"Since I'm not going to have any human children, the parents curse has come in the form of a cute, black tripod puppy. A couple decades after I left childhood behind, my parents would still get an exasperated tone in their voice when they talked about my "I can do it myself!" proclamation. Apparently, I learned those words early and used them often. Now, little Miss Cora scolds me with the same sentiment..
Last night, she slid across the kitchen floor barking angrily, hunched and with her back leg thumping wildly. It looked awful and my first thought was "Seizure!" I couldn't help it, my brain had jumped back to Schmoozer the Wondermutt and all the seizures he had. Schmoozer lost his battled with epilepsy a few years ago, but I guess those thought patterns are still there. While there was plenty of drama going on, it was a much simpler sort. Cora had an itch."Read the rest of the story at Cora's Tripawd's Blog
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