Ohhhhh ... ouch!!!! but with a face like that ... he makes me laugh every time you show a photo of him. May your injury heal quickly and your little doggie learn not to "thumb chomp."
Julie Garmon
· 5 months ago
My stomach flipped over when I saw your thumb. This might help....I got a pedicure yesterday. I'd ripped my big toe nail below where it attaches on the right side. The manicurist (or pedicurist) put a dab of nail glue on the split nail. I'm guessing that will hold it together until it grows back out.
Riley's Life looks pretty special to me. :-) Tell him I took our old black Lab to the creek today. He couldn't get out. First time ever. Had to howl until my husband could help him. Coop says life on the outside doesn't thrill him that much anymore.
What I am so amazed with is the fact that you can take a horrible, painful story, and turn it into something totally funny and entertaining for the rest of us! One more illustration of how amazing you are as a writer and a person.
Guest
· 5 months ago
Owie!! Its everything it was billed to be =-O Nolan said to tell you he knows Riley didn't mean to. I told him you were not mad at him... and yes, Nolan was a biter when he was little so he can fully empathize with Riley ;)
That first picture of Riley is seriously my new favorite!! I hope your thumb is healing and that the rest of you is gaining strength and energy as well! It was fun getting a Saturday post from you!
Kaycee
· 5 months ago
Okay so I am reading along and thinking that this story reminds me of my dog and then I get to the part about you holding the bone pieces. I am laughing because I used to do that for my pup too. I was thinking to myself that I hoped you (unlike me) kept your thumb out of the way though - when I discover that the SAME thing that happened to me about 7 years ago happened to you!! You have my total sympathy, it really hurts! A lot!! And if that did not even bother you compared to all the pain you are in than you are truly amazing for putting up with that level of pain everyday. Thanks for sharing Riley with us - he makes me smile and miss my pup a little less. :)
Melissa
· 5 months ago
Owie! :'( I sure hope that heals up good for you...I just love that little guy you have!
Wow - that looks worse than I imagined! So funny to read this post b/c just today we saw a dog here at the campground that looked like Riley and Mark and I commented on it. I said, "Wouldn't it be fun for Riley if he could come here with us..." and just as the words came from my mouth, Mark immediately said, "There aren't enough anti-depressants in the world to reduce the anxiety that he would have here!!" And I said, "No sh**!" There are so many people here and there are horses, bicycles, music...did I mention people - it's total chaos. I think Riley is pretty happy inside with you; chewing on his bones (and your thumb)! Miss ya! :'(
Debra
· 5 months ago
Oh my word OUCH! I cannot believe you didn't cry, although I am proud of you "venting" on FB. That looks incredibly painful. How are you typing? I have some dog-walkers who would LOVE to get their hands on Riley and then we could blow dry the outside air off of him before he came back inside around you. Would that work?
I'm so sorry! I know you love your little mutt (well, actually, he's a pure bred, right?) but I think more than a swear word would have escaped my being!!
>:o
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Thinking of you this morning and praying for you.
Love you, Gitz!
Robin~All Things Heart and Hom
· 5 months ago
Oh for the love...that's a bad place to have a bite...once a squirrel bit through my thumbnail. It was so painful and the Dr removed my entire nail!!! This whole post was just about too cute for me to stand though with all those pictures of the adorable little fluff.
Oh for the love...that's a bad place to have a bite...once a squirrel bit through my thumbnail. It was so painful and the Dr removed my entire nail!!! This whole post was just about too cute for me to stand though with all those pictures of the adorable little fluff.
Oh dear! Well, at least you know if someone tries to break into your place your little one is more than capable of chewing his leg off!
Hope your finger heals sooner rather than later.
Mindy
· 5 months ago
I LOVE Riley! I love Riley stories. However, I am really sorry about your thumb! That's terrible! It must be really boney. Who can blame him for wanting to try it? ;)
Brianna
· 5 months ago
Oh Sweet Girl! Riley cracks me up! I am sure he is related to my Diesel! So sorry about your thumb. I hope it heals extra fast!
OUCH! That had to be painful. I can't believe Riley would be capable of chewing so hard. After viewing the photos, though, it is hard to stay mad at him too long. I hope your thumb heals quickly.
Becky
· 5 months ago
Ouch, ouch! I know these compressed rawhide bones make him happy, but please be careful since they can cause blockages. Rawhide is rawhide.
gitz
· 5 months ago
he is one expressive little dude, isn't he? :)
gitz
· 5 months ago
Oh, you're poor pup! I like to just pretend Riley will never get old...
gitz
· 5 months ago
seriously, sheryl, this might be the first time I can type LOL and mean it :)
gitz
· 5 months ago
oh, the bones are great... you just have to be smart enough not to HOLD them for the dog...
gitz
· 5 months ago
isn't that funny to see them sitting like humans? they are such funny little animals...
gitz
· 5 months ago
well, if i had to decide it was funny because the only other option was that it was going to push me over the edge... =-O
gitz
· 5 months ago
honestly, the minute i took that photo i was almost giddy i captured that expression. he's such a little flirt.
gitz
· 5 months ago
i can't believe that happened to you, too!!! i can tell you, it won't happen to me twice. :) and yes, sadly, it barely registered on the pain scale... it more than registered on my frustration scale, though ;)
gitz
· 5 months ago
i like the stinker quite a bit, too... bites and all...
gitz
· 5 months ago
i know... i have to remind myself that he's not human sometimes, too... although i think he's much smarter than i even give him credit for...
Native_Momma
· 5 months ago
yeah I have a JR in an apartment. I've learned to spackle also and had accidental bites on my hands.
I'm with Mark... Riley's head would implode! He'd either bark at everything or curl up next to you and not even get on the grass. :) I had a 5 hour episode yesterday morning and he got so freaked out by me being in pain and not letting him touch me that he started throwing up. I think bikes and animals and kids would give him a heart attack!
gitz
· 5 months ago
you know, i never spontaneously vent like that, and i felt so bad afterward that i got people so worried over my stupid thumb. i always have the urge to vent, but then i have too big of an urge to reassure people afterward :) i'm weird that way, i guess!
as for typing... i'm trying to use my pointer finger to hit the space bar, but when i forget it stings a little :)
i think he could go outside if he was washed off afterward, but i can't imagine him letting anyone but me do that. his anxiety level rises pretty quickly when i'm out of sight.
gitz
· 5 months ago
he is a pure bred, but he acts like a mutt sometimes :) if it makes you feel any better, it was a pretty serious swear word =-X
gitz
· 5 months ago
Woah... hold on a minute... how in the love of all things holy did you manage to get bit through the nail by a SQUIRREL?!?!?! I'm assuming you weren't holding a nut for it to chew on like I was the bone??? :-P
And, for the record, i was thinking of you when I put up those last two photos... i knew you'd love them :*
gitz
· 5 months ago
yeah, it was a definite ouch - but it's fine as long as I keep it bandaged to give it some cushion. [I can't wait to see if logging you in worked and if you get this comment response in your inbox...]
gitz
· 5 months ago
aww... it's not so bad in the grand scheme of things :)
gitz
· 5 months ago
now that i knew already... one time the mayor of our town came to my door [he lived in my building for awhile] and Riley tried to bite him. it was a proud moment....
gitz
· 5 months ago
ha!!! if there's one thing I'm not right now, it's boney... these steroids have put plenty of cushion on my bones...
gitz
· 5 months ago
he cracks me up regularly, too... certainly keeps life interesting [as if we needed help in that department]! :-P
gitz
· 5 months ago
hey, deb... at least now you have fair warning not to hold a bone for him when you're here for faith sharing :-[
gitz
· 5 months ago
i wondered about that, too... if they would be as bad as the others. so far he hasn't gotten sick or anything, and i'm throwing away the little pieces he breaks off to make sure he doesn't swallow to big of a chunk. they have been nice to keep him occupied while i've been more immobile, so i'm hoping they keep working for him.
gitz
· 5 months ago
i had never heard of a dog chewing on a wall before i got Riley, but apparently it's not all that uncommon. this pup has taught me all sorts of things :)
Cynthia
· 5 months ago
Hey friend...your thumb looks terrible....hope it's healing quickly. I've been on vacation and hoped to come back to hear you're back on the mend.....so disappointed and yet rebounding at your spritely, positive and happy posts and responses!! Sending you and the mohawk dude our love! ~Cynthia
Mandy
· 5 months ago
That's because you're... well, there's no other way to say this... a bad-ass. Immune to pain... basically a super-hero. :) Maybe not immune, but you're sooooo not the wimp I am!!
gitz
· 5 months ago
how fun that you were on vacation... hope you had a great time and were able to enjoy yourself! physically things have gotten worse here... I'm working on an update post for later in the week... but luckily i have riley to always help keep my mind diverted... even if it does take biting through my thumb to do it :-P
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Riley's Life looks pretty special to me. :-) Tell him I took our old black Lab to the creek today. He couldn't get out. First time ever. Had to howl until my husband could help him. Coop says life on the outside doesn't thrill him that much anymore.
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Sophie and Dora chew up the regular raw hide bones like they are candy, and hide them just like Riley....
He looks like he is sad he hurt you! ;)
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comments, and called the doctor or the home nurse.
Ha-ha, George sits like that too!
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That first picture of Riley is seriously my new favorite!! I hope your thumb is healing and that the rest of you is gaining strength and energy as well! It was fun getting a Saturday post from you!
Just kidding! Look at him! He loves it!
Your poor nail! OUCH!
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Thinking of you this morning and praying for you.
Love you, Gitz!
This whole post was just about too cute for me to stand though with all those pictures of the adorable little fluff.
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Hope your finger heals sooner rather than later.
Riley cracks me up! I am sure he is related to my Diesel!
So sorry about your thumb. I hope it heals extra fast!
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as for typing... i'm trying to use my pointer finger to hit the space bar, but when i forget it stings a little :)
i think he could go outside if he was washed off afterward, but i can't imagine him letting anyone but me do that. his anxiety level rises pretty quickly when i'm out of sight.
And, for the record, i was thinking of you when I put up those last two photos... i knew you'd love them :*
~Cynthia
bad-ass. Immune to pain... basically a super-hero. :)
Maybe not immune, but you're sooooo not the wimp I am!!