Well Amigos, no good deed goes unpunished, as Granny Selma used to say when she had her right mind and you can ask Pretty today if she believes it.
Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea has been doing so great for the past week that Pretty decided to do her good deed Saturday evening and take her for a little walk around the block. An itsy bitsy teenie weenie walk around the block…what could possibly go wrong, right? Plus it would make TBO Chelsea happy to get out of Casa de Canterbury for a few minutes.
Turns out TBO Chelsea felt so happy she slipped out of her collar as Pretty walked her, ran into a neighbor’s yard on the corner up the street, and was promptly bitten by a yellow lab who evidently disliked black labs that came to visit without an invitation. Shit house mouse.
To make a very long story short, Pretty and the old woman Slow spent the remainder of the weekend at the ER vet’s place which is in the same building as Uncle Collin Gist’s so the vets could share all the Bad News together. Brother, that file must be a thick one.
So now TBO Chelsea is back at Casa de Canterbury with numerous staples in her leg and a few on her belly – none of which she had before Pretty did her good deed. Pretty and Slow are sleep-deprived and appear in worse shape than she does, if you catch my drift.
The Red Man maintains his customary good humor and rosy outlook while all around him are in shambles with the exception of Squirrel Chaser Spike who isn’t really tuned in to much of anything except squirrels anyway.
Get me outta here, Percy…looks like Slow wants to take me for a walk…no way. She’ll have to catch me first.
Red's Rants and Raves 
This is so upsetting! Ma is dispensing cyber hugs to all in need, wishing she could be down South to help you. We are pulling for dear TBO Chelsea, hoping she rallies. Tell Pretty it’s not her fault. Dogs do stuff like this. I know, as your Poppy Seed is a champion collar slipper.
Love and hugs from the Pennsylvania Paw Council.
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Yes, this is what we need – Volunteers for Team TBO Chelsea!! We will consider the Pennsylvania Pack to be on the Team, albeit in cyberspace!!
Thanks so much for the kind words of support and we can picture Miss Poppy Seed as a collar slipper…she’s a mess. 🙂
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well isn’t that just too bad, sorry to hear that, poor thing my chelsea. Hugs and kisses from my way. My Rocky has a big open sore on his nose, it came upon him so quickly, getting him in hopefully today…take care
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Thanks so much, church organist!! We are happy you enjoyed your golfers yesterday and are sorry for not responding – had our hands and paws full!!
So sorry, too, for Rocky – sounds like something bit him, too?? Get him to vet…
Hugs and kisses to all cousins in Texas!
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That’s sad. Wishing Chelsea a speedy recovery. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Don!!She’s still loving her FOOD so that’s a good thing..:)
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This was a bad day for your precious group. The stitches and areas were more than just a single bite! I have not met labs which were so vicious. Poor Chelsea. Red takes it all in stride, though. No hint of glee? 🙂
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Indeed, Robin, Bad Day at Black Rock or at Casa de Canterbury in this case! Red does take everything pretty much in stride these days. We never know how long he’ll be continuing his Energizer Bunny self, but Red has Spunk so he could go for a bit longer. No hint of glee yet. 🙂
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Oh no, Chelsea! Poor pooch. You’ll have to have a word to her, Red, about staying in her collar. Get well soon, Chelsea xxx
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Yes, well, unfortunately, all of our dogs have behavioral issues, Dianne, and I’m afraid Red might not be the one to look to for a good example! 🙂
We are hoping for better days for the dear girl…she is truly a sweet dog…so uncomplicated. Food. Tennis Ball.. Food. Tennis Ball. Food. which might explain her 92 pounds which is a big girl for a Lab. 😦
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OH no that is not good poor baby, hope to heals fast and can romp around and may be go swimming instead of walking
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Great idea on the swimming – particularly for a lab!! 🙂 She is a poor baby indeed, but we hope she heals!!
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Ornery dogs keep life on the edge at times doesn’t it? Things will settle once again, I just know it! hugs
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It seems like we are on the edge more times than not!! Thanks for the hugs, Terry!!
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hoping things settle soon. Ornery dogs, and life’s unexpected, sure make us thankful for bland days, hugs
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Hey, girl, we are worried about you…we have visited your site several times lately (Love the Halloween Header!) but can’t find your posts…are you okay??? All of us at Casa de Canterbury hope so….
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I am alright, but my gait is terrible, so not on WP near as often as I would like to be. You keep writing your posts, because they make me smile and I am able to read them on my cell. Big hugs and thank you for caring!!!
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I knew something must be going on…remember we are thinking of you even when we don’t see your posts…you are one of our favorite Friends of Red! Take care of yourself, my friend. 🙂
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Just saw this. Oh poor Chelsea. She must have been so eager to make friends and that’s the thanks she got! The whole family must have been shaken up. And it sounds like the 4 (?) hot vets weren’t even involved.
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No, regular vets not involved in that drama – took place on Saturday night plus Chelsea now spends her visits with the oncologists who are also very nice. She was supposed to go back to the Hottie Docs this week to have her staples removed from the wounds, but unfortunately the entire 4 Paws Clinic was submerged totally by the flood waters today. They posted they got all of the animals out but have no idea when they will reopen or where. Most upsetting to the crew at Casa de Canterbury. This is a catastrophe for everyone in the state.
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This is awful. Please keep us updated as you can.
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Luanne, we just got our power back on tonight a few minutes ago so I finally had a chance to fire up my computer (and phone and Ipad and everything else)…it’s amazing how much I’ve missed my communication tools – gosh, my fear of co-dependency on them has been confirmed! 🙂 We are so grateful to be back in touch…
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Oh my goodness, Red Man. My human mommy and I are so behind on our reading and just came across this news of TBO Chelsea’s unfortunate encounter. Sending our very best get well wishes her way.
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Yes, her stitches are supposed to come out tomorrow – but no Hottie Doc to remove so we will go back to ER. 😦
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Hope the stitches removal was uneventful, and that TBO Chelsea received an extra treat or two.
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Thank you, Miss Harper Lee, and the stitches removal was uneventful. TBO Chelsea has been given the royal treatment for the past two months and has become quite the DIVA. Since the stitches were taken out, she seems to feel better! Hope the weekend in Baton Rouge is fun for one and all…:)
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