Wasn’t it Mama Cass that died in the bathtub after choking to death on a ham sandwich? Geez, what a way to go!
Well I was close to a year old when I had a Mama Cass incident. Master Robert had two poodles in the past, Suzy and Ginny, who are now my best friends in The Land Beyond. Master Robert had given Suzy and Ginny bones to gnaw on. But you had to be very careful as to what type of bone you gave a dog as a bone splinter can kill a dog. For example poultry bones are a definite no no for dogs as they splinter easily. Ginny and Suzy never had a “bone incident”.
Master Robert gave me a big ham bone and sent me to the backyard to have a tasty chew. Well unfortunately never having any bone gnawing experience or Puppy School education on the topic I stupidly swallowed the entire bone and started choking. Poor me and poor Master Robert who picked me up and put me in the car and we roared the emergency veterinary clinic. Master Robert kept saying very bad human words about himself punctuated frequently by “stupid idiot”.
The emergency vets were incredulous about how a 14-pound West Highland Terrier could have swallowed such an enormous bone. In fact when I was “out of the woods” they called me “Little Python”. Why do I have so many nicknames? But after a huge vet bill both Master Robert and I headed home in an exhausted state. I don’t really appreciate tight hugs but I let Master Robert sneak in a few ones with numerous apologies on his part. That’s the last bone I ever had. Solid meat chunks from then on.
I talked to Suzy and Ginny about that and they were most surprised. Suzy did admit, and Master Robert had told me about it, that Suzy was the most kind and loving dog but approach her while she was gnawing on a bone look out. And never try and take away a bone from her. Don’t you humans have an expression, “Don’t mess with a dog and his bone!”.
Suzy also related told me a story of her early suburban years in Pointe Claire, Montreal. She’d be let out to wander the neighbourhood and upset a few garbage cans looking for food. Dr. Simpson across the street often had his garbage can raided by Suzy. Goodness knows what bones she enjoyed! Please humans remember as young dogs we can be a bit rambunctious!
Oh and then that time out around the block with Master Robert whilst sniffing in the leaves I gobbled up some bone and started choking. Well Puppy School training came in handy as I was trained to let a human hand go in my mouth so I was not surprised when Master Robert dislodged that bone by putting his hand in my mouth.
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