Jasper On The Mend

We had to leave Jasper today because we drove to Dayton, Ohio for my niece Erin’s wedding.  I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Dayton. Don’t worry, we taught Jasper how to operate the microwave, and we left him a case of bottled water, so he should be okay for a few days.

I felt so bad leaving him, for two reasons…

First of all, when we left, he sat staring out the window at us with the saddest look on his face. Dog’s are very bright animals and they know when their master’s are going away. And it bothers them.

But the second reason I felt bad is that Jasper recently injured one of the claws on his paw and the vet had to wrap it with bandages after treating him. When a dog has bandages they have to wear one of those large cone collars—it almost looks like some type of crude satellite set up—to prevent them from chewing off the bandages.

You should see him. Poor Jasper! (Actually, I’ve included a picture, you CAN see him.)

This evening when Jasper’s “dog sitter” showed up, she walked in the house and discovered that he chewed off the bandages anyhow! The special protective satellite collar didn’t work. Although, on the positive side, he is picking up HBO.

PHOTO Caption:  If Jasper turns slightly toward the northeast he can pick up Showtime.

Jasper:  "Sure, yuk it up, Funnyboy, but this isn't amusing to me."