Fudge and Vern "Clean House"

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Today, our mom said she had to clean the house because she is going to Ohio for a shower this weekend. She said she doesn't know why she is bothering since dad is as messy as Vern. Anyway, she told us dad was going to be watching us this weekend and she said, "God help you!" whatever that means. Well, we decided since she had so much to do before Friday that we would help. After she mopped all the floors, Fudge tried to help dry the floor by walking back and forth through all the wet spots. Mom kept saying, "Fudge, I just mopped the floor", like she didn't appreciate us trying to help dry it, by laying in the wettest spots. After she straightened the cover on the couch (we never had a couch cover before Vern arrived), we both jumped up on the couch to show her some spots she missed. We can't help it if once we got up there, we started to wrestle. Sometimes, a dog has to take a break from all the cleaning. Next, she put all of our toys back in our basket and we helped by getting our favorite ones back out to show her where we liked them. She started saying maybe she should put us in our crates and see if we could redecorate in there too. In the middle of all that cleaning, Vern thought he heard noises and started barking and barking. He was staring out of the window in the foyer and nothing was there, but he kept barking. Vern is scared of a lot of things that are not there. Finally mom said, "Vern, have you ever heard of the SPCA? They like barking dogs" and Vern just wagged his tail and then mom smiled. Well, we are tired now from helping so much and right after Vern rolls all over the newly vacuumed carpets, we are taking a nap. Sincerely, Fudge and Vern

P.S. Mom says keep it quiet about this post because her daughters already think, after she posted "Groundhog Day", that she is spending too much time on Doodlekisses. They were talking with our dad about having her get help...that is another reason why we pitched in today :)

[Leslie and Halas]

Hi, Vern and Fudge. Halas here. You guys sound like great helpers. But what's this cleaning that you speak of? I don't think my mom does it. Once in awhile, she gets out that noisy machine that sucks up all of the debris that I've carefully tracked through the house, but that's about it. Tell your mom not to worry about her addiction. I've noticed that my mom also has this problem. We call it ODD, Obsessive Doodle Disorder.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Wow, what busy helpers you two doodles have been! I'm sure your mom appreciates it so much! I think you both deserve that nap!
You can tell your human sisters that Doodle Kisses has an excellent intervention program for people who spend too much time here...it's called the Hopeless Doodle Addict Club. They can rest assured that your mom will get all the help she needs through this fine program! These things are best handled by group therapy with others who suffer from the same affliction. Tell your mom's DDs not to give it another thought, we'll take it from here!

[F, Calla & Luca]

What fabulously helpful dogs you both are. I can't understand why you are not only appreciated but paid for your efforts. Room and board , with some toys thrown in, is not enough. Maybe you should go on strike.