She sits with her butt on the backseat, puts her front paws on the floor, and wedges her gigantic head in between the two front seats, resting it on the emergency brake. So that on a recent long car trip to Virginia, I got to see this every time I looked over at Bryan:
It just doesn't look comfortable, does it? You would think that she did not have an entire backseat to herself to stretch out on. Normally she can't do this because we have her in the seat belt, but this was during her recovery period, and I didn't want her to get her leg tangled like she does sometimes. Eventually I caved in and gave her my pillow to rest on:
I am such a good dog-mommy.
3 comments:
Hi Bean and Family,
Cute pictures! I'm guessing that Bean sits that way to be close to her people and to facilitate keeping an eye on what's on the road ahead. The pillow was a nice touch.
A Bean Fan
First time visitor – via "And then I Woke Up…” So, prior to this, no idea that you'd been working so hard to raise funds for Bean to be treated for "knee" surgery. Been there, done that, got the tee-shirtSSS! Yes. That's three tee-shirts for this. Our Rottweiler, Sergeant, or as we affectionately called him "Baby Sarge," needed three of these "knee" surgeries over his lifetime. Both rear legs required surgery – his right rear, twice! Yes. Very, very costly. We, too, wished we had gotten Pet Insurance, but of course, didn’t… Our vet, Mike Metz [who used to practice at Quail Corners, and then opened his own practice in North Raleigh – Companion Animal Hospital of Wakefield] was, thankfully, able to do the surgeries. “Sports injuries” we called them – as in the sport of chasing squirrels! Baby Sarge probably just had bad knees to begin with – as do many “large breed” dogs. We ended up at Veterinary Specialty Hospital some years later with Baby Sarge when he was diagnosed by Dr. Metz with triple cell carcinoma, and then again with our cat, Spock, when he was diagnosed with IBS. Thankfully, with Spock, VSH generously allowed us to make monthly payments or we would have been in the situation of having to make the decision of whether or not to give one of our beloved babies the medical care he so desperately required. Baby Sarge passed away in March of 2003; and Spock in July of 2002.
We adopted a rescue dog from the N.C. chapter of Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue and again, considered pet insurance. Shortly afterward, we made the decision to move to Saudi Arabia and as our pet insurance wouldn’t be something that would be honored here in Saudi, we decided against purchasing it. Thankfully, Little Sterling has needed nothing more than his yearly check-ups and an occasional visit to the vet to control his allergies – he is allergic to dust – of all things – and we live in a damn sandbox! Last year we adopted a standard poodle, Saffrynn, so that our “little” Boy would have a sister to play with. She too, is without any health insurance as it is something just not offered or honored here in The Sandbox.
…back to the point and that is that we are wishing Bean a full recovery!!! And, to let you know that you are not alone in your experiences – both financially and recovery-wise. Good luck. She is a beautiful dog, Bean, and I’ll stop by again to see pictures!
I was very happy to hear that you and the cats from the zoo will be nomss friends! You seem to be a very nice dog, quiet a beauty as far as I can tell!
Karl
from The Cat Realm, where you can find the "Dare" for the nomss friendships...
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