Peeing and Shaking

It took two adults, a handful of cookies, and a strong leash to get Beau in for his physical and rabies shot.

Beau is a Golden Retriever in lamb’s clothing; he has very curly light blond fur and his face is shaped like a sheep’s face.

He’s a very sweet dog unless…

he realizes he’s approaching the vet’s office.

Then the wolf inside comes out with lip curls and low growls and after a few minutes of that it’s all about peeing and shaking; peeing and shaking; peeing and shaking until we can’t believe he could possible have any more pee inside of him.

But he does, he pees on the vet’s shoe.

I apologize but the vet says no worries, his shoes are peed on daily.

A few hundred dollars later, we get him back in the car and finally he stops shaking.

I finally stop shaking too.

He’s getting old for a big dog and I worry that they’ll find something wrong with him other than his numerous neuroses.

I’d felt a lump under his front leg which worried me a lot, but the vet said it was nothing.

Except for the excessive peeing, I was quite similar to Beau, nervous, anxious and shaky --hoping against hope that the lump was a benign growth.

Phew…made it through that visit and with luck we won’t have to take Beau back for three more years.