Responsibility

New experiences are just amazing, aren't they? I really enjoy them. Just as I enjoy learning about dog care.

Mocha started eating grass during one of our walks on Saturday. Clearly, that was a foreboding sign. Our cats always ate grass before they threw-up unpleasantly on the living room carpet. By Monday her grass eating stopped and she was ready to start a wretchin' it on up.

As I was walking towards the Marktet Square to have a Starbucks (go figure) with einer Freundin, Mocha discreetly moved to the side of a building and let go of all the water and foamy saliva in her stomach. The grass pieces floated neatly between the cobblestones of the street and as I stared at it, let's face it, I felt mildly conspicuous.

Later that evening Mocha was not better and during the night we made several trips into the Hof, or the backyard. Now, I take my responsibility to keep this dog alive while her owner is gone quite seriously. That's why I found myself barefoot in the backyard at 2 in the morning following the poor girl around. I'm pretty sure she didn't appreciate my rapt attention to her activities.

The morning only got more chaotic after I woke to two grassy, urp-puddles on the carpet and Mocha panting around the house, desperatly wanting outside again. I left the door open and went to get dressed. When I came back outside to check on my girl, there was no dog in the backyard. I thought "Dear God, I've lost a 13 year old dog in an enclosed backyard." as I madly dashed back through the house, calling after her, dashed back outside, back inside, back outside, and finally crashed through a cluster of trees and bushes to the neighbor's yard where I discovered her digging in the dirt with her nose, seemingly trying to make her discomfort go away. I hugged the old girl and hoisted her back over to our side of the 2-foot wooden fence.

That was the end of it for me. We were off to the Tierartzt to get this dog right again. The dog doctor gave her some shots and said come back in the morning. She should be feeling better in no time.

And I've checked off 'Visit a German Vet' from my Life List.