Rita’s Trip to the Vet

Today was our once a month trip to Abilene to get Rita’s eyes checked. Sometimes when I go, I drop Rita off and go to the places that we don’t have here – Hobby Lobby, Sam’s Club, HEB, sometimes I schedule my knee doctor appointment on the same day as Rita’s appointments so one trip to Abilene can get us both the treatment that we need. Most days I just drive to Abilene, stay with Rita at the vet, turn around and drive home. That’s what I did today.

Neither of us will ever forget the first time we took Rita for a ride in the car. We wondered if she remembered her former owners taking her for a ride and dumping her and then living out in the woods for at least a week. Whatever it was, she was one panic stricken little dog and in the process of being so scared, she let loose whatever is in those horrible glands that need to be expressed from time to time. We thought we would die and the inside of the car would have to be pressure washed. I had never know about those glands. My other dogs never had that issue. When I took her to the vet, my description was probably pretty vivid and he knew exactly what she needed.

These days, she’s a good little traveler. She somehow knows when Vince and I are going somewhere together and she thinks she’s going too. She’s so happy to get to go with us but it’s pretty much only when we’re going on overnight trips that she gets to go.

Rita

We weren’t even to the end of the driveway and she was in position and asleep.

Coming back, same thing . . we weren’t even back to the main highway and she had made her little nest and was asleep.

Rita

Every time Vince sees her sleeping like that, he covers her up and says “Don’t show your private parts, Rita!” I don’t think she cares one bit. she’s such a good sleeper and a good traveler.