A Beau for Bea

There was only one visitor staying at my clinic this morning. His name was Thor. I'm not really sure what kind of dog he was but he seemed long and pointy in every direction. He was already at the clinic when Bea and I made our morning entrance. I think my whole body was the same size as his head. He brought that big pointy nose right down to us in greeting too; not in an angry way, but in that gangly curious way that some of the young people have. I am very forgiving of these kind of introductions and usually just raise a paw and give a cautious tail wag so no one gets offended. Bea, on the other paw, is not always so forgiving, but today was a different day. She did not snap, or crouch away. She just took two curious sniffs and proceeded on to our villa with a notable shimmy to her gait. Later Bea told me that the large dog was a boy dog, and he had boy parts that reminded her of her days at her first home. She said that there was a time when a boy like that would have got her really excited, but for some reason she just never feels like that anymore. I, of course, had no idea of what she was talking about.

Thor was at the clinic today for a procedure. He took his pinch like a real dog though; never so much as a whimper. He must have had a lot to fix too because he went from the no-non-sleepy-dogs allowed room to the water table with all of this tubes and wires. Mother worked on his belly parts and his teeth parts. He woke up like a champ too; none of that whiny “I want my mommy” stuff that so many dogs go on about. Thor was regal, and tough. I was just starting to think that Bea must have some good taste if she fancied a dog like that. It wasn't until he stumbled by later, hopping a little as he walked because of the sore spot between his legs that Bea noticed something was missing. “His boy parts, he's missing his boy parts!”, she panted. And that was it, as quickly as the acceptance had come, it left. Bea was no longer smitten. Just as well I thought, only room for one dog with my Bea.... and that's me!