I have always known I was the mothering type! I have never had children of my own, but helped my sister raise my two nephews that are now 19 & 21!!! And my dog, Rascal is now almost 11 has been my angel through my health issues before my now live-in boyfriend was around. Rascal is 1/2 Long-hairied Chiahuahua and 1/2 Jack Russell Terrier.
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| Rascal, my own little Superman! |
And now we have a 2 year old dog as well, who we originally got for a mate for Rascal. Well Sophia, named for Ms. Sophia Loren, is a gorgeous dog, IF I say so myself! She is full blooded Jack Russell Terrier and little Miss Personality!!!
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| Sophia "Laughing" for the camera! |
Well we moved up to the mountains a couple months ago and have a big fenced back yard now for them to run around in. But they both perfer being couch potatoes on the beds in my office! Well this morning, Sophia came in front out back, limping a bit and favoring her front paw. Well the MOM in me went to work!! She doesn't like her paws messed with, but let me look at it. I didn't see anything obvious, but seeing her in pain and hurting just about tore my heart out! Now I know how parents act when a child is hurt! I know some of you think I am nuts for loving and caring about a dog that much, but I do!! LOL.....either you are an animal person or you aren't I guess!
I gave her a baby aspirin and put some ice on it, but still haven't found anything like a stinger from a bee or a bite or a sticker up in her paw. She is sleeping now, but I keep looking down to check on her like a Mother Hen! There might be a trip to a new vet in our future if she doesn't show signs of improvement by tomorrow.
To all those non-dog people out there, I dare you to look at these eyes and not have your heart strings pulled....
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| Sophia- with a hurt paw.... |
Well they are kinda' cute . . . but since I raised 5 kids . . . I am a cat person now because they do not require as much care as dogs.
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