tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post5359835754858250456..comments2024-03-29T09:19:52.875-05:00Comments on Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Sometimes I hate that fucking dogwirecutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-67060829008669369182022-08-10T14:08:58.025-05:002022-08-10T14:08:58.025-05:00My dog was well known at the vet, on account of al...My dog was well known at the vet, on account of all the things that were wrong with him in the last 5 years of his life. He got a lot of blood glucose checks (I could theoretically do that myself, but if he didn't want to get pricked in his ear, then he wasn't gonna get pricked in his ear, and this was always) and afterwards he'd expectantly stare at the doctor or tech until he got a treat. <br /><br />Everybody knew it's "against the rules" to give a treat to a diabetic dog, but the result was he never minded going there at all, and it made it a lot easier to draw his blood Westies are so unfamously uncooperative at that that they have a restraint technique named after them, one I know all too well.<br /><br />Being able to just grab them is also an upside to having a smaller dog. My brother's half St. Bernard is a 1 year old monster who will dislocate your shoulder and take you right off your feet if you're not ready for him.<br /><br />The prices though. Every time I bought insulin it was more. Started at under $100 CAD for 10 vials of the stuff in 2017 and the last time (early this year) was over $140, plus tax. Same with the meds. Some meds you can get filled at your local pharmacy which in my case was A LOT cheaper, but any veterinary specific stuff and there's not much choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-68228850539079365292022-08-10T09:49:49.555-05:002022-08-10T09:49:49.555-05:00If anything happened to Jack you would be on the f...If anything happened to Jack you would be on the floor crying like a little girl. Cathypophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805267355425405095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-84105162534475679712022-08-10T07:26:14.143-05:002022-08-10T07:26:14.143-05:00Its all in the tone of the voice. I know when peo...Its all in the tone of the voice. I know when people talk in the same tone as my wife I have trouble hearing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-51712914498617353562022-08-09T21:02:50.097-05:002022-08-09T21:02:50.097-05:00ThisThisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-3610240652492859392022-08-09T20:35:59.625-05:002022-08-09T20:35:59.625-05:00I seriously think you could publish a book with yo...I seriously think you could publish a book with your stories about the adventures with your dogs. I believe they are my favorite part of your blog. Always a great story. Glad everyone, including your crotch survived the vets office.Mike Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694103851649297936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-14610820961751805162022-08-09T20:15:56.525-05:002022-08-09T20:15:56.525-05:00Don’t be such a badass, we know you’d be crushed w...Don’t be such a badass, we know you’d be crushed without that dog. At least, I know. I’ve been there and way past it.Doc Holidaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-51887100949380672252022-08-09T20:09:54.487-05:002022-08-09T20:09:54.487-05:00Kenny if you want to make your life easy, take Jac...Kenny if you want to make your life easy, take Jack to the vet and arrange to have all the vet techs give him treats. That's it. Just treats and lovin'. Do this about 5 or 6 times over a month and he'll be waiting for you in the truck. Just change what he associates the vet with. If he's not reacting badly to the shots or the checkup, then it's something else in his past. You can change that by replacing it with something better.Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-47737670806904220622022-08-09T20:02:03.779-05:002022-08-09T20:02:03.779-05:00ROFLMAO!ROFLMAO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-43637022928540122442022-08-09T19:49:45.985-05:002022-08-09T19:49:45.985-05:00Good DadGood DadFrank Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365667905026774188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-41458208601291578422022-08-09T18:50:56.650-05:002022-08-09T18:50:56.650-05:00Tee Hee Hee! Atta Boy, wouldn't want to jeopa...Tee Hee Hee! Atta Boy, wouldn't want to jeopardize your rep Jack!!Screwaugerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806242833531633288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-47075009770098371572022-08-09T18:49:21.741-05:002022-08-09T18:49:21.741-05:00Oh hell. The wife and I just laughed so hard we cr...Oh hell. The wife and I just laughed so hard we cried. Kenny, write the book. With the proceeds you could hire someone, annually of course, to make that trip with his assholiness for you.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-32932170417952646312022-08-09T17:41:23.282-05:002022-08-09T17:41:23.282-05:00Ken, you should think about a second career as an ...Ken, you should think about a second career as an animal psychologist…Onehalfmvsquarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-39104562743144960982022-08-09T17:34:21.297-05:002022-08-09T17:34:21.297-05:00Believe it or not, we LOVE these stories - not bec...Believe it or not, we LOVE these stories - not because of love, but because we've been there!MiamiSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021186856299542425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-37388671376751526662022-08-09T17:29:30.013-05:002022-08-09T17:29:30.013-05:00Please write the book, already.Please write the book, already.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440019959156557525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-23428930326866606472022-08-09T17:28:52.303-05:002022-08-09T17:28:52.303-05:00Love your management style! Do it or else!Love your management style! Do it or else!Mark@Bismarckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380074488718406182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-35257834214640472832022-08-09T17:17:47.192-05:002022-08-09T17:17:47.192-05:00Kenny is right. Funny as it was, Jack went full a...Kenny is right. Funny as it was, Jack went full asshole until he was made to realize his mistake and only very narrowly avoided getting his ass kicked. So keeping it normal is the right move. No ass kicking, but definitely not treat-worthy. Maybe next time he will deserve a treat. Heh, probably not, but definitely maybe. --ninesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-6487015214554171932022-08-09T16:32:18.948-05:002022-08-09T16:32:18.948-05:00How 'bout a kick in the ass instead?How 'bout a kick in the ass instead?wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-2367087219624911602022-08-09T16:31:48.706-05:002022-08-09T16:31:48.706-05:00I've never had a dog that was so afraid of the...I've never had a dog that was so afraid of the vet before and I don't know why. If it wasn't such a damned fight to get him out of the truck and into the office I'd take him by once a week just to get him used to it.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-3460654855151252942022-08-09T16:30:07.484-05:002022-08-09T16:30:07.484-05:00Fucking dog will be lucky if he gets fed tomorrow....Fucking dog will be lucky if he gets fed tomorrow.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-1067044970288538432022-08-09T16:29:35.240-05:002022-08-09T16:29:35.240-05:00I don't reward bad behavior. I was extra nice ...I don't reward bad behavior. I was extra nice to him all morning and then he's gotta be a dick?<br />I'm treating him normally now that he's home, though.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-59378281070437503362022-08-09T16:27:58.762-05:002022-08-09T16:27:58.762-05:00I don't know how else to describe his attitude...I don't know how else to describe his attitude.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-56003509262251179412022-08-09T16:07:31.863-05:002022-08-09T16:07:31.863-05:00You're lucky. My daughter's dog (pound mu...You're lucky. My daughter's dog (pound mutt) that I was tasked with taking to the vet (1st time) would dig his heels in to ..... and then proceed to piss everywhere..... all over my seat...... He's been with us 2 years now - no more peeing but I've learned to have him go pee before getting in the truck (gotta empty his magazine). Thanks for the laugh! Dog stories, I could read them all day. Give Jack a head pat for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-82857619543003108132022-08-09T16:06:37.881-05:002022-08-09T16:06:37.881-05:00Ken, every time you have me in stitches with story...Ken, every time you have me in stitches with story's about Jack. <br />My lab loves the vet for some reason and we have had to drag him out with the staff shutting the door after us. he then plonks his butt outside the door and whines to get back in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-3653632438435501502022-08-09T16:06:24.320-05:002022-08-09T16:06:24.320-05:00Your prose is eloquent and very "mental pictu...Your prose is eloquent and very "mental picture " I laughed so hard that my eyes teared so considerably that I enjoyed th story many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-3923391755921487772022-08-09T16:05:34.430-05:002022-08-09T16:05:34.430-05:00Write the damn book already Ken! Write the damn book already Ken! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com