this is tivar when i'm putting on his fly mask:
tries to use it as a face scratcher, shoving me half way around the yard, me wrestling it around, then I get aggravated and give his shoulder a whack, he immediately stands nicely and calm, head sorta down, sorta contrite, then I go to put it on he lays his ears flat so I can't get them up inside the little ear thingies. I have a few times actually shoved up a wad of forelock hair into the ear thingie thinking it was his ear. if i take too long at this point he will start walking off like "oh for..." like he gave me a half minute, if i cant get a fly mask on in a half minute then i dont deserve his time, his time is so valuable you know. If he needs ointment where he's rubbed on something he will fight it like he suspects I am trying to shove deadly arsentic up his nostril or something, but if I start petting his forehead real hard, sorta scrubbing on it, he will stand there all day for that. so you have to scrub his face with one hand while smearing ointment with the other, getting ointment all over yourself. then there is always that window where he will be good and give me a chance to get it done so I will leave him alone. then when i'm done and totally convinced he just hates my guts I will say good boy and give him a pet and walk away and he will actually follow me everywhere like a dog. I swear he would even follow me into the house. explain that! he is a big mystery. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
