Evil Foxtail made Bear go to the Vet

But the absolute granddaddy of all nusiance weeds here is the goathead or often just called stickers.  They are all over our roadways this time of year and they are the most painful little bugger you have ever encountered.  When the plant is mature these small round blobs emerge that have thorns on them just as sharp as any rose thorn.  They are low plants and if you are walking it is easy to step on one because the stickers move away from the plant and you can't always see them.  They get stuck to your shoe and you don't realize it then they can get drug into your house and embedded in the carpet.  Then you walk across it with bare feet and WHAM does that ever hurt!!!!!  Niki doesn't realize that they come from a plant so she just trudges right into them and gets them stuck all over her paws.  At that point she can't move at all without terrible pain so she waits patiently for us to lift her paw and remove them.  They do not really cause other serious problems like foxtails and I have never seen infections caused by them.  They are just a BIG nusiance.  Anybody else encounter these?

Oh no! Poor Bear!  I hope he is feeling better today and that his paw gets well soon!

You tell Bear That Ice says Those Foxtails better stay outta his buddy! He and I are sorry this happened and Hope he'll be back to his self soon! He looks very sad in that one pic, but we all know he has a good mommy ) Ice and Ices Dad

Thanks for the love everyone. And yes, the new avatar makes me look small next to his big ol' head....which makes me laugh every time I see it!  That is one of the main reasons that I love my giant baby!

I bet Bear wishes he could have gone to the beach too.  A few more weeks....a few more...

Newfs are particularily difficult with foxtails because of the amount of hair between pads and those pesky webbed toes.  All this makes it easy to pick up foxtails and hard to find them little beggars. We go through this three or four times a year.