Gotta Give Him Credit, He Was Only Trying to Help

Jake has had for the past day what we refer to as the "runs." it's not bad and he's acting like his old self otherwise, but because of it, we've had to clean him up a few times. For that very purpose, I had an old rag and towel in the bathroom. I had to do it early this morning, like at 2:00 and I guess Dave had to do it again after he let the dogs out this morning when he got up for work. Well, instead of using the old rag, I made the mistake of not moving the good one, so it is partially my fault, but anyway, he used the good one to clean up Jake.

In his defense, we do have an old green rag that looks similar to the good rag, so he might have mistaken the good rag for that one. I'm almost always the one who takes care of the dogs in situations like this, so I know which rag is to be used. I didn't say anything to Dave about him using the wrong rag, even though the old one was was sitting right next to the new one and you could tell the difference. I just went about doing what I was doing and after he left for work, threw both rags in the wash, with other things of course.

Also this morning, Dave went to give Jake a quarter of a Pepto Bismol pill (yes, you can give dogs Pepto Bismol, just make sure it's in pill form), but instead of putting it down his throat or wrapping it in something like cheese, he just gave it to him then got mad when Jake spit it out. He brought in another one and I gave it to Jake. Since my hands are also a lot smaller, it's also easier for me to do it. I'm also usually the one who gives all the dogs their pills anyway, so I'm used to it. All was good with the world, at least the Jake situation after that. It really doesn't take a whole lot to please him, but in all honesty, he hates when he has to get cleaned off in these situations. I don't blame him.

What I really need to do is to cut the hair back there so it's not so long. I keep telling myself that I will, but I never do. Rolli needs the same thing done. She's also has long hair back there. She doesn't like getting cleaned back there either. Maybe I'll buy a pair of clippers. That would probably be a lot easier than scissors. I'll have to give that some serious thought. After all, I'm the one in charge of grooming too.