Willow's Nails . . .

I don't know how we end up with dogs that have "issues" but it just seems to keep happening!

We used to have Casper (passed away several years ago from Congested Heart Failure after being with us for 13 years) who didn't like being alone and loud noises, that actually dug through linoleum and chewed halfway through a door one night because he didn't like the noise of a water softener recycling.

Anyway . . . We now have Willow. Willow is a beautiful dog that we have had since she was 8-weeks old and she will be two in May. We aren't sure what Willow is (when bought we were told she was a Beagle/Jack Russell mix) but seems to be more Dalmatian/Greyhound/Nut Case/Wild Thing. But, to top off her wildness she has a "chicken-liver" side. She severely dislikes riding in a vehicle, noises from airplanes, helicopters, trips to the vet and most definitely getting her nails cut!
The last time we had them cut we took her in to the vet to have them done. We were told it could cost anywhere from $11 -$25, depending on the dog. Needless to say I knew we would have to pay the full $25 plus she threw such a fuss they didn't get all the nails done all the way and she had to have a bath when she got home because she "messed" all over herself.

This time we decided that we would keep her home, try to sedate her and have a peaceful time of it! Who was I kidding! This is Willow, Remember!

We started off with a 1/2 tablet . . . no go. Tried adding another 1/2 tablet a while later, still no go. Then gave her another 1/2 . . . For a dog that was stumbling around like a drunken sailor it was amazing the fight she put up as soon as the clippers came out! We ended up having to put her harness on because she would actually crawl up Kurt and kept hurting him. Kurt had to hold her and even Hailey had to get in on it and hold her too so that I could clip her nails! It was quite the struggle! But after hours of trying and many doses of sedative we got it done!


Poor thing looked sooooo sad!

We are not looking forward to having to do them again in a couple of months!

Oh, did I mention the time last year that she wanted to make friends and play with bees? She loved bees. But when she was done playing with them she decided to swallow them!!!!! She had to be run to the vets to get emergency shots that time too (thankfully Pat could run her there for me, I couldn't get her there, I think Ty was home sick and Kurt was working!)

Makes your heart hurt just looking at the pictures! Believe it or not after she got back from the vet she played with the bees a little more but mellowed out on it for the rest of the summer! Wow!