14: Rain-making

Those of you who  are up to speed with reading this blog (and if you’re not, why not?  I put in this effort to keep you entertained and informed. The least you can do is read it.) will know that I have been having a difficult time of it recently - with conjunctivitis, an ear infection - and even possible thyroid problems.  I’ve had drops in my eye, stuff in my ear, a thermometer up my backside and blood taken from my leg.  After all that I thought my troubles were at an end, at least until my next visit to the vet.

But a couple of days ago. I found out that my human beans have a rain making machine in the bathroom - a room I normally never enter.  But they summoned and ushered me in there, stuck me in the thing they call a bath and turned on this rain maker. Not surprisingly, I got very wet. Then to compound the felony, they rubbed in some magic potion that turned into lots of soap bubbles that covered my entire body.  They left these bubbles on for 5 minutes or so (though it seemed much longer) before turning the rain machine on again. After a couple of minutes I was bubble-less but still soaked. (What was the point of that, I wondered.). They rubbed me all over with a towel and then lifted me out.  (Of course, I made myself very heavy so it wasn’t easy for them.)

They seemed very pleased with themselves ...not realising the indignity of it all for me (a pedigree dog, PEDIGREE - special, I am!). When I overheard them later, it seems the vet had ordered this soaking - and wants it doing several times.  They seem to have no mind of their own, no consideration for me, no dog empathy.  I think they must be the vet’s henchmen; In think it is a way of keeping dogs subservient to human beans - even though we are clearly more intelligent.

Now I have to find ways of outwitting them before the next soaking - disguise? aggression? hiding?  All suggestions gratefully received.  Please enter your name and breed on your reply.