Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Obsessed with poop
Big Pest, being the stomach-driven little treat whore he is, started hanging out at the renter’s house about a month after they moved in. They constantly brought home fast food and shared it with him often, so of course he loves it there. Despite the no smoking clause in the lease, she smokes in there. Like a freaking chimney. More so now that she’s being evicted. Several times Big Pest would come back from there smelling like he rolled in an ashtray, it was disgusting. So we decided to ban him from visiting there ever again.
This meant closing up the doggy door. Ever since we’ve owned our two little furballs, they’ve been trained to use the doggy door to go out into the yard to take care of their bodily functions. Having to close off this outlet is a major pain in the ass. Now I have to make sure they out before I go to work, and again when we come home, then again before going to bed. We can’t stay out later than normal because we have to let them out. I tell ya, never before have I ever been so obsessed about dog poop.
Dog walks used to be optional, now I have to do this nearly every night to make sure they poop before bed. I can’t go to bed unless they do this or else I might find a log somewhere in the house later. Obsessed. With. Poop. I feel like one of those parents who are trying to pottytrain their toddler. “Oh look who made a poopy? Good boy! That’s a very good poopy!”
It’s a major adjustment we’ve had to make because closing off the doggy door has really limited our flexibility where the dogs are concerned. But we figured it’s a necessary step because after we move, it’s highly unlikely that the place we rent will have a pet door. Since this is so new to me, anyone have any tips or suggestions to offer?
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