A poopy evening

[Adina P]

So I came home today to a hint of 'accident' aroma in the air, but it wasn't strong (or my nose is plugged). I went immediately into doggy dinner mode because as soon as they had THEIRS I could eat MINE in peace.

I scoop up Cass' food and deliver it to her bowl.
Next I scoop up Rosco's food and ... deliver it... Ummm...there's a massive turd behind Rosco who is behind his bowl. My evening flashes before me and I try to ESP to Rosco "Whatever you do...DO NOT step backwards dear doggy!!!!!"

Of course he missed the "Do NOT" part of my ESP message and so I immediately grabbed his collar and ushered him out unfortunately leaving all sorts of evidence of where he just stepped his whole way out. AAAAAAAAAAAH....this was not the evening I'd planned. I send Rosco outside, grab another dish and feed him on the steps. Next I move Cass & Thule out to prevent a repeat.

I know who it was. It HAD to have been Cass. The old and tired arthritic border collie who, at lunch time, was the ONLY dog who did not eliminate...preferred to lay in the grass. Funny that I even particularly noticed that and hoped it didn't mean anything for later...but figured if she didn't have to go...she didn't have to go.

When cleaning the brown off the carpet I noticed some had miraculously applied itself to the leg of the table and a foot away was a fresh pee spot. Talk about a double whammy. I had JUST cleaned that #@*^ carpet last week! And Clark wasn't around so poor me with no waist had to spend forever bent in ways I can barely bend. Can you hear the violins playing? I CAN. I ran the carpet cleaner over the area...wiped up the smears I could see. Rolled up the rugs that I didn't have the energy to spot clean tonight...and have yet to give the wood floor and kitchen floor a thorough washing. But Rosco's feet (which actually looked clean) got a hosing and sudsing outside...and now ALL dogs are blocked from the scene of the crime. *Sigh*

Time to investigate doggy doors. I can't deal with this anymore. And before baby starts crawling that carpet is getting pulled out and replaced with a potty sensing floor that SCREAMS if it smells a pee or poop about to leave a bowel or bladder!

[Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey]

Poor Adina. Be prepared for baby related accidents and forewarn Clark on the virtues of putting dirty diapers out of little one's reach. When younger DD was a baby, DH did not heed the warnings and was smacked in the face with a particularly dirty diaper. In retrospect, it was one of those times I was very happy I was on a consulting gig out of town.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

While we are on the subject of babies and poop and dogs.

After you get the carpet may I suggest a locking diaper pale. My dogs and babies were great together. The dogs LOVED my boys so much they used to SHAKE the life out of the poopy diapers. Poop on the floor was one thing, poop on the walls was just to much for me.

I'm starting to get excited about Claradina.

[Louise and Toby]

Feel sorry for you - poor honey!

[Leigh & Allie]

If you find that "potty sensing floor that SCREAMS if it smells pee or poop about to leave a bowel or bladder" will you PLEASE let me know where to find it. My puppy comes home to me October 10th so if you can find it before then LET ME KNOW!!

[Adina P]

I'm not a 'neat-freak' either...I'm great at creating stacks of things and clutter. But keep doggy poop away!

[Michele Barton]

Oh, I feel your pain! Maybe the pups were just whipping you into shape for things to come (LOL) - baby poop never bothered me, but OH the throw-ups (I'm gagging just thinking about it!). On the bright side, babies are a lot easier and more fun to bathe than dogs!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Never a good thing to come home to that "poopy" smell in the house....and no DH to help out with the clean up. Like you, I always have visions of terrible germs lurking, and get a bit obsessive with the clean up. I think one incentive for Guinness to be housebroken so quickly, was not wanting to see me go crazy with the bleach based cleaners (after using the Nature's Miracle). I'm really not a "neat freak", but there's something about the doggie poop that puts me into overdrive.

[Kendra K. Rhoton]

Oh Adina... I feel so bad for you. I am also a clean freak... and that would be a chore without being prego! HUGS!

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

BTDT = Been There Done That.

[Adina P]

@ LuvMyAbby&Kaela: What is BTDT?
@ Karen: since I can't drink...it's just the nervous breakdown. Rosco actually only tracked it because I made him EXIT the house and there was no choice, but if I could have lifted him or helped him levitate I would have =)
And then when I finally let the dogs, poor Rosco started acting ALL spooky and wouldn't sit or come to me...I can almost ALWAYS get a recall out of him through the house even if he won't come to fake commands like "comere Rosco...c'mon sweetie!" he WILL come to "Rosco, COME" . Don't know if he was afraid of a repeat foot washing or WHAT was up. I just leashed him up and heeled him for a bit and praised the heck out of him, gave him treats and he was then fine. Odd.
THANK YOU FOR THE VIOLINS/SYMPATHY..I NEEDED it :-D