The Sock Boy!

[Ann]

Okay...I need to write this as my husband and I could not believe it!! And I want to remember this! We were scammed by a Doodle!!!

I had these two plumbers over to fix my 1/2 bath off my laundry room. We only have a half basement (I live in a ranch brick house) and the basement is basically a crawl space. Some fittings were leaking and my husband tried to put a new faucet on the sink in the 1/2 bath and the old metal pipes under the sink basically were rotting away!! I HAD to get the plumber. I waited ALL DAY for them (the campground uses them) and they finally showed up at 3:30 pm. They turned the water off to the whole house, and wanted to fix the pipes in the basement first so we could have water. Ugh, I had plans to go shopping with my daughter but they showed up sooo late! Thanks guys, you just shot my whole day!

Anyway, they were around during dinner time for Samson. He scarfed down his bowl of food even faster than usual! Uh-oh, I thought, I bet he is going to get sick tonight. After the plumbers left, my husband came home...it was 5:15 pm by then. They only fixed the pipes in the basement, and left the pipes under the sink for my husband to finish!!! Can you believe that???? They came, did 1/2 the job, and then, left. Anyway, at least the water was back on, that was a major thing. To have the pipes fixed so we could have water.

As we were relaxing before dinner, my husband usually gives Samson a snack, and they lay on the couch together. My husband asks me..."I think he is going to be sick". I said "why do you think that?" "well, he didn't really want to take the snack from me and he has his mouth 1/2 open and he kinda jerked his head like he was going to throw up". I said, "well, he did eat really fast coz the plumbers were here, let him go and lay down on the slate floor, that way if he throws up, I can clean it up easier". We were petting him and telling him he will be okay. I was quite concerned, I kept looking at his face, into his eyes to see what was going on!! When I had him on the slate floor, I took his head in my hands and said "are you okay Samson?" while petting him...all of sudden, I stick my hand in his mouth, and low and behold........I pull my daughters sock all the way in the back of his mouth, almost swallowed, out of his MOUTH!!

What??? What the heck Samson???? I pull it out and I show my husband and Samson starts jumping around, wagging his tail like "hey, mom and dad....I got YOU!!" LOL, I could not believe it!!! What a little sneaky doodle...here we are thinking he is sick and not feeling good, while all the time he has a sock in his mouth, just waiting for us to find it!!!

I was cracking up!! He has a "thing" for socks, I do know that! My daughter is home right now from Temple and has had him in her bedroom a few times...I told her, don't leave anything on the floor, like change, or bobby pins, or paper, or SOCKS!!

Anyway, it gave us quite a chuckle all night!! Samson must be thinking "what a couple of maroons!! I can trick them into thinking I'm sick, and I can get hugs and kisses all night!!"

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Thank heaven he didn't actually swallow it....that would have turned a bad day into a total nightmare. They are all so sneaky (and smart).

[Ann]

I guess so!!! I just can't get over when he gets something like a sock or a tissue...he puts it way back in the back of his mouth, I can't see it at all...and he looks guilty at me...with this look like "I have something...come and get ME!" and this particular time, we thought he looked sick!!! LOL, he is funny.

[Michele Barton]

Haha, funny! I guess Samson wanted to give you a good laugh after a rough day! What a good boy!

[Frannie & Callie]

Wow - that is a clever dood! (and super cute too!)