June 14, 2022

 

Each new member of the White Dog Army brings special skills that they teach to all of the other members. For Lilly, it is drooling. Our Girl does not let a few drops sputter out of one corner of her mouth; she has the gift of being able to let her jaw hang loose, tongue out, and let flow an award-winning firehose of saliva. And she can do it repeatedly without "recharging."

She has worked tirelessly with her sisters so that they, too, are on their ways to drool mastery. Since they, specifically Zsofia, Opal and Bailey, are new to drool they are still working to build up the volume and longevity of their strings of wetness. Zsofia loads up at the water bowl before attempting to use her new superpower. 

At lunch and for afternoon treats, Zso sits to my right; Opal behind me; and Bai between the two others on the bed. Lilly stands at my knee. To indicate their anticipation they each turn on the spit spigot. I am left soaked at my shoulder, down my arm, in the small of my back, and across my lap. Steve jokes that he should bring a towel in along with the duck jerky to clean up after being slimed.

And Lilly does not discriminate. This morning Steve came into the bedroom with the entire front half of his walking shorts soaked. "And no," he cut me off, "I am not becoming incontinent. I was giving Lilly her chewable vitamins."