[Dailydrool] Knockin'-Noggins

[Jean Quinn]

I really had to laugh when I read the post about our babies knocking us in 
the face with those glorious huge bumps on the top of their heads. I've had 
my share of minor nosebleeds and cheekbone bumps but be ever so careful when 
you see your darling angel sleeping and you just have to bend over him or 
her to place a little kiss on the back of their head.  I did that once to my 
Pete and he got so startled he threw his head up directly into my eye.  When 
our heads connected I literally saw stars and by the next day my eye was the 
most beautiful shade of deep, deep purple you have ever seen.  When I had to 
go out and would tell people that my dog did it I got the strangest "Oh, 
yeah!" looks.  I think only another basset owner could truly believe that it 
could happen that way.  I felt so bad for my husband when we were out 
anywhere, the way people would look at us.  I often wondered if poor Pete's 
head hurt at all but he never seemed to mind it. In fact while I held ice on 
my eye with one hand he was all over me for pets and belly rubs with the 
other because I woke him up for that didn't I ?  So don't feel alone because 
I think we've all had our share of collisions with that glorious bump on the 
top of their heads.
Jean, mom to Pete, Lucy, Bessie and Charlie the Bloodhound
ps- I'm very careful around Charlie's head because his is concussion size!