As we all know, "Dog, is man's best friend". Just as well that Minty Mutt is Baggy's. He deserves to be though. The boy is loyal. He guards Baggy from all bad things. And really not bad at all things. "Except they might be Mum. Especially when they pull up in their cars outside the house. Or push bits of paper in that box on the drive. So I always see them off with my warning bark". He lies at the foot of the stairs to guard Baggy when she is in her bed at night. He puts himself in between Furry Mama and any other threat, be it another dog or an unpleasant person. He places his head on Baggy's knee if she is low or sad. He bounces around like a puppy to get Furry Mama to play with him when Baggy is well and happy. He is always there for her and would rather be with her than anywhere else. He is one of the nicest dogs you are likely to meet. As his vet in Kent once said, "If all German Shepherds were like Mint, everyone would want one". He was a puppy at the time, just sixteen months old. The boy is a gem. Which is why Clever Bird finds it disturbing that there are knee-jerk petitions circulating trying to get Pedigree German Shepherds banned! Clever Bird does not believe that there is anything wrong with the breed, or any other breed for that matter; not even the already banned Pit Bull. The problem is with some breeders, some judges, some owners and the ridiculous "thing" that humans have for "perfection". Perfect looking carrots, tomatoes, roses, people, (some arcane-image of) breeds of dog. Over-breeding to a ridiculous "perfection" is wrong. Not training your dog properly is wrong. Just breeding or buying dogs based on looks alone (not temperament) is wrong. The problem is always with the humans not the animals. Sorry, rant over bloggees, but the next person that sends that kind of petition-link to Baggy Body will be unfriended no matter who they are. Dog is man's best friend, so it's about time man started returning the compliment. Sorry, rant started again - over now.
Last night the gorgeous boy was in his guard position at the bottom of the stairs when Baggy had to come down in the middle of the night for a bathroom visit. Lying next to him in an identical pose was the Hinge cat a.k.a. the low-slung one. Furry Mama could not believe how cute they looked, albeit that Baggy struggled to step over them both! That cat loves her brother. Today Clever Bird realised that his anti-inflammatory medicine that he now has to have daily (due sadly, to the beginnings of arthritis in his hips) had almost run out. She phoned the vet to get some more. At lunchtime Baggy went out to take The Domestic Goddess to get some coal and to take Furry Mama to pick up the medicine. The medicine that she realised had lasted only six weeks. The medicine that is £80 a pot! She also bought the very large boy some flea and worm treatments for the next three months. As he needs two doses per go - one large dog and one small dog dose, another £80 disappeared! But the boy is worth it. No one could have a more loyal friend. It did occur to Clever Bird that it might be an idea to check whether she could get this medicine on Mint's insurance as he is now on it for life and his insurance is a mere £89 per month!!!!! She can. But even if she couldn't, it's the least he deserves.....
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