More About Daisy

For those of you who aren't big dog lovers, this may be getting old, but Daisy is doing better. She's doing really well not trying to chew off her cast, so when we're around we take off the "cone of shame" as the orthopaedist calls it. She's getting tired of not being able to run and jump like she usually does, and I think the saddest thing is that she goes and lays on the step and watches out the window on the door longingly. She's not used to having to stay in a crate while we're gone, but she's not supposed to walk around much, which has been difficult for us all. It's almost like someone has to sit and pet her constantly, or she has to go in the crate to keep her from trying to run around. We're getting a little meaner and tougher on her about it. I took a little video of her hobbling around with her cast on, which might make the true animal lovers out there cry a little. Daisy has her orthopaedic surgery scheduled for Wednesday, so I'll be glad to have that over with, and then we can start the real healing process. Andy stopped in to let the neighbor know what to expect as far as bills (which you can imagine - orthopaedic surgery on a dog costs as much as it does on a human, minus the help of insurance), and the guy got red faced and abruptly said, "Fine," and shut the door in Andy's face. We really don't want to have our neighbor arrested for cruelty to animals!