Tater Tot Friday!! It happens to many dogs at some point in their lives: the dreaded lampshade on the head. 
Come to think of it, it happens to some people too.
Tater'll be fine. She's got a little scratch on her eyeball so we're trying to keep her from rubbing her face and making it worse. She has a bunch of eye drops that are helping it heal and keeping her comfortable too but the plastic collar she does not dig.
It should be all cleared up by this time next week so no panic necessary in the Tater Nation.
Have a phenomenal weekend!
Poor Tater . . . My dog is enduring the cone of silence this week, too . . .
Posted by: Diane | February 08, 2008 at 07:10 AM
Where does one find such an attractive collar? If only Tater Tot knew how stylish she looks in her flowered collar...
Posted by: Gail | February 08, 2008 at 07:22 AM
My dog had the cone. It was funny/sad when she'd try going out the doggy door...
Posted by: ARSENAL MF'ers! | February 08, 2008 at 08:37 AM
sweet tater - those cones SUCK!
they make newer, better ones now that are more comfortable and remove the godawful "getting stuck on furniture and dragging down the hallway" frustrations...
comfy cones are super: http://www.funstufffordogs.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&DEPT=1094919611&BACK=A0009A1B01193942869B1C01193943113C1F01193942869F1G01193943113G1I000010I1J01194355435J1
as well are the inflatable kind:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00106WWMM?smid=A2LDZGFAGG1QXE&tag=dealtime-pet-20&linkCode=asn
... because our tater deserves the VERY best...
Posted by: mel | February 08, 2008 at 08:58 AM
I can't think of any dog that is into wearing a party hat!! Hope all is well on the farm.
Posted by: angie | February 08, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Only Tater would have a flowered collar...
I own a Basset hound, and for him to wear one is just impossible, he's too low to the ground and the collar acts like a plow! it's quite sad... :)
hope tater feels better
Posted by: Cathy | February 08, 2008 at 09:35 AM
It's amazing how calm & depressed they get wearing a cone!! Hope the lil baby tot heals & feels better very soon!
<3,
me! =)
Posted by: me! =) | February 08, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Like men's fashions from the Elizabethan era going to women...so do fashions from the same time period go to dogs.
Tiffiny
Posted by: Tiffiny | February 08, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Yo Bean-glad to see u posting again. Check out Charlie's blog (father of a friend of mine) who decided to drive from Pullman to Gila Bend for the winter. He takes lots ofr pictures of atypical monuments, objects; abstract signage, etc...right up your alley! http://charliestrails.blogspot.com/2008/02/heck-and-gone.html
Posted by: Heyfrank | February 08, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Get well soon Tater Tot!
Posted by: iheartbean | February 08, 2008 at 02:33 PM
"Tater Nation" would be a great name for a blog/website.
Hope your little girl is better soon.
Posted by: LA | February 08, 2008 at 04:03 PM
My puppy had an E-collar a few weeks ago because he wouldn't stop chewing on his foot. The hubby discovered that if you get the dog to sit and look up at you, and then drop a treat next to the dog's head, between his head and the collar, you can make a dog run around in circles trying to get his treat. Good times.
I kid! I kid! (we only did that once, maybe twice)
Posted by: Chrissy | February 08, 2008 at 05:21 PM
hope all your animals get better.
tater nation reprizizent.
Posted by: | February 08, 2008 at 06:15 PM
I have a really big dog, and because of his size, the cone he has to wear is HUGE. It sucks for him - he is constantly running into door jams and such. I tried the inflatable collar because it's a lot lower profile, but he figured how to pull that off within an hour. Hope Tater feels better soon!
Posted by: EditThis | February 09, 2008 at 12:39 PM