She has been called:
Sweet,
Clever
Naughty. 
We call her Suzzie. She is our dog.
Being a dog, she loves to eat rotting stuff found on the beach during her daily walks. Her favorite seems to be decomposing sea lion. There is a special aroma that beckons her, I suppose.
Last week, it was rotting fish. A stinky, gross hunk of seafood. No big deal, except this chunk included nylon fishing line and three fish hooks. Yep. Three hooks strung along the line. Ed discovered this as he charged up to her to demand she drop it. He wrestled her onto her back, pried her jaws open, and did his best to retrieve the fishing gear. Suzzie responded with gags, bites, and vigorous thrashing about. Two were yanked out. The third was just visible, down her throat. Damn!
Off to the doggie emergency room, and into surgery. Apparently, an X-ray of a dog’s stomach looks like clouds in shades of grey. Except when there is a fish hook in there. Fish hooks show up quite clearly.
Suzzie is recovering nicely now. Her tummy stitches are due for removal soon.
I took clever, sweet, naughty Suzzie on a short walk this evening, as per doctor’s orders. We headed for the beach, as usual. All was going just swell until we got to the little green park that leads down to the sand. Abruptly, Suzzie stopped, turned around, and pointed her face toward home. She refused to go on.
Being a dog, she loves to eat rotting stuff found on the beach during her daily walks. Her favorite seems to be decomposing sea lion. There is a special aroma that beckons her, I suppose.
Last week, it was rotting fish. A stinky, gross hunk of seafood. No big deal, except this chunk included nylon fishing line and three fish hooks. Yep. Three hooks strung along the line. Ed discovered this as he charged up to her to demand she drop it. He wrestled her onto her back, pried her jaws open, and did his best to retrieve the fishing gear. Suzzie responded with gags, bites, and vigorous thrashing about. Two were yanked out. The third was just visible, down her throat. Damn!
Off to the doggie emergency room, and into surgery. Apparently, an X-ray of a dog’s stomach looks like clouds in shades of grey. Except when there is a fish hook in there. Fish hooks show up quite clearly.
Suzzie is recovering nicely now. Her tummy stitches are due for removal soon.
I took clever, sweet, naughty Suzzie on a short walk this evening, as per doctor’s orders. We headed for the beach, as usual. All was going just swell until we got to the little green park that leads down to the sand. Abruptly, Suzzie stopped, turned around, and pointed her face toward home. She refused to go on.
New name possibilities for Suzzie:
Stubborn
Smart
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