Dad: Pooch is very disgruntled at the concept of a BATH without a nice, long W.A.L.K.Y. first, but Uncle Geoff the v*t's orders.
Just time for a post-bath snooze before back to the v*t for a check-up.
We really hope Uncle G gives the go-ahead to resume walkies next week.
Oops, I said the W word...

UPDATE: Unfortunately Uncle G would not give the go-ahead for walkies to resume as Pooch's paw is
being slow to heal. He said we might need a 2 or 3 month course of antibiotics but I certainly
hope we don't have to keep Pooch to garden exercise only for as long as that... we'd ALL be barking
mad if we did, as walks are NO fun whatsoever unless our Pooch is there too.

UPDATE 30th dec: we're taking Pooch to see a dermatology specialist this evening. I think the vet's made it clear that this healing
is going to be a long drawn out process so we're not expecting anything cut-and-dried from this evening's consultation. However
we hope that the specialist will be able to provide further advice. We've also got a fourth 'dog boot' on order, this time from a
specialist internet retailer. Fingers crossed Pooch tolerates it better than the previous three.