We have a tree in the center of the yard (it is now our dog tree). Around the tree we put a chain and secured it with a padlock so we could adjust the slack in the chain according to how fast the tree grew. To one end of the chair we secured a 25' metal cable encased in plastic. It has those hooky things on both ends. One end we hooked to the dog tree; the other to the dog's collar. This gave some room and she still can reach about 1/2 of the back yard. We hated doing this but our experience with her let us know we had no other option. It has worked pretty good, mostly.
But, back to this morning. The long cable was in a nice circle pattern. It happens. I was standing right in the middle of it. I called Sweet Pea to come ("come tree") and she came up to me and just gingerly gaze over at whatever she was looking at while completely ignoring me. I reached down to fasten her leash to her collar and unhook the cable. That's when she saw it... and
SQUIRREL! She was gone. The cable snapped against my leg and I doubled over in pain. I admit freely that I bawled like a little sissy girl. And then I bawled some more. Seriously, I was in a lot of pain. I finally got smart and began praying because I was having a hard time putting any weight on the injured leg. I asked God to just help me get into the house and He did. The phone was ringing as I opened the door. My sister, Phyllis, was calling wanting to catch me before I left for work. I was still crying and she consoled me and soon I was able to stop blubbering.
When I got off the phone I went to check the leg. The top layer of skin was off... and a huge red welt remained undrr the skin. At least I wasn't bleeding. My leg had a lump (not goose egg, more like ostrich or so it seemed to me) and everything was turning purple. I just wanted to be able to walk enough to get to work. That's when I asked for prayer from my FB contacts and got it together and headed off to work.
The day is done. The prayers supported me and I was able to do my job and by day's end the pain was mostly gone when I stood on my leg. I am thankful; for prayer support... for a God who hears and mostly because this could have been much worse. At first I feared the bone could be broken; you know old people's bones break easily.
That's it. Not really exciting... but, you really have to watch out for those squirrels when walking a dog...
This is it... warning. it is gross.
