scratching himself crazy (while i was away)

the dog, that is... while i was away tonight (never mind the time stamp, i am still out playing at that particular time, but there's another entry for later so just ignore it, ok?) he drew blood again and he is once again keeping me awake scratching himself raw and he does hear well enough to be stopped with a quiet growl so it takes a bright light in his face or getting up to stop him to keep him from drawing blood and when no one is around, the carpet runs red... when i am sleeping his licking sounds and whimpering wakes me sometimes and i can stop him, but the loss of sleep is not a good thing for me... sad to say that in many ways (especially financially) it will be a relief when he is gone, but we don't really want to seriously imagine not having him around... it's kind of a numb feeling when we silently think it... fifteen years is a long time to be part of the family, even if he is just a dog... just a dog, what a silly phrase... probably why i used it... i wish he found more peace in this life...

this was written later, but posted earlier, just cuz time is relative and i can do that... it;'s well past 3am at the moment... i've got a very early morning softball practice to get to in a few hours so i really ought to be sleeping... but here we are... and you?...

narf :)