Imaginary Day

[jmfargo]

My dog keeps getting out while we're gone, wreaking havoc among the house, eating things that should not be eaten, and destroying plates we got for our wedding. She ate a sponge. A nasty, filthy, sponge. Then she went to the bathroom garbage and sorted it out between cotton swabs, used tissue paper, and a condom.

That was yesterday.

Today we put her back in the room, made sure the gates we use (we stack one on top of another, yesterday having forgot the top one she just hurdled the bottom) were nice and tight, and went to drop Maria off at work. Instead of going to class I had today off, so I came right home.

Only to find that she had smashed her way through the top gate, knocking it out of its place onto the floor, shattering one of the bits of molding around the door.

So, tomorrow she starts being caged again when we leave. We used to do it, but thought this was a nice way to allow our dogs some time together when we weren't around. Now MaiTai's going to get free reign of the house while we're not around, and Monster will howl from her cage for a while, before falling asleep.

Problem solved? Sure, but I wish we didn't have to buy new toothbrushes, toothpaste, plates, stirring implements, and other miscellaneous items just to learn our lesson.

How could someone so cute be such a pain in the ass?

Comments

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

It is a DOG.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Is that in answer to how could she be such a pain in the ass, or in that I called her a "somebody?" :)

Either way, I laugh. *s*

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

Pain in the ass, I have 2 dogs of my own, they are SOMEBODY!

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Definitely. :) My dogs are my kids, pretty much.

My kids that I can put in the backyard when they're too much of a pain in the ass. Yay! Heh.

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

Exactly! And Kennel if I wanna go away on vacation without them. :)

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

We haven't found a good kennel yet (we've only recently started looking), and I've heard too many horror stories to just trust them to any old place.

I'm thinking PetSmart Hotel. Any idea about that? (Of course, I'm assuming PetSmart is national and well-known..)

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

I should imagine being national and known for also running training classes and grooming that they'd be ok.

I'm lucky, my mom's best friend has a kennel on a farm with a HUGE outdoor dog run and everything, so we have a kennel if we ever need it.