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Saturday morning, Buddy struggled to get out of bed, but once he was up, he seemed okay. He was still sluggish and had no appetite. My veterinarian was closed for the weekend, so I decided if he wasn’t better by Monday, I’d take him in. Sunday morning he couldn’t get out of bed by himself. My son picked him up and carried him downstairs for me. I put him in my car and took him to an emer- gency veterinarian. After a thorough exam, the doctor told me Buddy was dying of some type of anemia. He said the treatment would involve giving him a powerful drug that would shut down his immune system so they could give him blood trans- fusions without rejection. Then Buddy would need several weeks of chemothera- py. It was a costly treatment, and the doctor said there was a good chance it would not save Buddy. I thanked him, and decided to just take Buddy home and make him comfortable. When I got Buddy home, I placed his bed with a training pad on it in the hallway between my office and the guest room so I could be with him 24/7 as we waited for the inevitable. I put a water bowl by his bed. An obedient dog, he drank every time I asked. I offered him easy-to-eat baby food and his favorite treats, but he still had no appetite. Three days passed. I talked with him frequently, petted him, and told him how much I loved him. He just lay there unable to move. On Thursday morning, I cooked bacon for breakfast and my son offered a piece to Buddy. He ate it! I couldn’t believe it. I quickly cut up two slices of bread and soaked the pieces in the bacon grease. He ate all of it. A few minutes after eating, he tried to get up. I helped him stand for a moment, then laid him back down. I then went to the grocery store and bought several pounds of liver. I cooked the liver in bacon grease and Buddy ate every bite. Remarkably, he started getting better. I fed him a pound of liver a day, and every day he improved. He would stand and walk with a wobble, and I would hold him up while he relieved himself. He continued to strengthen, and after several weeks he was completely back to normal. That was three years ago. It is now our ten-year anniversary. We still go out every day to play fetch, and at this moment my best friend is lying under my desk next to my feet as I write this article. Robert Robert is an author, humorist, and innovation consultant. He works with companies that want to be more competitive and with people who want to think like innovators. For more information on Robert, visit www.RobWilsonSpeaker.com or contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com www.starironworks.com SERVINGTHECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Serving the Drilling Industry 257 Caroline Street Punxsutawney, PA 15767 800-927-0560 • 814-427-2555 Fax: 814-427-5164 17 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JUNE 2019 You have the best publication of any magazine in this or any other field. I share with my business ac- quaintances and others. Thank you, James H. Stilwater Lake Forest Park, WA