Two of the residents of my household are suffering from serious ear infections. They're both walking around with their left ears cocked to one side and are having some balance problems. I've got ear medicine for both of them and the treatment is beginning to work. But wouldn't you know it, the patients are Quinn and Dodger - the two residents who HATE to be touched.

I'm really surprised the neighbors haven't called animal control on me (of course I'd probably be the one answering the phone so it doesn't matter). I corner Dodger and she starts screeching like a banshee while I hold her down and put the medicine in her ears. Then I have to lock Eli and Avery into their crates and listen to them scream while I chase Quinn around the house trying to corner him and get the medicine into his ears.

Of course they might be a tad more cooperative if I didn't laugh at them so much. Poor Dodger tries to jump from the floor to the back of the couch but the vertigo takes over about halfway between. She usually ends up bouncing off the back of the couch and running along it trying to figure out which way is up. And poor Quinn starts to shake his head and his back end goes out from under him; then he can't get up. Every try to hoist a dog that doesn't like to be touched up off of the floor? Not a recommended form of exercise!

I'm still trying to get a picture of the pair of them with their ears sticking out to one side, it is really cute to see.