I think today was quite possibly the worst day ever in my life’s history. Yes, I am serious and what I am about to tell you may make you think twice about dinner, so just beware! First let me start out by saying, I love my dog with all my heart, but today he questioned that love within a milli-second of living at the pound! He pushed my buttons farther then he ever has before and created a situation I was NEVER prepared to deal with and found out I couldn’t deal with! Here’s that face I speak of:
He looks innocent huh? Well he’s not. Not by a long shot. You see today, he proceeded to dig up 5… not 1, not 2… but FIVE mice from the garden and kill them in the front lawn. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he proceeded to leave them scattered about the lawn for ME to find. Oh wait it gets better. He brought one in my HOUSE!!!! Oh yes… Can you feel his life getting shorter? At this point, we haven’t noticed his devastation in the front yard and we haven’t discovered he’s brought a treasure in the house yet either. Why? Because I was napping and the kids let him inside. Hubby is doing some home improvement project in and out of the basement. So they are at the table eating dinner, pizza and I can’t for the life of me understand why the dog is NOT at the table. I find him… in his kennel, with his treasure… EWWW!!! I screamed, so loud I am sure the neighbors BLOCKS away heard me. My hubby was in the garage and comes running. Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? My scream clearly let’s the dog know that his treasure is now no longer welcome, and he takes off running THROUGH my HOUSE with it!!!! Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? As my husband comes in I am standing on the chair, in case by some means it still has a last breath and manages to escape… I won’t be the victim… No way no how… and I scream “He’s got a mouse in his mouth!” He yells for him at which point the dog JUMPS ON MY COUCH!!! Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? He quickly tries to bury his treasure. Oh lord! Please if there was EVER a God he would help me at this very moment. I am about to rip all the carpet out, throw the couch out, and the dog is gone. It’s either that or I keep him and build a cage of glass tiles that he can just be seen all pretty but can’t cause any more destruction! I can’t handle this a moment more. My husband manages to calm the situation… he scoops up the treasure and disposes. It was still warm… EWWW!!! Then he scrubs the couch with the Bissell Steam Cleaner. I have to give the dog a bath, and hubby brushes his teeth. I still haven’t allowed him back on my lap. I am so overly grossed out by the situation I just know nightmares are in my future!! I think the dog has safely earned his right into the dog house for the next couple days!! This is quite possibly one of the WORST days ever our household… *shudders*
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I would have freaked!!! Right after Ron and I were married Buddy as a puppy would bring in dead frogs and that freaked me out so I can relate.
I am sorry, but I kinda had to giggle at the situation, but I can totally understand you being freaked out. I once had a female beagle named Annie. She was giving to me because she was gun shy and couldn’t be taken hunting, but that did not stop her from going and killing ground hogs, ripping their heads off and leaving them in my front yard for me to find. I asked why she did this and a vet told me that it was her way of showing appreciation for me and that she wanted me to be proud of her for being my dog. Yeah ok. He also told me that cats do the same thing. It is a normal thing for pets to do I guess. But it is not a good thing either because of the diseases the rodents carry. Don’t be to mad at your doggie. He loves you and that is his way of showing it.