Pet Joy

Owning a pet can be a wonderful experience which any pet owner knows. They give you love, make you laugh, and some protect you. But sometimes they give you joy in other ways. If you own a pet then I am sure you have had the joy of cleaning up puke, poop, pee, or torn household items.
Last week I had the joy of helping the boxer of the house who had eaten a shoe string. Only half of the string came out which meant someone had to pull her string. That joy took over twenty minutes of me chasing her around the yard with a folded paper towel. She would run a few feet then sit, run a few feet, and then sit again. I finally caught her and relieved her of her burden. There were four other family members in the house but none of them wanted to share that joy with me. I got my revenge though; I took the paper towel, string and all and showed it to everyone in the house.
When the boxer Shepard mix was neutered his stitches became infected. The Vet gave us some salve to rub on the stitches each day. We were also instructed to put hot Epson salt packs on his stitches each day for ten minutes. Can you guess who got the joy of that job? Ding, ding, ding, your right! It was me who got that joy. Each day I would have to fill a bucket with hot water and Epson salt. I would take a big thick cloth and wet it and hold it to his stitched area. The first day the dog ran from me. The second day he came after some urging. The third day he came right away. The forth day he ran to me. It was bad enough when he wasn’t thrilled about it but when he started to enjoy it I got very uncomfortable. Each day I would tell him “I’m Mama, remember that Bear”.
A few weeks ago the little boxer pulled onion skins out of the trash. She shared them with the other two dogs. Wasn’t that sweet of her? I won’t go into detail about what onions do to a dog. If you are a dog owner then you know what I am talking about.
This morning when I got out of bed the little boxer had been at it again. Somehow she managed to find a tree shaped air freshener for the car. It was in wet pieces all over the carpet. I found about ninety percent of it except for the end piece which has the rubber band. You know what they say; this too shall pass. Oh joy!