘You talk?’ he asks.
‘Yep,’ the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says ‘So, what’s your story?’
The Lab looks up and says, ‘Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA.
In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.’
‘I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running…
But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.’
‘I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.’
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
‘Ten dollars,’ the guy says.
‘Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?’
‘Because he’s a Bullshitter . He’s never been out of the yard’
by Heather in BC on February 11, 2010
Hugo is my little Valentine! Someone said to me he looks like an airplane with this propellor type chew toy in his mouth. He’s a darling little dog and is the best company in the world – most of the time…
Does everyone have trouble getting their dogs to take pills? Sentinel has a meat-like treat with heartworm medicine and I’m hoping Hugo will fall for that so I don’t have to go through the trauma of forcing a pill down his throat.
Hugo acts like I’m trying to poison him when I make him take a tiny little pill wrapped in a treat. He eats the treat and spits out the pill, along with some attitude. So then, I have to hold him, pry his jaw open & drop the pill down his throat. Once it’s in his throat I hold his mouth closed and stroke his throat until he swallows. Sometimes he tricks me though and the pill doesn’t go down. All this unusual action makes him afraid and anxious and makes me feel guilty. He’s pretty smart and doesn’t usually fall for my tricks!
If you’ve ever tried to give your squirmy dog or cat a pill you will know what I mean. This sweet little, 22 pound Boston Terrier becomes an 85 pound monster who refuses to let me open his jaw. It usually takes two of us to manage him if he doesn’t want to cooperate and I feel like I’m torturing him – lol.
Of course he gets lots of attention and a few treats when we finally get the job done but we’re all traumatized by the action. Yep, he has me wrapped around his little paw.
Do you have any hints, stories or tips to share with me about your dog and medicine?
