RUBY'S BAD NERVES

I have decided to be a blogger. Because I am menopausal I quite often don’t know what day it is. Things happen and I forget. I don’t think I will forget this morning, but in case I do, this is what happened:-

I was awoken at 6.05 a.m. (Sunday). My 24 year old son had been to a party and this is the time he came home, with his girlfriend in tow. Ordinarily this would not bother me; however, I have 2 dogs, one is called Ruby. Before Ruby came to live with me she had already had at least 2 previous homes. To say she is bad with her nerves would be a fair comment. To say my son was very drunk when he stumbled through the patio doors at 6.05 a.m. would also be a fair comment. I have no idea what happened to Ruby in her previous incarnations but this is not the first time my son has come home drunk in the early hours and it is not the first time that Ruby has gone hysterical in a small dog type way and wet herself. When I say wet herself, I mean dribbled wee all over my bed and pillow and also left a little pool on my lounge room carpet. Ruby is unable to tell me what happened to her previously but I suspect she was hurt or frightened by someone who was very drunk.

In conclusion, dogs are like people. If Ruby is approached suddenly, she will instinctively take a couple of steps backwards. She will always have trust issues but she also has an amazing capacity to forgive, but I don’t think she will ever forget, unlike me who has difficulty knowing what day it is.