6 Mar--Vet Clinic & Valentine :)

Tues, 6 Mar ... i got up and went to this really good bakery for something to eat before i went up to the Vet Clinic. i had a nice bacon and broccoli quiche ... and a piece of pecan pie to go. there weren't as many people at the clinic as i expected so it was a nice comfortable pace. there was one drama of course. some guys brought a dog and wanted it to be put to sleep because they didn't know what was wrong with it. Rodger went down to check out the dog ... well, the problem was that they weren't feeding it and it did have some mange or skin problems. he explained that they didn't generally put dogs to sleep if they could help them; and asked them to wait until the Vet could look at the dog. a few minutes later the kids and dog were gone. a few minutes after that, we saw the boys coming back from the 'bush', dragging a rope .... with no dog on the end of it. we imagined the worse ... either they shot the dog or left it out in the bush to die. we were all furious and disgusted. about 15min later, the poor dog came back to the clinic by himself. poor baby! Rodger put a leash on the dog and brought him up to the clinic. the girls immediately gave it food and water, which it scarfed down; and then just stood there with his head hanging down ... so rejected ... it was heartbreaking. it reminded me of those poor dogs in Guatemala. he was a pretty dog, ... and calm; or just to weak to care; .... but you could tell he didn't trust that someone wasn't going to hurt him .... it was decided they would find someone to get the dog healthy again and find a good home for him. he'll make a good companion for someone. he wasn't so sure that Loretta the Vet, was trying to help him there were a couple cute 3wk old puppies that came in; they had been rescued when their momma was poisoned :( and there there were a few 'aawwwww' moments. .... this little one came in for his first check up look at the size of those paws ! oh, and how could i forget ............ Gordo Gato is still there, and was sleeping during most of the event; but did make an appearance to make sure everything was ok ... and that no one was eating his food ! and then it was over, we finished earlier than i thought, so i went back to work for awhile; then called it a day. John was leaving for the States in the morning, so a couple of us went out to dinner with him for his farewell. on the way home, i saw Valentine in the garden next to my room. i tried to get a hold of her, ....... but she doesn't let anyone near her when she's outside. ... she's so smart :) .. see how she is hiding behind that bush :) and so cute