Calling all Doodle Detectives!!!

[Adina P]

Calling all doodle detectives ... we need some sleuths to help solve...

Just The Facts:
This morning at about 8am two small, semi-dry turds were found on an unoccupied dog bed in our room. No dog was on that particular bed at the time. Clark and Natalie were both fast asleep. All dogs were accounted for. This is not the first time this has occurred. In fact, this is probably the 6th+ time. Yesterday it happened twice. Specimens are no larger than the tip of my thumb and seem dryer than a fresh specimen.

The Usual Suspects:

Robert "Rosco" Redfur:

Large goofy labradoodle. Was spotted throughout the night on my side of the bed -- far from the scene of the crime. Not his typical turd. Larger than his usual tightly clinging dingleberries. Tends to take his far away poop spots in the yard seriously.

Thule AKA "Thulemonster"

Dainty labradoodle. Mischievous and smart. Usually 'holds it' till she can't hold it no more. Quite vocal when she needs to go outside. Has been known to poop "like a horse" while walking if she's in a heel.

Cass AKA "Cassiopeia"

Senior border collie. Arthritis and weakness in back legs. Prefers to stay lying down unless there is food or squirrels or Daddy involved. Record bowel/bladder holder. Tied with Thule for "closest to the scene of the crime." Has always been very serious about keeping her poops "far from civilization".

So Doodle Detectives...how do we solve this case?

(P.S. Anyone see a similar episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?" It was FRANK!)

[Hunter and Daisy's Doodle Mom]

Okay, I'm am LOLing so bad right now! I LOVE the mug shots...that is priceless! I hope you don't have another animal in the home unaccounted for...do you have a doggy door?

[BetteB]

Hmmm... this is a mystery. I really have no idea, but I love the mug shots and your description of the crime scene! :o) Also, they look too big for dingleberries, but way too small for full-on poops... weird.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

How in the world did you get these mug shots. This has made my day! So funny!!!!
Those poos look small!!! Hmmmm....I would guess Thule!
None of them looked at it and slinked away? Taquito used to do that. I would find one in his bed and I would look at him and he would run into his crate. HA!

[Barb, Murphy, Emmet, & Hudson]

Adina such a laugh you just gave me!!

[Penny, Comiskey & Beemer]

I'm thinkin...not turds at all....someone dropped their tootsie roll.....

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Thule has a very guilty look on his face....but Cass looks embarassed! And Rosco looks like he's saying "What are you looking at me for?"
Gee Adina, I don't know.....Maybe Natalie?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

All I can say is, I'm glad I looked at this discussion after I had lunch.

If there were a cat among the suspects, that would be my guess. Or if the dogs had access to cat poop. But excluding cats from the line-up, I'd guess Cass first and Thule second. Maybe if they are really working at "holding it", they just can't help letting the first (always older & drier) turds from escaping. Or maybe they are very large dingleberries? Not being well-versed in dingleberries, it's hard for me to tell...especially because I really don't want to look at that photo for very long.

And I'm very proud of you for being so calm and humorous about having found actual animal poop in your bedroom!

[Yvonne N]

Hysterical!!!

[Chris & Boys]

I have seen a case like this before. I refer it as the "The Tail of Two Turdies". Turns out the perp needed a sanitary. Little turds kept getting caught on his, uh-hum, tail area and got loose in the comfort of his favorite sleeping place. Turns out he was found "not guilty", it was determined to be negligence on his owners behalf, and luckily for the owner, she was not sued for emotional distress by her otherwise extremely attractive pooch. Case closed.

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Ah..."Close Encounters of the TURD Kind".........

Well, could they be deer turds brought in for a midnight snack by one of your three deer turd connoisseurs?

OR could they have been left as a little "Hey! This is OUR house!" announcement to the petite "intruder" AKA Natalie?

I'm LMAO picturing Rosco, Thule and Cass having a secret meeting! Rosco would be the ring leader...lol

"OK...Thule you be the look out.....I'll squeeze out as much as I can..(sounds of straining and pushing) ..THERE!...Now she'll know who the boss is!"

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Actually, the "This is OUR house" theory has much to commend it. I think it's fairly common for an older sibling who already potty trained to revert to bedwetting when a new baby enters the picture.
Good detective work there, Jac!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

oh yeah - I agree so much with this. The first week Peri came home, I came home to little turds from my little buddy Taquito. Not a very happy camper :(