A hot day, but all is still fairly normal.
After emptying the contents of the shopping trolley into the boot I noticed the car’s outside temperature was 39C. We decided against walking Milo around. He was keen, but we were not. Instead took him with us in the car. We took his water dish and water bottle. Both are kept in his own little bag. We always tie him up in the shade with his water dish. Within minutes he gets surrounded by admirers who queue up to pet him.
Isle Nr 5 at Aldi in Bowral is the one that has the liquor license. That’s right, one can buy butter and Whisky all at the same counter, and at the same time, and from the same cash register and no questions asked. How we have progressed. I reckon, eventually all the registers will be so bold and allow the sale of alcohol. It just takes time. Easy does it, especially in Australia where you can sit in a train, have a nap and on awakening still see the same cows outside your window.
Since Milo’s limping with a possible tendon problem we have to lift him in the car. He now also doesn’t jump on his chair anymore. He is wise to his problem and knows his limits. Soon after Milo’s trouble, I developed an excruciatingly painful back. We are now in a kind of symbiosis where before, one were the strong and large with the other being small and agile. I barely am capable of lifting Milo in the car. He is small but surprisingly heavy. I know how to lift him and even go through a preliminary exercise where I ,ever so gently tell him, ” wait a moment, just wait a moment”, before gently lifting him in the car’s back-seat. I bend my knees as advised by hospital’s doctor. He gave me very strong tablets and they do help but are addictive, so I only take them sparingly or not at all. I don’t want to end up mugging old ladies while wearing a hoody, kicking them in the groin, and stealing their Panadol Forte.
Milo allows me to lift him in the car. He does look a bit embarrassed but what can you do? He refuses to let Helvi lift him and bites her instead. Not seriously, but he is letting her know he is not happy with her doing it. We find it hilarious. The reason is that Helvi is action woman. She grabs and just does it. A no nonsense woman. Milo always refuses to do anything he is asked. In fact, often does the opposite. That’s why he is so lovable. He doesn’t like being grabbed suddenly and from above, probably thinks another dog is biting him.
I told Helvi to calmly approach Milo and stroke him a bit first, gently lift him whilst whispering soothing words in his small ears. “Get f*&cked,” she told both of us. I am rather chuffed Milo doesn’t bite me and prefers Helvi. And yet, it is Helvi who makes sure he gets everything he might possibly want and much more. He gets his wants far in excess of his needs. No wonder the world is in disarray.
This post seems to lack cohesion. The binder of what makes things stick together has gone watery. It must be the heat. 41C now.
But apart from that the day is turning out ‘normal’.
Therese Trouserzoff said:
We had a female Jack Russell for a half a dozen years and she was not up the curddly end of the dog spectrum either. If she was not in the mood for a bit of affection, she was not slow to let one know. I think she bit everyone in the house at least once or twice except the former Mrs Emm, who, after the dog got past the cute puppy stage, refused to have anything to do with her.
It was nearly euthanasia time when Emmlet I attempted to kiss the dog and was bitten on the top lip – requiring a trip to the hospital and a beautifully executed stitch. Everyone except the dog learnt a lesson that day and my refusal to have the dog put down was one of the bricks that eventually became the marriage’s Berlin Wall.
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Therese Trouserzoff said:
Hi Gez. I like your vignettes. They really resonate with me for lots of reasons. First, I have an unreliable back – that is, out of the blue I can move in a not unusual way and I get this stabbing pain. I have learnt to hit the Voltaran immediately. It’s an anti-inflammatory (code for a gut tearer as well) but it seems to work and stops the muscles from spasming.
And Tasha – our 17 year old cat (George’s mother figure) is developing a permanently arched back and no longer jumps up on the lounge much less climb anything. She waits imploringly until I pick her up and when she feels she’s waited long enough, she verbals us until one of us acts.
So here we are growing old together. Me and the Zen cat !
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vivienne29 said:
Lovely, again. Milo might have a dislocated knee joint. If he is a bit bandy legged that is. Becomes apparent with age. Not as startling as it sounds. Could have been crook for ages. But it does bugger up jumping ability. It is very naughty of Milo to treat Helvi that way but nothing to be done obviously.
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gerard oosterman said:
Yes, he is getting older and is a bit bandy legged. He seems to got over it and no limping. He seems to sleep more. (don’t we all)
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