"Demonic" Dusty!
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He was very grumpy! I too, would be grumpy if I were constantly itchy and being bitten by fleas! He was in so much discomfort that the first night I was there, I got up and bathed him at 1am to relieve his itching & help him sleep!
Every evening, prior to my going to bed for the night, I would insist he went outside & "potty". With each evening he grew increasingly reluctant to go out! Well, Friday evening, he decided he'd had enough of me! He got quite violent, even lunging towards me! Then, I began thinking that maybe he was "The Doggie GodFather"! LOL! After my climbing into bed, closing my eyes & relazing, I hear this light growl...
he was standing by the head of the bed, right in front of me growling!
He let me know that he was mad at me & wouldn't soon be forgetting this! I guess I should be glad that I made it home with all of my appendages intact!
I called his mommy yesterday to check on him & she says he is quite happy and relaxed now! I am very glad to hear that and I don't fault him for his behavior! Usually we have a "love-fest" when I babysit him. And I hate to be bothered when I'm sick, so I understand that he just wanted to be left alone! I love him dearly & he will always be "my little boy"!
The accompanying video is a mild one, He sometimes acts this way when he just wants to sleep, but I want him to go outside before I go up to bed!
Poor little buddy! You said he is older. Does he have arthritis? We had a sheepdog that got like that (the growly, nasty thing) when she was in pain. Never had a problem with fleas, thank goodness. The 2 dogs we have now get walked every night before bed. That way they aren't up at 4:00 a.m. wanting to go out!
ReplyDeleteThat video was rather "tame"! He TOTALLY lost his mind Friday night! I showed his mommy & daddy the video (the BAD one) and they couldn't believe how nasty he was! They said they had never seen him that nasty! But, as I told them, he was on Steroids, before I got there, thru now, still! Steroids can have an effect on your moods & intensity of them! Again, I don't blame my sweet little boy! He is VERY old, but dosn't have arthritis! Thanks for the comments, Teresa! Aprilee
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