Bucket Heads

This is the first time I recall Mickey being the bucket head in the family. It's amusing to see how each dog handles wearing that dreaded cone of horror that keeps them from licking, scratching, or bothering a wound that is healing.

Mick had a run in with a neighbors dog. Actually the neighbors dog did the run in. It was a run-in biting. Mickey had some minor surgery and some sutures put in. While women may have breast reduction surgery, Mick had a wee bit of ear reduction surgery.

He is not at all like Kobe was in a bucket. Kobe would just plough through. His cone ended up with duct tape and chunks out of it. Mickey will clip something and then not move again for a few moments. I think he's waiting for the other object to pass him. When he's certain it has, he moves on. Odd part is he moves his head slightly from side-to-side to give himself some peripheral vision. The cone tracks way more than his head though. He looks very much like a bobble head that goes from left to right instead of up and down.

I know it's annoying for him. An affront to his handsome sense of dignity. But, for the amount of time he scratches at the plastic, I know it's protecting that ear of his. Buckets happen, what can I say. Just have to get that swinging bucket on video. It really enhances the dufus in him.