I am a new father to a baby Golden Retriever. My bro gave it to me, short of saying, its time to make your self responsible for some one. Grow up. I assumed it was an advanced birthday gift.
I baptized him Wallace, my favorite Scottish name which is apt because I gathered that Golden Retrievers are of Scottish origin. The pup is three-months old. It has been with me for three days now.
I was ecstatic. I bought him food, leash and chew toys. Taking care of him is an utter bliss. He is very active and playful dog that I could not compete with his energy. He has soft and fluffy fur that I love to cuddle. When he barked loud for the first time, I was his proud daddy. He makes my day. I am looking forward to go home each day.
I imagine my self as Hugh Grant in the movie About a Boy, thinking that adopting a child would make him attractive and responsible at the same time to the opposite sex
This morning I came face to face with what the law regards as bonos pater familias. When I woke up I found my poor baby in the corner panting, sick, weak, and helpless. His vomit scattered around our living room. I panicked. I gave him milk and pellets but he just smelled it and then he threw up again. He continued to throw up and had loose bowels. I did no know what to do.
I have two pets in the province, a pusakal which I call Bin Laden and an askal which I call Dostoyevsky. I did not really take care of them because I believe that they can survive on their own. When they get sick I just give them sugar and they would be well in minutes.
How could you stand a cute thing suffer? I ran to the veterinarian to get him treated. The doctor said the new environment probably stressed him. He might have eaten something I did not notice. He also found parasite in his poop. I could only cringe when the doctor gave him four shots: antibiotic, liver tonic, vitamins and anti-emetic. I coughed up more than thousand bucks.
Now I am home nursing my baby. I just gave him an oral shot of anti diarrhea. I will feed him tonight at ten o’clock.
5 comments:
Would being pater familias at this time not interfere with your review? But then again, this is already pressure-cooker time. Having such a cute baby may just lessen the stress.
he is indeed a good stress reliever, albeit, distracting sometimes. i guess i am an overzealous father; i have been playing with him beyond his regular play time.
thanks aryo for dropping by
Hi. I tagged you in my Everyday Reads blog. Enjoy. Hahaha.
Cute dog. Really cute dog. Inggit ako. I want a cute dog. But I can't take care of one right now. Hahaha!
thanks mayette!
awww...such a cute baby!
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