Smiling for the camera (his other leg was shaved for the injection!)

When we arrived at the vets with our clothes covered in dark muddy sand and blood from where Ben had jumped up, with a wet, sandy, bloody dog they must have wondered what on earth had happened! The vet said that as it was a deep cut it needed to be stitched in case of infection. This meant Ben had to have a general anaesthetic, get his pad stitched and stay at the vets overnight. Ben, bless him, had managed to rack up another $520 (£234) of expenses.

The best moment of it all was when the vet tried to sell us a bargain deal of getting Ben castrated whilst he was under GA for his pad stitching!! I couldn’t believe it; the poor dog comes to the beach and ends up almost being de-sexed!! We told the vet that we didn’t feel that was necessary at the moment. Honestly, hard sales at the veterinary clinic, I just hope that sort of thing doesn’t start happening at the doctors…