Puppy Shots

   Zoey had her last set of 'puppy shots' today at Tractor Supply's weekly Wellness Clinic.  Fanny went along for moral support but waited in the car.  Zoey wasn't too sure what was going to happen when we went into the store and definitely didn't like meeting other dogs.  There was a beautiful golden retriever puppy ahead of us in line who was half Zoey's age and double her size that she didn't really care for too much.  A pair of pugs (adults) were carrying on and she tucked her tail and I had to hold Zoey in my arms until they left.  A miniature Australian shepherd with the most beautiful clear blue eyes was behind us and she didn't care for the pugs, either.  Zoey took her shots and liquid vaccine without any fuss.  We handed in our baggie with a 'sample' to be tested to make sure the dewormer had done it's job.  We had the vet check out the scratch Zoey got yesterday from putting her head in Fanny's mouth because it had developed a scab.  The vet said it was healing nicely and it looked like Fanny (who's been licking it several times a day) has been taking care of it beautifully.  Jeff picked up a free bag of puppy chow and I got a couple of dog treats shaped like tooth brushes!  Zoey liked the one I gave her but Fanny didn't care for hers.  
   Jeff went fishing last night and the dogs decided to sleep with me...until Wally's outside light went out (it's just outside my bedroom window on the fence) and the neighbor critters came out to play in the dark.  Fanny started to run from window to window barking with Zoey right behind.  Finally Fanny jumped onto Jeff's bed and laid there looking out the window waiting for him to come home.  Zoey can't make it onto the beds without help so she climbed into the chair next to my computer and went to sleep.   Fanny repeated her barking routine a couple more times whenever the motion light on our garage went on...something came close enough to trigger it...but finally she fell asleep, too.  When Jeff got home around 11pm she woke up and got Zoey up so they were both waiting for him at the door, barking and wiggling.  Jeff was disappointed he hadn't gotten any fish and was starting to ache from sitting outside for so long after dark.  He took a piece of chocolate pudding pie I had made and a cup of coffee and went to read in his room.  Fanny and Zoey followed him hoping for some crumbs.  I said 'good night' to all of them and went to bed alone...haven't done that in a long time!  I had opened my north-facing window and the breeze was so nice!  Who needs air-conditioning?  I managed to fall asleep right away and slept until 4:30-5am when Fanny had to go out and when she came back in suddenly Zoey and Fanny were demanding space in my bed.  If you think a queen-size bed is large, try putting a person, a 90 lb dog and a small puppy in one.  There is not any room to spare.  But we slept until 9am when the 3-ring circus was back!  Zoey still hasn't learned not to put her head in Fanny's mouth.  Good thing Fanny knows enough not to bite down on her any more!!