"Crying Wolf"

I am sure all of you are very familiar with the story about the little boy that "cried wolf". If you are not, then don't read this blog as it probably won't make sense to you.

While you may have heard that story about the little boy, have you ever heard of a dog that "cried wolf"? I didn't think so. Well, it was a first for me too. I have to admit that I wouldn't have believed it either if I had not been a witness to this fiasco.

Our little Frosty is notorious for getting under our feet when we are trying to walk. Our daughter swears he is possessed and I am about to become a believer. Anyway, yesterday I came in from shopping with an arm load of bags. I could not see that he was under my feet so I stepped on his foot (did not put all my weight on him thank goodness). After I sat the bags on the table, I came into the living to sit down to rest a minute. He chose this minute to get right in the floor in front of me and began to cry. Then he rolled onto his back and wailed and wailed all the while holding the little paw in the air. He acted like he was about to go into a convulsion. I thought I had broken his leg for sure. I called the Alien and had him meet me at the Vets. They were waiting for us. When we got there, the doctor took Frosty and held him and carried him around a little then she got a leash and put him down to see if he could walk. About this time, a cat came out into the room. Frosty ran over to play and was walking on the paw as if nothing was wrong. After about five minutes of being the center of attention and playing with the cat, I brought him home. $56 poorer and totally humiliated by the dog that "cried wolf".