My dog broke my Special Lady Friend's nose last week.
I live in a great old turn-of-the-century home with beautiful wood floors. In front of our couch we have a rug. My SLF was laying on said couch trying to rest after a night shift.
Our dog, who is very mild mannered, but excitable was roosting around when the SLF called her. Predictably the pooch ran across the wood floor Scooby Doo style, spinning everywhere. When the dog reached the rug she vaulted from about 2mph to around 95mph in less than six feet.
Porsche, Mercedes Benz, or even Maserati would be proud with that acceleration, but it wasn't good for the SLF's nose. At least blood and mucus are easy to clean up off wood floors.
The SLF works with trauma all the time and it was an impressive sight when she reset her now crooked and flat nose.
I asked her what gave her the strength to painful wrench her nose back like that and she just said, "I was scared it would stay that way if I didn't do it."
