A story of Ernie Dog…
Ernie is my Mom and Dad’s four pound Poodle Dog. He is my favorite dog in the whole wide world.
When he was a kid, Ernie was on Heartgard Plus. Ernie loved Heartgard Plus.
One month, Ernie noticed that everyone loved that he loved Heartgard Plus. He decided not to love it anymore. When he was given his heartworm prophylaxis, he turned his nose up and said it hurt his feelings that we would offer him something so gross.
So we switched Ernie to Iverhart. Ernie never liked Iverhart. He would allow himself to be pilled, but reminded us every month that being pilled hurt his feelings.
And so it went with every flavored oral heartworm prophylaxis on the market. No medication pleased Ernie. Most recently he has been on Wormshield, Banfield’s small, flavored oral heartworm prophylaxis. First as a treat.
No.
Then as a pill…
No. *sniff* “Why would you do that to me?”
Then as a powder smashed into peanut butter…
First: *sniff* “Why would you do THAT to me?”
Then, *sniff* “Why would you do that to me AGAIN?” and then… *BARF* and then…sulk.
I could not take hurting the feelings of my Favorite Dog in the Whole Wide World one more time.
Next month, we are starting Ernie Dog on topical Revolution. I will let you know whether or not Revolution pleases Ernie Dog.
I love you Ernie Dog! Oo, looks like you need your ears cleaned…
Tags: doogles, Ernie Dog, Heartgard, heartworm, Iverhart, Poodle Doodles, Revolution
Oh, Ernie! Hope the topical works. I did enjoy your illustrations. :)
Thanks Pup Fan! Poodle Doodles are always fun, and Ernie is so Sharie-o-genic! :D
I love Poodle Doodles! Riley and James fans, just wait until I find the original Poodle Doodle, given to me by Dr. Finch years ago, to cheer me up in the darkest period of my life. I promise to look for it next week so that we can share it! :)
Yay! If you think Ernie is cute, just wait till you see Herbie! He’s a whole different sort of cute :D