Senseless, futile idea

Flash's days as village stallion are gone. He has been bleeding from his waterworks & ultrasound shown he had an enlarged prostrate gland which apparently often happens to elder uncastrated dogs.
So he's been at the vets, a husband (farm animals) & wife (house animals) team. He phoned my wife this afternoon to say his wife had done the deed & "George" could now be picked up!!!!
Back home he was still very groggy and could hardly stand tbut when my wife quietly said to me she was going to get the horses from the pasture, he sprang up & shot outdoors as if nothing had happened - typical Border, duty above everything.
As to be expected he wanted to lick the wound & the photo shows our attempt to hinder this. As to be expected it didn't work!