11/05/2025
Hello Farm Friends! If you have a lot of animals like we do, there is a lot of hollering, usually it’s “run, run, run”. Lol
Seriously, having a bunch of dogs is like taking a bunch of kids into a candy store. Put that down, you can’t have that, leave that alone, or no you can’t chew that, are common phrases used daily on the farm.
Recently we just finished unloading a load of produce. There were cases and black bags of lettuce, kale, cabbage, apples, and avocados. I looked up and ole Bradley dog had his entire head stuck inside a big black bag of produce. He was looking to see if there was anything like a piece of bread for him. I hollered “Bradley dog……get out of there”. He popped his head up out of the bag, turned his head, and looked at me. He had a whole avocado in his mouth. I hollered, “Put that down Bradley”. It must have startled him because in 1/100th of a split second, he went “Gulp” and the whole avocado slap disappeared down his throat. Yup, he swallowed a whole avocado in one gulp. Not even one chew on the avocado.
I ran over there and moved the bag of avocados and asked him. “What were you thinking, avocados are not for dogs”. He just sat there wagging his tail and looking at me with his goofy sheepish grin. The look on his face was plum bewilderment, like what just happened. I explained to him that avocados are not good for dogs, that avocados contain a compound called Persin, which can be toxic to dogs. I told him he will sure enough have fun passing the pit.
I don’t think he cared or gave a hoot as he trotted off to play with Tammy dog. When I looked at him standing down the road with Tammy dog a few minutes later, I think he was standing there telling her about him swallowing a whole avocado. Like me, she too looked at him kind of funny, like what were you thinking. I wondered if he would be alright and if the pit would pass without any problems. The veterinarian said just monitor him. We have been monitoring him and were ready to get him to the clinic if necessary. It’s been over a week now and there has been no sign of any issues, so I guess he is going to be alright. Bless his heart.
I don’t know how anyone can live without a dog. They are one of the few things I know of that brings an instant smile just by looking at them.
Having one dog ………….......Blessed
Having two dogs………..…….Grateful
Having two to five dogs……..Beholden
Having five to ten dogs………Gratified
Having more than ten dogs…………..
There are many words for this category. Loco, Crazy, Mad, Out to lunch, Not all there, Off one's rocker, or as I like to call it, Extremely Blessed!