katysails wrote:
I used too much bluing on him once and he was the lovliest shade of sky blue
when the sun shone on him...

You mean like a Pict?!?

... he's mopey right now...Uncle Ray the vet said he
ahs to have some surgery to remove a dewclaw that grew back and
infected...he regrew his whole digit! Now it needs to be amputated.

Yuck. One of our Chesapeakes had the same problem.

... I
think he knows what we were talking about because he's sulking in front of
the fireplace and won't play with his toys.

Smart dog. He's probably worried.

We've been lucky in that our dogs have *loved* going to the vet. It's
true that we cultivate this attitude by making it as much of a treat as
possible for them. Our old dog was a star, everybody quit work and came
over to talk to him and make a fuss.

Regards
Doug King