My trip to the vet...

My humans took me to the doctor today. I like riding in cars, I like it alot! The doctors office isn't to bad either. It's huge, really wide open. Lots of people bring their animal companions here. They are what the humans call a humane society, thou I wish they would become a no-kill humane society.

I got to see a lot of humans and their puppies today. One little german shepard mix was so excited to sniff me he almost wet the floor. His humans weren't to happy about that. Then there was a pit - bull puppy...He was so scared of me and all I wanted was to play with him. I forgot how big the world looks when you're that small. I once was afraid of great danes, they were so much bigger than I. Now, I'm as big as a great dane. Funny as time passes and things change like the size of my paws! Oooh I also saw my arch nemesis, the kitty cat!!!!!! He was in a box, but I could so smell him!!! My humans say he was trying to get out of the box. I don't blame him who wants to be in a box? Not me...

Finally, my name was called. I heard them call my name. "CHARLIE" I love it when people call my name! This human dressed in blue made me jump on the scale. I didn't want to do that because it shakes sooo soooo bad. But, my human juju made me sit there and be a nice boy! So, I did. I then walked down 2 rooms, and I saw an older human which could have been a grandma human. She welcomed me into the room and her voice was different. She didn't sound like any human I've heard before. My humans said she was German and from some place called Germany. I don't know where it is, but my humans say it's so far away.

The man in blue put me up on the table. It was so high off the floor I thought I was going to fall. But my humans were right beside me and they made sure I didn't fall off. I love my humans, and I know they love me. This strange German human looked in my ears, eyes, mouth and my paws (that's what we were there far anyway, why she was checking me out all over I will never know, maybe she likes me?!)

See, I went to the doctor because I lick and chew my pads on my paws too much. So, my humans say. Why can't they understand that I lick and chew because I itch, pure and simple. My humans say they want to be safe and not sorry. Okay, whatever! My pads don't hurt, but my pads do have worn spots on them. My human apologized for walking me too much, but I say she didn't walk me too much because I never had this problem before. So my humans have grounded me and won't take me on walks because of my pad problem. They put pad wax and lotion on me, They take good care of me. I beg and tell them that my pads don't hurt, but they won't listen to me. I guess they think I don't know best, but I do! I cry when they, my humans, go on walks every day. I want to go on walks again, I do I do!!! But they aren't letting me do so. I'm so sad over this.

Okay back to the doctor. She said I might have allergies or I might have a genetic condition. My humans got very sad when the doctor said that funny word I've never heard before. But not to worry, it's most likely allergies. Then a funny thing happened, she checked my ears again, and cleaned them. That was sooo uncomfortable. I hate having my ears cleaned. She first checked my ears with this long plastic thing she stuck in my ear. That hurt and she did it again with my other ear. All she could talk about was how dirty my ears were. Next, she squirted some type of liquid in my ears, and it felt so funny. All I could do was shake my head and try to scratch my ears. No worry tho, because my humans rubbed my ears and it started to feel better. My German doctor then stuck a long metal thing with a cotton tip into my ear. She said she was removing this stuff. It was so uncomfortable and gross. She did it to both ears and determined I had yeast in my ears. YUCK!!! I now have to have medicine for at least a week and my ears cleaned out every day! YUCK!!!

I finally got off the table, and we started to leave the office when 2 young human males brought their big pit - bull by me. I waved my tail and smiled but he was grumpy because he tried to attack me. I didn't let him get near my humans. I protected them. He must have gotten up on the wrong side of his bed. Those male humans with the grumpy pit-bull walked by us at the check - out desk. They walked so close the grumpy and very angry pit-bull tried to bite me. I let him have it. No, no, I didn't attack. I growled, and I let him know who was in charge. That was the closest call I ever had with an angry grumpy pit-bull!!!! His humans just smiled at me like they wanted their animal companion to be this way. that makes me very sad because that dog doesn't know what true love really is. I wish him all the best inspite of everthing that transpired today..

Oh by the way, My HUMANS took me to McDonalds! I got a happy meal for a boy and the male human at the window gave me a dog biscuit! I love that place! I want to go back!!! I do I do!!!

Oh by the way, my humans are going on-line to buy me special dog shoes so that I can go walking again! I don't want to wear no stinking bootie, I'm a dog! I'm a male! Hear me roar! But if I want to go walking again I'll have to put up with the stinkin booties. They better not be pick or purple that's all I saying! SAVE A PET AND ADOPT AT YOUR LOCAL SHELTER OR RESCUE GROUP!