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Posted by Noreen's Knit*che on June 13, 2005, 6:18 pm
"MRH" <mthecarpenteratxcelcodotondotca> wrote in message
> Okay... I totally give up! Our lives are meant to have one thing after
> the other happen... but this one takes the cake.....
>
> You know how we had problems with the filter for the swimming pool (almost
> taken care of now, just have to figure out if a couple of missing screws
> will do it or if we need a new sealer), and then our foyer roof leaked
> like a basket all over Matthew and we had to set out tubs to catch the
> water after moving the blanket box made by my uncle into the livingroom.
> Here is the latest....
>
> Although I have been on and posted in the newsgroup since this happened on
> Saturday, I held back in telling this one... simply because I couldn't
> believe it myself, and I was stunned that it had happened.
>
> So... Saturday we had Vet appointments for our two dogs. We have to do
> them in stages, and Casper has to go last when they are about to close so
> that no other dogs are there as he is *terrified* of the place. So we
> brought Buffy out first, with Casper in my room looking out the window
> fretting himself because he *knew* what was happening as Buffy never goes
> anywhere without him following afterward... to the VET.
>
> Buffy's visit went without a hitch as she absolutely loves going to the
> Vet... did I tell you that she's a little *special*? LOL When we got
> back, Matthew put her in the house and let Casper come out so that I could
> get his harness on him. Matthew took his leash and I went to the driver's
> side of the van. Matthew got in the back seat of the van *before* Casper
> (bad move), and Casper took off in a heated run toward the back of the
> van... his leash hit the sliding side door hard, snapping it open so far
> that Matthew couldn't pull it shut. I held Casper's leash while Matthew
> stood outside the door tugging hard on it to get it to shut. All of a
> sudden the door came off the runner and hung there almost on the ground.
> I put Casper inside the fenced in back yard while Matthew tried a few
> times to lift the door... that wasn't the problem, it was that he couldn't
> get it back on the runner.
>
> I came into the house and called my nephew to see if he'd ever dealt with
> that sort of thing before (he hadn't), and he said "If that were me, the
> dog would be GONE!" Yeah, I don't think so... I'm not getting rid of
> Casper because of a stupid accident.
>
> Anyway, I contacted the garage (where the mechanics know me and I have
> dealt with for years) and one of the owners was the only one up there (for
> 15 more minutes before he was closing up) and told me to come get a loner
> vehicle and they would have to come down at the beginning of the week
> (they aren't here yet) to wire the door and take the van to the garage to
> see if they can fix it. Whew, long sentence! LOL I got the loner
> vehicle, Matthew let Casper get in FIRST, and we took him to the Vet
> fretting all the way. I have to stand in front of him holding his face
> and talking to him, Matthew holds his chest area in a hug, and the Vet
> gets back farther to *try* to hear his heartbeat... which she can't do
> because as soon as he feels her touching him he starts growling. Oh by
> the way, we have to put a muzzle on him because the Vet won't go near him
> otherwise... although she did say last year, and this year that he is
> behaving much better than he ever used to... at least now his hackles
> don't stand up and he doesn't bare his teeth anymore. He mainly cries,
> whimpers, whines, and growls all at once and shivers all over. He's my
> big baby! ;o)
>
> Anyway... now that it has sunk in, and I know the garage is going to deal
> with it, I can actually laugh about it. I always knew that Casper was
> strong... but I definitely didn't think he was THAT strong to knock a
> sliding door of the runner. Matthew says he will definitely have to
> remember to let Casper get into the van FIRST from now on. LOL
>
> So... they say things come in threes... think we've met our quota yet?
> LOL This is number three of THIS time around, so hopefully things will get
> better now! :o)
>
> Gemini
>
Oh, Gem!
You need a break, you really do!
Here, on a lighter note, the third thing DID happen, if you want to talk
generalties... MJ was found not guilty on all counts. What IS this world
coming to? Count that injustice as number three, and you're DONE, I'd say!
Hugs,
Noreen
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