So, last night Charlie had his first venture into emergency vet care. While running after Charlie while playing, Richard managed to step on his front left paw.

I have never heard a dog yelp so loud and long! We waited about an hour to see if he would “walk it off” and start doing better. When he put wait on it at one point he started yelping long and loud again. So, we scooped him up and ran to the vet.

$600 later he had a big blue cast on his leg, which makes him look even more cute and innocent (pictures to follow later today). Unfotunately he’s still a little devil!

We were told to limit his activity and make sure he stays off his splint. However, he’s convinced that nothing has changed and keeps scooting around on it…arg! How do you convince an 12 week old puppy to stay off his feet?

I’m MOST sad because he was scheduled to start puppy classes tomorrow and now that will have to be put on hold for five weeks when the splint comes off. I was looking forward to seeing him jump around and play with other dogs.

*sigh*