Never A Dull Moment

On Wednesday one of my pups got hurt while playing at the dog park. He was running with the pack when he tumbled. He got up but just sat there. I called him over to where I was standing and he started hopping on three legs. My job is like being a nanny with a higher risk of injuries. I love my clients as much as my own dogs that's why I call them all "my pups". When I saw him limping my heart just sunk in my pants. When I called his mom she told me not worry it's just Charlie, a dog who would manage to get bit by a fish on dry land. I packed up the dogs and took him to the vet. I had to leave him there while finishing up with my other dogs. After my last drop off I went back to the vet where I waited another 2 hours 'til he was done. He looked miserable (might have been the doggy valium he was on). Now, this is a dog who injured his toe while running on the beach, got lost on the tarmac while being sedated in his crate and found 3 days later near the airport, bit by a Pitbull and tor his ligaments in the knee Wednesday while playing with his friends... and all this happended in the past 6 month. The vet should give him a preferred customer card.
After dropping him of after the vet I felt kind of somber. I could never work with injured pets, it just breaks my heart. When I finally made it home after a 12 hour day I just plopped on my sofa telling myself everything will be fine, don't worry it's JUST Charlie ;-)