Watson...

This morning Watson and I went for a nice long walk. I didn't feel like running but wanted Watson to have some outside time so we walked to Stromovka Park. Watson loves Stromovka and he runs all over the place. Today he got in a little fight with another dog. I find this annoying since if your dog is a dog that doesn't get along with other dogs then that dog should be on leash at all times. By letting your dog off leash you are essentially saying, "my dog is safe to play with." Well one dog that we came across today who was off leash was not nice and I quickly called Watson back to me. I gave him a quick check and saw that he was ok so I continued on my way. The other dogs owner didn't even seem to register that anything had happened and never looked at me so I couldn't even give her a dirty look. Oh well, i figured Watson wasn't hurt so I would just move on. Well, once we were home and I went out to do errands and then came home again I noticed Watson had something on his snout. That mean dog had actually bitten Watson!! I was very angry when I realized he had been bitten. I called our vet but they were closing and couldn't see him. I called a number I had for a non-stop vet and it was basically a vet on wheels. She told me it would cost 2,000Kc to have her come to our apartment. I asked her if there was any place I could bring him so that it would cost less. She was very helpful and Watson and I headed to the bus to go to a new vet. The bus trip was easy and the vet was very nice. Watson now has antibiotics and we have to disinfect his bite 4-5 times a day. I have to bring him back on Monday so they can recheck him.

The only upside of this whole story (besides knowing there is a non-stop vet we can go to if needed) was I learned a new bus route. When we first moved here and had to get our physicals done to get insurance we had to go to Motol hospital. The only way I knew to get there took us 45 minutes if we caught all the trams/buses on time. I realized today that I could have taken a bus to Motol and been there in 10 minutes! It is good to now there is an easy way to get to the hospital.