Dog Licking

“Will, is the dog the same?”

            “Yeah Mom, I walked her but it didn’t help. Why don’t you just take her to the vet?”

“Because the last time I did it cost eighty five dollars and all I found out was that her ears were bothering her. I already knew that.” replied Mom.

            “Well it’s been two weeks. We can’t let her keep licking and rubbing like that.”  

“Have you tried looking it up on the internet?” asked Alison. “Remember when she had a tick? Dad googled it and found out how to get rid of it.”

            “Well, it’s worth a try. Where’s the I Pad?” asked Mom.

            “I have it.” replied Will.

            “Look up, dog licking rear end, and let’s see what it says. Maybe we’ll be able to treat her at home.” said Mom.  “Click, click, clickity click,” went the keyboard as Will typed the inquiry into the Google search strip.

            “Ah…Mom?” said Will.

            “Well, what does it say? Did you get anything? Maybe we should try dog with licking problem instead?” said Mom.

            “Well, it’s more of a visual explanation than a written one.”  

            “Let me see.” said Mom snatching the i-pad from Will.

 “Sweet Jesus what is that?

            “I thought that was kind of obvious.” said Will.

“Let me see,” said Alison.

“You stay right where you are young lady. Doesn’t your father have any screenings set on this thing?” exclaimed Mom.

“Wow. These people are freaks,” said Will as Alison craned her neck to get a better view of the small i-pad screen. Mom grabbed the i-pad and hastily pushed the black button to bring up a new screen.

            “You have to be really careful what you Google. I once googled Bare Naked Ladies for a school report I was doing on the band and really got an eye full,” said Alison.

            “Hey Alison do you remember when we googled Disney stars new pictures and we got pictures of Harry Potter that someone had pasted together to make disgusting?”

            “What are you two doing on the computer when I’m not around? I really have to have your father set the viewer screening functions better. I think we should get rid of all of this stuff. What’s wrong with good old fashioned books? I’ve never had a shock like that one opening up a book. What is wrong with the world today? Can you believe that anyone would put something like that up on the internet?

            “What do you mean what’s wrong with the world today? You’re the one who told your fourteen year old boy to Google dog licking rear end. What were you thinking Mom?

            “That’s a good point Mom. You have to be smart about these things. Your computer literacy is appalling. You should really work on that.”

            “I know. I know. I’ll do that sometime between when I get up to make lunches and get you ready for school, work all day, come home and make dinner, take you where ever you want to go and buy you everything you need and most of what you want.”

            “Here we go again,” said Will. “Every time you do something wrong and we point it out you pull the old overworked mother card.”

            “Never mind Will. Go walk the dog,” said Mom.

            “I just walked the dog. You’re just trying to change the subject. Why don’t you just call the vet?”

            “I guess I better. The poor little thing is miserable.”