Monday, April 7th, 2008...8:01 am
I’d like a shorter dog, please
I love my dog, really, but all recent hair-pulling has been caused by her.
I thought baking for the preschool snack would be good, bonding time for me and Kid.
I baked the muffins, with stirring and licking assistance from Kid.
I set them out to cool. 24 minis (kids), 2 regular size (teachers).
I instructed Kid to put cooled muffins in the Tupperware box without the lid.
She carefully lined them up, stacking where necessary.
Oh, we had it ALL organized. By late Sunday afternoon.
Then the DOG came home from running errands at the lumber store (she is, after all, daddy’s little trophy dog, arm kibble, if you will).
Turns out, 4 inches is not a high enough side to stop her long, long neck and long, long tongue from grabbing 10 mini muffins and 2 standard size ones (NOT the teachers’ muffins?!). In fact, I imagine she USED that high side to pull the muffins closer to her for ease of scarfing.
She was home less than TWO MINUTES when it all went down.
I saw a large muffin in her jaws as she gleefully trotted around the living room.
I SCREAMED. Kid CRIED. It was a fun close to the weekend.
And, like any good mother, I blame….MYSELF!
If we can’t trade the dog in, I may cut her legs off….
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11 Comments
April 7th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Dogs are special, aren’t they?
April 7th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Gotta love the dog. Lol.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Sadly, shorter won’t help. They’re industrious. Like toddlers. Although she’s not short, I’ve seen my dog use things as a step stool to boost her up to reach edible items. I suspect a shorter dog would do the same. The lack of opposable thumbs, however, is a godsend. Try things with zippers or locks. My dog can never get into those, as long as they don’t have sides that can be chewed through…
April 7th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Pets suck sometimes. If the cats aren’t licking frosting off the cake or putting their nasty butts on the counter, the dogs are stealing pizza from EVERYONE’s plate
April 7th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
You have one of the most awesome dogs on the planet!
April 7th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Yes, but you’ve just been crowned Queen of Dogland. They can’t get over what a fine miss you are.
So, wait: you can COOK TREATS for a school where you live? Wow.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
ooooooh BAD BAD BAD DOG!!!
April 8th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Ugh! I can only imagine! I had a dog like that once - only she ate things like bedspreads and underwear. My dad had a dog that could be left alone in a room with a plate of food and not touch it! They don’t make ‘em like that anymore - LOL!
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April 8th, 2008 at 6:30 am
And you wonder why we have a chinchilla in a cage for a pet.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:08 am
A big cage IS appealing….but she slept with her head on my hand last night, and we made up.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:24 am
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