Pet Trouble Continued
And now, the
continuation of Tui T. Sutherland's hilarious story about her dog who hates his
flea medicine. If you haven't read Part 1, do that first and then come
back here to read the rest of the story. . .
. . . But the most important lesson we learned was a few years ago, when we had just moved into a tiny apartment in NYC with a little garden out the back. The “garden” was really more of a patio, but it had a five-foot circle of dirt in the middle where we could plant flowers, so it was cute, and Sunshine liked it, and everything was great.
Then one night I gave her her medicine as usual — it's the kind where she's supposed to have it once a month, so this was the first time we'd used it in this apartment.
And like I said . . . it was a REALLY small apartment. So there was nowhere for her to run! She tried dashing up and down the tiny hall, but it was very unsatisfying. She tried rolling on the couch, but we were sitting on it, and it wasn't big enough for us and a crazy rolling dog. She tried leaping all over the bed, but that wasn't enough. She wanted to go out! Out into the garden!
So I figured, sure, why not? It's all fenced in; she can run in circles around it until she tires herself out and comes back.
Twenty minutes later, I was like, WHAT is she DOING out there? So I went out to get her…and found THIS:
AAAAAAACK!
My perfect angel had discovered that DIRT was the MOST WONDERFUL THING FOR ROLLING IN in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE. She'd been DIG DIG DIGGING and RRRRRRRRROLLING and BURYING HERSELF in our little dirt patch until she was ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYINGLY FILTHY.
We put her straight in the bathtub, which probably meant washing off the medicine, which was no doubt her sinister plan all along.
AHAHA, I WIN.
So we've definitely learned THAT lesson: Sunshine does not get to go outside or anywhere near dirt after we put on her flea & tick medicine, until at least four hours later (or preferably a whole night later), when she's finally calmed down.
Other than that,
though, she really is pretty perfect . . . most of the time . . .
What about you guys? What kind of hilarious trouble have your dogs (or cats or gerbils or birds or fish) gotten into? (OK, I'd be very amused to hear a badly-behaved fish story.) Now it's your turn. Join the Pet Trouble Message Board and share a funny pet story! Sunshine and I can't wait to read them! :)
— Tui T. Sutherland, Pet Trouble author
Dog photos courtesy of Tui T. Sutherland
I can't wait to read these books
Comment #1 | Posted by: sean's page on August 04, 2009 at 04:29 PM
My cat loves being rubbed. She rubs herself against the walls, and everywhere! She is so attached to me she spends most of her time lying around on my bed lazily(because she knows where my room is!). If I don't pet her while I am sleeping, then she will scratch me! She is so hard and outrageous if her litter box isn't cleaned because my room already looks like it got hit by a tornado and doesn't need to have extra brown and yellow spots!!!!
Comment #2 | Posted by: shayshaypink on August 05, 2009 at 01:36 AM
my cat loves being rubbed. he sometimes cover his face or eyes.i try to keep him out my room.cause my room is just like a tornado.sometimes he scratches me. sometimes he jumps on me
Comment #3 | Posted by: epiphanypinkstand on August 05, 2009 at 10:19 PM
ha ha ha thats so funny!
Comment #4 | Posted by: manga eyes on August 07, 2009 at 08:11 PM
One time my family had company over. We were talking in the living room. my dog got into my parents room, the hamper was in there she grabed my moms underware and ran around the house including the living room and showed the company.My mom was so embarrassed:(
Comment #5 | Posted by: Abby127 on August 09, 2009 at 10:18 PM
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Comment #6 | Posted by: Julia on August 09, 2009 at 10:24 PM
That is so GORGEOUS!!! It sounds just like my cat, Nikki.I just fell in love with that story when i read it!!!LOL!
Comment #7 | Posted by: cookiem1225 on August 11, 2009 at 05:29 AM
LOL!!! Such a funny storyshayshaypink!!
Comment #8 | Posted by: Samantha on August 11, 2009 at 05:32 AM
My dog Boots LOVES to chew on stuff EVEN STUFFED ANIMALS! at Christmas awhile ago my dad gave me a CUTE bear that lighted up when you pressed a button. I think my dad thought that Boots wouldn't attack it HE WAS REALLY WRONG when i woke up the next morning I heard arguing between my dad and my step mom he was blaming her for something Icouldn't hear and she for the same thing! When I went into the kitchen my dad looked at me said,"I'm so sorryPrincess ,but boots chewed up your toy" he then took out from behind him A WET ,SOGGY ,WIRE CUT, BEAR.Bots was busy chewing on abone to notice I was giving him THE LOOK well ikept the bear an got anew toy that was ALMOST eaten by boots it is a moose so what about you has you pet ever chewed up something of yours?
Comment #9 | Posted by: Blue Fox on August 14, 2009 at 12:03 PM
LOL! SOOOOOOOOO CUTE!
Comment #10 | Posted by: Blue Fox on August 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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Comment #11 | Posted by: sarah on August 15, 2009 at 07:34 PM
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Comment #12 | Posted by: sarah on August 15, 2009 at 07:36 PM
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Comment #13 | Posted by: sarah on August 15, 2009 at 07:38 PM
my old dog sandy used to get into the trashcan while we were gone. lol!
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Comment #14 | Posted by: gymnast430 on August 16, 2009 at 01:45 PM