I took Friday off work so I could take the girls to see Doc Burton. Just routine stuff, but I wanted to get it taken care of before year end. Our appointment was scheduled for 12:45pm.
After breakfast and my morning cofee, I gave the girls a bath. I wanted them to look spiffy for the fine Doctor. Around 12:30pm I loaded them up for the drive in to town. Katie must have sensed something was up because she started fretting nervously, and by the time we arrived she had Sophie worked up a bit too.
I took Katie in first since she was already in a dither, and once she had her yearly physical, nail trimming and booster shots, it was Sophie's turn. I peaked out Doc Burton's office window before I went out to the parking lot to fetch Sophie, and there she was with her head thrown back and howling like a little wolf! She was so upset that her sister was out of her sight. To make a long story short they were tickled to death to get back out to the car and on the way home.
The good Doctor said that they are in excellent condition and was very impressed with their coats. Apparently many Westies have skin trouble which make for poor coats. He said that a lot of them have patches of missing hair and scabs! Poor babies! My girls look great though, but I only shampoo them with Johnson's Lavender Baby Shampoo. It's mild and doesn't bother their skin.
Once home they lunched on roasted chicken breast and then climbed up on their respective blankets for a nap.
They live a dog's life for sure!
2 comments:
Awww, what a sweet story of your visit to the doctor. And what beautiful dogs.
I loved seeing your beautiful Westies! We lost our beautiful sweet Westie last Christmas and I love seeing yours... you said they had nice coats, so did ours. Do yours have the black skin? someone told me that is why our Westie never had skin problems.
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