Back in the day, every-other pickup truck would have a dog leaning WAY OUT of the passenger window, jowls flapping in the wind. Some of them had lopsided faces where they had clearly been stung by bee. But they were still out there. You couldn't stop them.
Science!
Readers, you know that I am willing to throw myself on the handgrenade of science so you don't have to try this at home.
I endeavored to learn the attraction for old Fido.
I tried it for two hours. Jowls "Blub-blub-blub-blub" in the wind. My mouth dry as the Sahara. I even had the swollen and lopsided face.
Yep. That is right. I was at the dentist. The hygienist blasting the inside of my mouth with compressed air while my dentist did whatever dentisty things dentists do.
He was very kind. He asked me what kind of music I wanted played. I told him it didn't matter. "It all sounds like bagpipes when you are running the drill. Just pick something that you find calming and gets you in your groove."
I still don't see the attraction for the dogs.
Most motorcycle folk do, though.
ReplyDeleteThe dentist didn't offer noise cancelling headphones so you could listen to the music?
ReplyDeleteI used to suffer at the dentist during fillings and restoration work. I found a dentist who would give Nitrous Oxide/ Oxygen before the lidocaine and during the work. It was a game changer. If you are one of those people who can still feel the drill even though your whole face is numb, ask for the Nitrous.
ReplyDeleteI remember having impacted wisdom teeth pulled with nitros. I heard them turning the valve off with a squeeze, and then I heard my voice say, " wait, don't turn that off, I'm sure you can find something else in there."
DeleteGood stuff, best biofeedback tip is wiggle your toes. It is hard to tens up when you are wiggling toes.
My bride had a crown scheduled; the dentist prescribed something to relax her. We got there for the appointment and she asked when it was going to start working; apparently never, for her. They tried nitrous; he's cranking it up, and comments that going above a certain flow tends to cause nausea. I asked, "How close are you to that point?" Based on the look I got in response, he was a bit past that... He offered to refer her to a sedation practice, but she said, "I got this far, let's try it." I gave her my mp3 player, she found Robert Palmer and let it rip, just hitting repeat until the task was complete... That apparently masked out the noise of the drill. Whatever works, I guess.
ReplyDeleteJust think for a minute how dogs have to "pant" with their tongues hanging out in order to cool themselves because dogs don't sweat like we do.
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Dog noses are much more sensitive than ours. That 60 mph nose hit must be wild.
ReplyDeleteI saw a truck today with a dog hanging out with front windows. The truck was driving slowly on a rough dirt road.
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Wasn’t it in the movie Soylent Green where they asked him which kind of music he wanted?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Clockwork Orange? Beethoven!
DeleteThe film was made in 1973 to portray 2022. Edward G. Robinson played the old guy who’d been born in 1954 and had gone to the euthanasia centre to do himself in. He was asked what type of music and he chose Light Classical and asked, “Do I get the full five minutes?”. For me it’s a bit like being in the dentist’s chair.
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