POOR NED! UPDATE

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I was having such a fun vacation, camping with my family.  First we went to a craft fair.  It was HOT, but lots of people admired me.  I liked it.

Then... we went to the beach with my best buddies, Kona and Buddy, and I played in the water with my brother and rolled in seaweed. My brothers got in trouble and had to stay with dad on the leash!  I liked that because I got to go on down the beach with Kona and Buddy, and Clancy and Gordie didn't.

It was great fun.  I liked it.

Then...... we met up with other doods and played at a dog park.

It was fun and I liked it.

Then.... we met Kona and Buddy at a place called Botanical Gardens.  Mom and GBK took lots of flower pictures which was boring, BUT lots of people and gnomes admired me, and I liked it.

Then ....Mom and Dad took us to a place near where the rockets are launched (Vandenburg AFB, California).  This place is called Surf.  The beach is permanently closed and you can read why.

But there is a waterway that is nearby and we posed for pictures. We saw lots of ground squirrels and got our noses all dirty digging for them. I liked it.

Now for the bad part.  My mom noticed that something was growing on my right lower eyelid.  It began growing just when we left and Mom watched it grow bigger before her very eyes.  If you look closely at this picture of me, you can see it. 

It got pink last night and Mom got worried that I had gotten some kind of irritant in it.  So they took me to the vet!!! On MY VACATION!  WTD!!!!  The vet said that my tear duct was clogged and that she could snip off the growth but that it might grow back.  She said mostly older dogs got these.  I was truly offended, until everyone (all pretty ladies)  snuggled with me and gave me LOTS of treats. They loved me and I like it.  My mom and dad told the vet to snip it off - on MY vacation.  I was really offended then and mad at mom and dad - they left me there.  I'll bet they took Gordie and Clancy out for lunch while I was there.

Well, the vet put me in dreamland and snipped!  That wasn't too bad, but - here is the really, really bad part.  She saw me rub at my eye and she put the cone of shame on me!!! ME!!! I didn't even have a cone when I was neutered.  Gee Whiz, folks!  The vet tech that I thought loved me, tattled. She said when they put the cone of shame on me, I stood up on my back legs and tried to push the cone off with my front legs - like cats do!  THEN, she told my mom when that didn't work, I just stood for a while on my back legs (well, I was in shock that it wouldn't come off) and then just laid on my back.   And I thought she was my friend too. I didn't like it.

Now, I have stitches, eye medicine and a cone of shame. And Gordie and Clancy just told me they did go out to lunch!   Stewpid vacation.HA HA HA.  You can't keep a good man  dog down.  I just slid that cone right off my head no matter how Mom tried to fasten it on.  I promised not to scratch at my eye (except when they first put the medicine in. I have been giving Mom and Dad the "oh-so-sad-eyed look" and it is working.  I am getting lots of treats and walks and snuggles. And, Mom and Dad made more reservations to come back here so I can get my stitches out by all those pretty girls instead of the man dr. I usually see back home.  So.... in two weeks, we get another vacation!  Mom and Dad and Clancy and Gordie should all thank ME!

My mom and I want to thank you for all your well wishes.  She reads them all to me.  The bad thing about camping is that the computer signal is so weak that she keeps getting kicked off the internet so we can't reply very much.  She will be glad to get home for better internet I think.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Aw, Ned, my  mom and I are so sorry this happened to you, especially when you were having such a good time on your vacation! Tell your mom that we think you should get a little extra spoiling and some extra treats while you are recovering, and not have to share with your brothers, either! Heal quickly, little Buddy! 

Your friend, 

JD

[Donna K & Quincy]

Oh Ned, I'm so sorry you had this happen to you on your vacation. I hope it gets all better real fast so you don't miss out on too much fun. 

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Oh Ned, it all started out so wonderful too, you were having so much fun! Too bad this eye business got in the way! Your Mom did a good thing though bringing you to the vet and you'll be better soon having more fun!

[Colleen, Jake & Baxter]

I am laughing and crying : ) for you dear sweet Ned!  I truly feel for you and I know it doesn't seem fair but your parents must love you an awful lot to make sure you received the proper care..........especially while on vacation.  You are very handsome even with your COS....nobody wears it better then you do...that is when you keep it on : )...LOL  

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ohhhh Friends, you better believe I am milking this.  The vet gave my mom treats to take home - they are healthy, no-grain ones and I like them a lot.  My mom doesn't believe in toppers for food but tonight I got peanut butter mixed into my kibble (and Clancy and Gordie only got to lick her fingers). I liked that! I am looking oh so sad, and my mom is sitting on the floor with me and she took off my cone. I don't think she will leave it off for sleeping, but I am going to try to working magic so she forgets. 

Thank you so much for sending me good wishes. It makes me feel lots better just to know you care. Clancy and Gordie are actually good brothers, but sometimes I just want to be more special.

PS Mom and Dad are trying to get reservations to come back in 2 weeks so I can get my stitches out up here rather than at home.  If they can, it would mean another vacation!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Theo, I am going to practice spinning and  popping those clasps.  That sounds like fun, fun, fun.  I am sure glad you don't have to wear it any more.  I am going to donate mine to anyone who wants it - maybe Evie, my mom and dad's granddaughter. She is 2 1/2 so she might think it is fun.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Ned, I can pop off those dumb cones easy. Just follow Theo's instructions, but hide the duct tape and packing tape first. I didnt so my DM foiled my plan. Shaka bra, Owen

[Sheila & Finnley]

Oh sheesh, listen to Owen, talking all Dog the Bounty Hunter, now that he is a Hawaiian Doodle ! :) LOL

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Love the Hawaiian talk, Owen. I plan on goin' there one of these days and surfin' the Pipe. Then I can be the big Kahuna.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Come stay at my house. We go to the beach most mornings by 7:00. Great way to start the day. Only then we have to get washed off or they won't let us in the house because we shake the sand everywhere. WTD???

[Bonnie and Kona]

I've been told I have the 'tude of a surfer dude since I was a pup. That or a naughty junior high boy. I prefer the surfer dude comparison myself

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Oh no.....not my sweet Nedderbutter! Say it ain't so! Fudge wants you to know she still thinks you are a hunk :) I am so sorry all this happened on your vacation. Take my advice and milk it for all it's worth....surely this warrants some really good treats just for you and not for Clancy and Gordie :)