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The Diary of Little Holly

Stumpie

Hey Hey all my wonderful puppy pals!
I'm soooo glad to be back on my absolute fave website! *woof*
I haven’t been on in a-g-e-s I must admit, but am looking forward to checking out and making friends with the new additions to dogster.com!

Anyway, there is a story I must tell you! It happened a few months ago and is a tad tragic, but you'll be happy to know, everyone who was involved made a full recovery!

One morning I was wrestling with my brother (Tag) as usual and my Mom was rushing around the house getting everything ready for the day (You know, boring human stuff like vacuuming and dusting). She wanted to grab something in the room behind where we were playing. Mom managed to squeeze her way past Tag and me, prize the door open and slip inside. Unfortunately, not wanting my brother and I to follow her in, she closed the door a little too enthusiastically. We have those hinges at home which have a gap when the door is open and my little; snowy, white tail got caught in the gap when Mom closed the door.

*Yelp*

Being a bully, I hardly felt a thing but Mom started screaming when I wagged my tail happily at her. Blood was spraying out of my tail like a hose-pipe (a little graphic, I do admit). Mom ran to the kitchen and grabbed a tea-towel, pressed it onto my tail and put me into the car.

When we arrived at the vet, I was rushed into the emergency room. My doctor, Dr Mendalsyn (I don’t like him much. Cold hands *Growl*) examined my poor tail and told my Mom that the door had cut off one of my tail vertebrae. She started crying (I hate it when she does, I can’t stand to see her upset) and explaining the story to Dr Mendalsyn.

They had to operate on my tail. Now I don’t know about you, my canine friends but I am not one for anaesthesia *Growl*
Dr Mendalsyn made my tail even SHORTER by taking out another vertebrae so that he had enough skin to sow the end up.

All-in-all, this story doesn’t end too badly. Mom spoilt me for the next week and Tag was told to not wrestle with me because my tail was healing. Oh! And get this! Later on that day, Dad found the end of my tail!!! That’s right, you heard correctly. My tail, the rest of it, lying where Tag and I were wrestling. Kind of disgusting I must admit (even though it’s my own tail)

I earned myself a few new nick-names too!
-Stumpy
-Sphinx

and the one that still sticks to this day... "Shorty"

*Woof* *woof*

Till next time,
Doggie kisses,
Holly xoxo

Welcome to dogster!

Hey Hey Hey Everyone! I must say, for the short time Ive been here, friends making it even better! I have been treated really, really kindly here and I hope to make many many more awsome puppy pals!!

Thanks for making me feel so welcome!

Keep Wagging! :)

Holly x x x