Bruno is another new friend of mine, Bruno.   I know how miserable Bruno is feeling now. Here he is, with his leg in an open-toed splint and his head in the dreaded Elizabethan collar, saying “Get me out of here!”

Bruno was injured – well, he’s not telling anybody how he was injured. He’s not even [...]

There are many times when we dogs want our parents and owners to take this dreaded collar off of us. It’s hard for us to understand that our parents are keeping this thing on us out of love.  Luca will agree that it’s difficult to understand when we’re hot and panting to stay cool, and [...]

If you’re a dog or you know somebody who has a dog, and if you (if you’re a dog) or the dog you know has his leg in a splint or a cast, this blog post is for you!
Well, here is what my parents don’t want me to do. Here is what my doctors don’t [...]

Why does a dog chew on his splint? How can you stop your dog from chewing on his splint? Do dogs dream?
Soon it was time for me and my mom to leave and go back home.
This time, I had a new collar, an even larger collar, to make sure that I didn’t continue to chew [...]

What bothers me the most about being wounded is having this cone around my head. Dr. B calls it a collar but I think he’s just being kind.  The “instructions” call it an “Elizabethan collar”. Do I look like my name is Elizabeth?
I don’t understand why I have to have this cone, or collar, around [...]