Ashes the damnation Dalmatian.
 

Dog stories. My damnation Dalmatian Ashes liked to go to Virginia Lake in Reno, Nevada for a walk around it. One nice afternoon she got loose and chased a hundred geese and ducks into the lake at the south side of Virginia Lake. I get her still worked up into the car and after a mile or so she starts chasing her tail. Catches it. Bites down. And then the blood begins to flow as she chases her tail. I and the windows are streaked in blood. I am somewhere on W Moana Lane moving towards that large office building hoping that I do not run into a cop but am getting some really astounded looks as I drive my hatchback home. This is through the streaks of blood on the windows. Ashes continues her hunt for her tail. I am getting more and more mortified as I go into areas with a lot more traffic heading towards what in 1981 or so were large retail stores and nearing the Centennial Coliseum. What will people driving by think I did with my pooch Ashes or do I have something else behind the seat and under the seat as the world's worst hitman? I get to Peckham Lane surviving the continued flowing blood and the horrified looks of the people in other cars. I am sure some of these people are going to need therapy because of my journey. East on Peckham Lane to Alder Drive looks possible if I can only avoid running into any police. I am also starting to worry if Ashes has hurt herself but she continues to go at her poor tail. Her tail and I last to the turn off to Alder Drive but I still have to get her past my across the street neighbor who is a Grand Jury Foreman who is also very much in love with Ashes. Fortunately he must be out and about doing jury stuff. Now I just have to get into the house's garage and hide the car. I will have to wash it down so any neighbors like Bob Carroll (a newscaster in Reno) do not make us appear on the nightly news. I do have quite a lot of explaining to do when I finally get home to my parents. Ashes' tail is little worse for wear after I clean it up.

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Tal, what a beautiful, crazy dog. Great story. Our dog had a tail issue too, and I know how far the blood can fling while they're wagging their tail because there are so few nerve endings in the tail they don't even know it hurts. And I have two miles to go to the vet.

I can relate to this!

Thanks for the compliment. I hope your vet is closer now? Buffalo Ridge is probably 1.5 miles from us. Beau never chases his nail though.

Crosby doesn't chase his tail either. The tail problem was totally my fault. But thankfully he never even knew something was wrong. And he's not the sort to hold a grudge.

Hopefully Beau will not anymore paint your car with his tail!