Saturday, June 14, 2008

Our last 2 days in Oklahoma



This is to give a little insight to any of you who don't know our dog-

So it started on Friday night as the whole family was about to leave to go to dinner and a movie. We let Riley out to use the bathroom, and he started barking at the cows across the field. We thought it would be funny to tell him to go get the cows.... so guess what he did- He took off, all 5 pounds of him and started chasing an entire herd of cattle out of the pasture. He was barking and weaving in and out of them, making sure none were left behind. The cows, for whatever reason, were terrified. Brian jumped the fence and began to run after him, Cathy and I were screaming and Allen (laughing)was chasing him in the truck. He ran at least a mile of pasture until ALL the cows were gone. Finally, Grandpa Allen got out of the truck and got him to come over. It was a sight to see although we were scared to death-We still have no idea how he didn't get trampled.
After that he thought he was on top of the world. So much in fact, that the next day he decided to chase wasps. You can only guess what happened next- Yep, he got stung in the arm and eye. It was so bad, his eye actually started bleeding. The first picture above is right after it happened, it was swollen shut. The second picture is a little later after some adult benadryl. This was our attempt to save ourselves $250.00 for an emergency vet bill, which seems to always be when he gets hurt- Saturday or Sunday. Well, as of now, it looks like he is ok-he thinks he's a champion! We can't wait to see all the things he teaches our son :)
Well we leave tomorrow morning- of course, we go out with a bang- Tomorrow we are Texans

3 comments:

mgoff said...

Jess if you ever need a break from Testosterone world, Daisy and I will come to visit--that is a promise. Seriously I hope Riley is alright.

Ashley Hoggard said...

bahaha.... Oh Riley. Never a dull moment. :) I love you guys! Hope you make it down okay and wish that I was down there helping you guys today. Miss you already!

PS the ultrasound pictures are AMAZING!

Momma Ann / Maw Maw Bihm said...

Riley.....do you need Grandma to come down and make it better??!! Tell mom and dad to stop mistreating you. :) I miss my Riley man! (Next time, Riley, try cow tipping instead.) teehee