Scratching the itch

Scratching the itch

Ive been taking care of two one month old puppies here in Malacca. Their names are "Blackie" and "Brownie" named respectively after the color of their coats. They are the most adorable bilingual pups ive ever come across. Both have a pretty bad dose of fleas because the weather here is so moist and sticky most of the time. My uncle baths them daily but cant seem to stop the fleas from coming back. 

I have watched both dogs reacting to their case of fleas in different ways. Blackie seems to take the approach of ignoring they are irritating him. He finds things to explore and destruct in the garden, takes joy in savoring each chew of his chicken bones and really seems to be quite ok living with the itch daily. Brownie on the other hand has taken the neurotic route. Hes been tearing his coat apart with scratching. Cant seem to find a moment to forget the fleas that are bugging his wellbeing and keeps trying to get back to the state of non-itchiness he once felt. Its not working. He itches to alleviate pain but as a result he pulls hair out and causes himself even  more pain and irritation. And his skin is just so sensitive to everything now. Poor bugger! 

I feel like im learning a lot from these dogs. Ahhhhh to scratch or not scratch... 

Did i mention i have mosquito bites all over? Emotional ones. Hungry little suckers mosquitos. I have this unending longing to itch the bites too. Im taking a page from Blackie's example and going to tear up the garden before i give them a good scratching.