stitches part 2: the dog

The pillows weren't the only thing to be stitched up recently...

I recently accepted a temp job to bring in some extra cash during the first week of September, and since Buster has crazy bad separation anxiety, we knew we couldn't leave him alone at the apartment while we both were at work. So, we started looking into doggy day care.

We found out that the PetSmart right by Nathan's store has a daycare program that would allow Buster to play with other dogs all day long- he loves other dogs! How perfect! Only one thing was standing in our way- our little baby Buster still had all his man parts, and well, PetSmart doesn't like that. All pets in the daycare have to be neutered.

So Buster got to spend the day at the pet clinic down the street from our apartment. Nathan took him and dropped him off in the morning, and we went back to pick him up that evening.

When we got him he was soooooo mellow and drugged up. You would never know it was Buster- he usually has so much energy, and when we see him his tail goes crazy! But not that night- his eyes were all glazed over and he couldn't walk a straight line.

The next morning he was moping around and I thought to myself, "I hope he's not like this forever!" Everyone kept telling me that getting him fixed would probably calm down a lot and mellow him out. I also had many people tell me that after they got their dog fixed that they were scared to go on car rides and that going to the vet terrified the dog.

Well neither of those things turned at to be true! Not even a tiny bit! By the time Nathan got home from work the next day, Buster was back to his old self- wagging his tail and jumping around, so excited to see Daddy after spending all day at home with Mommy. And with a day or so he was bouncing off the walls again- it didn't calm him down in the least! If anything, I think he's been more hyper!

He still loves going for rides in the car, and as for being scared of the vet- when I took him in a few days later to have his stitches checked- he was happy as a clam. He was so excited to see everyone there, and greeted the vet and the receptionist with big puppy kisses and wagging tail.

His stitches are all healed up now, only a little bitty scar remains- and life goes on.