It’s that time of the year again when we need to get the dogs tested for heart worms. I don’t know if everyone does this and to be quite honest we have only started to do this within the past few years. When I was growing up if someone said that they were testing the dogs for heart worms I’m positive I would not have had a clue what in the world they were talking about. I mean we dealt with worms before, but they were earth worms and were good for fishing! But now…Holy Smokes! The Vet will show you the heart that they took out of some animal that had heart worms and tell you just terribly gruesome stories. I’m not sure if it’s to get you to bring your animals in or to drum up business. Either way it works!!
So we had Reno in for her tests some time back and she was so good and I was thinking the other day that Kaiser is on his second summer, it’s time for him to get checked. No big deal right? Well, not so right. After work the plan was for Kyle to take the truck and the dog to the Vet while I got some other stuff done on the farm. But the problem was that the dog was absolutely positively not going to go anywhere. So we thought, OK we’re going to put a collar on him and lead him to the truck. The reason that we had to put a collar on him was because he lost his other one somewhere. And who knows where. I found a larger one that I had in the closet and soon found out that the reason that it was in the closet and not on Kaiser was because it was wayyyyy too big. By now the clock was ticking and we had to get him in or we’ll miss his appointment. So we took Reno’s off and made it larger and onto Kaiser’s neck it goes. Well let me just say that this is one stubborn dog. Even though he had a collar on and we had the lease, he was NOT going to go anywhere by being lead. So finally I took his front legs and kinda walked him to the truck. And where was Reno all during this? She was literally hiding on the porch trying not to make eye contact with anyone.
So now Kaiser is in the truck and Kyle was trying to get going and Kaiser thought it was so much better sitting on Kyle’s lap instead of any place else in the truck. I finally gave in, and hopped into the truck and we all went to the vet tonight. Poor Kaiser was so scared that he was literally shaking when the truck stopped and it was time to get out. So of course here is Kyle carrying the dog all around the Vet’s office because the dog went frozen on us and for some reason was’t going to walk anyplace!
The appointment finally came to a finish and Kyle picked up the dog again and back out to the truck we all go. We laughed about it later because we said if Reno was there, Kaiser wouldn’t be acting like this at all. Girls Rule!!
But what a simple task turned into such of an ordeal. I guess we’ve got another year to get ready for the next Vet visit.
Our big baby – Kaiser