Assistant Nurse . . . a/k/a Lady the Dog

Well.......we have this dog.   We have had her since she was about 3 months old and she's Marty's buddy.  She thinks she's Marty's nurse.   

I know they say that dogs sense things, but this dog is crazy amazing.   She can tell us that Marty's not feeling well and that something is coming before we even realize it.   When he has passed out she has come and gotten me or Amy up out of bed to help.   She has fussed and smelled his leg and been extremely figgity.  Come to find out he had a bad infection.  We have learned to pay attention when she acts funny around Marty.

Our most recent event with Lady the Nurse-Dog was this past Saturday.   Marty was walking in from the car and had some kind of "spell".  He got dizzy and almost blacked out while walking up the ramp.   I got him in the house and sat him in the kitchen at the table.   Lady ended up being left outside.   Our outside porch door has a window pane missing.  It's not a large opening.  Lady was so anxious to get inside to Marty that she squeezed her big German Shepherd body through that little bitty hole.  It was so funny.   Then....once I got Marty in and down in the chair I really had to go to the bathroom.  I went in and Lady came running in, jumping all over me.  It was as if she was saying, "Hey mom....get in there....Dad needs you!!!"    

She is an amazing dog.  She is truly Marty's best friend.  She loves him so much and I think she'd do absolutely anything for him.   

So......Lady and I have this caregiver stuff well in hand.   It's all good........