Alex the Wonderdog is at the vet. His screams of pain as I tried to lift him down the stairs and into the car ripped at my heart. I know he’s only an animal in some people’s eyes, but to me I guess he’s a surrogate child for the moment. The vet said the attack was ferocious and that the wounds were nasty. They were going to sedate him, clip the fur, clean the wounds properly (because there’s a high chance of infection) and give stitches where necessary. He’ll be on painkillers and antibiotics for a while. Even as he was lifted onto the examination couch, his screams upset me greatly. Pull yourself together, man.
The vet told us we had to report the animal to the council dog warden just in case it did it again and injured a child or something. The Missus duly did this and we are waiting for a call back.
My injuries are minor in comparison to Alex. My thumb smarts and I am told that I should go for a tetanus jab just in case the guy is as rabid as his dog. I refuse because I am a man and it is very manly to refuse treatment until you keel over. But seriously, I just cannot be bothered waiting at the doctors and I am more worried that Alex might have some internal injuries. He was certainly a shadow of himself this morning and again that was upsetting, especially the uncontrollable trembling as he sat under the kitchen table.
In the fracas, I lost my watch. My good old trusty Citizen Navihawk, bought in King Street in Jersey in 1995. My trusty old watch that I bought out of retirement recently was lost in the battle. Again, this is nothing compared to the thought of my dog on the operating table thanks to the complete ingnorance and ineptitude of this idiot of a man and his beast of an animal.
Why o why do these people insist of having dog’s that are:
1) Several sizes too big for them
2) They have no control over
3) They refuse to keep on a lead
4) The animal’s were bred to be anti-social
I could go on. The weird thing is that I should be feeling more angry, but I don’t. I feel kind of cold and calm inside. What is wrong with me?

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