A couple of days a go, we were walking through the village when Sid paused, sniffed the grasses and flowers at the side of the road, then shuffled his bottom as far into them as he could and did … well, what dogs do.
Now, as you probably know, the law says we have to ‘pick up’ after our dogs and we have no problem with that – after all, nobody likes to step in what someone else’s dog has left on the path, do they? I know I complained bitterly enough about it when my boys were young.
What you probably don’t know, is that Sid has been suffering from an antibiotic-induced case of what, in greyhound circles, is known as ‘the Big D’. He’s being treated for that, of course, but it’s a tad slow to clear up, and meanwhile his offerings are … shall we say .. a little ‘soft serve‘. Less than cohesive. Nuff said?
So both OH and I gaze down at what Sid has managed to deposit so far into the vegetation that someone is going to have to practically get down on their hands and knees, and then, after a thoughtful pause, OH spoke.
OH: ‘I’ll do anything you want if you pick that up’.
Me (cynically): ‘Oh yeah?’
OH: ‘Yes! Yes! Anyth … ‘
His voice trailed off and there was another thoughtful pause, during which I simply looked at him.
OH: ‘You know, the trouble is, you sometimes don’t want the right things!’
*Sigh*
Silly me. I was quite hopeful there, for a minute!
The mind boggles! Please tell us how the story ended. I bet Sid had an evil grin on his chops!
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While we were waiting outside our vets, a man came out with his dog. He was only a couple of feet from the door, when his dog got caught short and left what can only be described as a ‘pool’ behind. The poor owner had to try to clean it all up with tissues! Yuck!
Did you pick it up, and did you get something worthwhile from OH?
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What would have said? Boy I would have had a list by the time we got home! lol! Dx
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Not wanting the right things? How can that be? What is so unreasonable about the things you want?
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Ahhh those marital negotiations. And Sid was probably going “What?!”
Does he not have a ‘Right Things’ list that you can pick something out of?
I’m so relieved the photo on top didn’t show the Big D. It took some time to load, so I read your post first.
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Granny – Sid is often amused by the behaviour of the ‘monkey’ contingent! LOL! The things we do must seem so odd to a dog – I mean, we demand that they ‘go’ outside, but we never do! And then we go and pick up their precious deposit!
I picked it up, of course. OH doesn’t do the bending-too-long-then-standing-up-straight thing without getting very dizzy. And of course, us ladies are the stronger sex when it comes to clearing up mess, are we not?
Babs – Oh no! Everyone’s worst nightmare – almost! LOL!
Yes, I picked it up. But only because OH suffers from postural hypotension which makes him dizzy if he bends over for too long. I didn’t want to have to pick him up!
And I didn’t even demand a thing!
Denise – Oh, trust me, OH knows all about my list. Tee hee.
Mara – There’s nothing in the least unreasonable about the things I want! But possibly, OH was thinking ‘Dinner with Johnny Depp’. I have been known to playfully suggest such a thing. That’s not unreasonable, though, is it?
Carol – Poor Sid is always going ‘What’?? I’m sure we’re quite perplexing to our dogs!
Brinkbeestinenglish – Ha – yes, I’m sure he does, but don’t encourage him! LOL!
And I wouldn’t do that to you. Nobody wants to see Sid’s big D, except, possibly, other dogs.
“Soft-serve” — HA!
I think I would’ve done almost anything to avoid cleaning it up. Or, I was alone, I might’ve pretended like I didn’t see it. I do that sometimes at home, when one of the cats has thrown up. Dave comes home, steps in cat vomit: “Why didn’t you clean this up????” “Oh, I didn’t see it.” “It’s in the middle of the kitchen floor.”
And so on.
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So, what did you have in mind then Jay!! A x
Oh, I can relate to this so much. When Smokey was about a year old, he had diarrhea on and off for several weeks before the vet finally figure out he was allergic to beef. It is not fun to try to clean up. (Smokey did it in the middle of a neighbor’s driveway once. So embarrassing.)
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so very familiar ha
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well? did you pick it up or did he?
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Okay, I read the comments and I see that YOU did in fact pick it up! You are one brave woman! I probably would have pulled a JD!
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JD – Oh, that’s funny! ROFL! Yes, it’s very tempting sometimes, but trust me, Sid’s ‘accidents’ are very, very hard to ignore.
SJ Anne – Hahaha! Oh .. all kinds of things! LOL!
Ruth – No, not fun at all, when they do something like that. Our vet is thinking it might be allergies, since it’s gone on so long, but I’m not convinced. Still, we’re doing the ‘introduced one protein at a time’ thing as he gradually gets put back on his normal diet, and we’ll see.
Sandy – A fellow dog owner will always understand!
Meleah – Yes! I am Superwoman! LOL! Well, I suppose we could have left it, since it was under the bushes, but, nah. I can’t do it.