Brenda's husband, Jerry, is the VP of Pet Handling. On Bren's Blog, http://purpleranchlavender.blogspot.com, you can see a great story on the life and times of Jerry's job. Anyway, one of the dogs that he doesn't watch is my 78 pound yellow labrador named Amanda May, a.k.a., Mandy Puppy. She is my baby girl. Ok, not really a baby anymore because she is 9 years old, but don't tell her that. She has been my confidante, my friend, my daughter, my roommate and the one who knows absolutely every secret I have. She has seen me laugh and cry more than anyone else on Earth. I can't imagine my life without her. Most of the time she thinks that she is a human and every once in a while she acts like a dog. Unfortunately that is typically around her eating habits. Just recently she decided to eat an entire bowl of rat poison. Who knew that rat poison would be tasty? I am a devout Christian and never doubt miracles and God's presence, but if you do, keep reading.
Mandy Puppy historically will eat anything she can get her mouth on; her current favorite is cat poop she finds in the ally behind my house...gross! Because she isn't a puppy, I don't watch her 24/7. Due to this, she could pretty much eat whatever she wants to and I would never be the wiser. A couple of weeks ago, Mandy Puppy had wandered off from me. Within a few minutes I looked up and she was gone. I went looking for her...why? I felt the Holy Spirit telling me that Mandy was in danger. Within seconds I caught her eating some rat poison that had been recently put down due to too many mice in the area. I was very calm. Less than an hour later, she had been forced to throw up and had charcoal put down her throat...I didn't do this, the late night emergency vet clinic did. The vet told me that she would have shown no signs for at least two days and then she just would have dropped dead. This is actually very common. Good to know. The only residual is that she has to take Vitamin K for a month. Why did I catch her at the exact moment that I did? Praise God! Mandy Puppy is part of the Lavender Ranch Hands and would have been truly missed had this turned into a tragedy. Got Lavender?
Mandy Puppy historically will eat anything she can get her mouth on; her current favorite is cat poop she finds in the ally behind my house...gross! Because she isn't a puppy, I don't watch her 24/7. Due to this, she could pretty much eat whatever she wants to and I would never be the wiser. A couple of weeks ago, Mandy Puppy had wandered off from me. Within a few minutes I looked up and she was gone. I went looking for her...why? I felt the Holy Spirit telling me that Mandy was in danger. Within seconds I caught her eating some rat poison that had been recently put down due to too many mice in the area. I was very calm. Less than an hour later, she had been forced to throw up and had charcoal put down her throat...I didn't do this, the late night emergency vet clinic did. The vet told me that she would have shown no signs for at least two days and then she just would have dropped dead. This is actually very common. Good to know. The only residual is that she has to take Vitamin K for a month. Why did I catch her at the exact moment that I did? Praise God! Mandy Puppy is part of the Lavender Ranch Hands and would have been truly missed had this turned into a tragedy. Got Lavender?
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