Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday.  The post where I highlight AWESOME comments, answer questions and generally just wrap up my week.

You Make Me Laugh – March 8, 2015

Cupcake said, “Good technique, D. My bony little head can fit into even the smallest glass or cup. If not me, then who? If not now, then when? ”

Delilah here: Cupcake that is one cool skill, I’d almost trade my height (which gives me great counter surfing abilities) to be able to fit my head in most places.  Thankfully I was blessed with a really long tongue and teeth that aren’t sensitive. 😀

Jan K said, “Just about everything that’s safe for dogs gets licked clean around here, and the yogurt containers are a favorite.”

We don’t go that far, occasionally we save bits from Sunday breakfast, but the glass is a given. It’s funny, she’ll be lying quietly in the room but she must have one eye open because when I get towards the bottom, she gets up to sit in front of me.  During the week though, I just get the lab death stare.

Frankie and Ernie said, “WE are Forced to help clean ALL the dishes and plates and glasses in this house… it is a TOUGH job butt SOMEBUDDY has to do it.”

You poor things, I don’t know how you stand it!

Hailey and Zaphod said, “Who needs a dishwasher when you have a dog:) ”

Hehehe, we have a dishwasher, but we don’t use it!

Blueberry’s Human said, “I admit to letting B lick my plate after I’ve had either over-easy eggs or something cheesey. It just makes washing the plate so much easier once Brillo Pad Berry has a go at it.”

Maybe it’s just Delilah but her saliva is slippery.  I broke two glasses last week trying to wash them, (I grabbed them wrong).

The Quest for Crap Crack

Emma suggested, “Maybe you should get her a self rewarding treat box? What is that you ask? Get a house cat, a litter box (no clumping litter) and let nature take it’s course. I bet she would keep the box scooped out for you all the time! Win win for both of you! Yuck, Mom says it is a gross idea, but I bet she would love it!”

I’m with mom Emma!  That’s just gross.  When our daughter lived with us, Delilah got into the cat box.  It got stuck to the roof of her mouth and I had to clean it out. It was SO disgusting. So, so disgusting.

Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “I used to wonder why Callie and Shadow would occasionally eat their own poop. I knew it wasn’t hunger — I was probably over-feeding them back then — but I was also cleaning up after them while they were still in the yard. SlimDoggy Steve (or was it Kate?) suggested that maybe they thought I was “collecting” it because it was valuable; and if it was valuable, they should “collect” it themselves. ”

Well it makes as much sense as anything else I’ve ever heard. 

Kirsten said, “I think that’s an excellent strategy Jodi–if she’s learned to look at you when she sees another dog, why couldn’t she learn the same thing when she spies a poop? ”

Fingers crossed, that’s what I’m working on.

Jan said, “I love these contests of Jodi trying to outthink Delilah. Looking forward to the next chapter.”

It’s like having a contest of wits with a witless person. LOL I’m the witless one.

Two French Bulldogs said, “Tell Delilah cat poop tastes better.”

Well you two are helpful. 😉

Monika and Sam said, “Obviously, the D-dog is a clever lass. I think your latest approach might be a good one. She’d no doubt use a bag to clean it up if she had thumbs, right? ”

I don’t know about that.  See Blueberry’s Human’s comment, she’d probably eat the bag.

DZ Dogs asked, “Have you looked into medical reasons as to why she might be eating it?”

Well I have mentioned it to my vet, but she didn’t seem to think it was unusual. What do you know that I don’t know? 🙂

Blueberry’s Human said, ” I read of a lab that would actually snatch poop bags from other humans and proceed eat the poop AND the bag. So, I think you can probably count your blessings that Delilah has yet to go that far in her quest for her poop fix.”

CRAP, I would then have to worry about her passing the bag. It couldn’t be a buck. NO, it’d have to be a bag. The least she could do would be to pass the buck.

The Battle Continues

And on yesterday’s afternoon walk, she found a turd and ate it.  Small compensation, it looked like one of hers. (I do my best, but I might have missed one in the dark.) Still she passed by two before finding the third turd. AND she got her teeth brushed when we got home.

Sand Spring Chesapeakes said, “Ok I thought the people were shitting in the woods!”

Only cause’ you’ve probably done it. LOL

Emma asked, “I guess practice makes perfect. Does she like it when it is frozen solid too? ”

I’m pretty sure that’s how she broke her tooth. 😉

Mary asked, “Have you tried a harness that clips in the front on Delilah? ”

Her harness is actually a front clip, but I put it on backwards. I’m not sure what kind of harness you use on Torrey, but Delilah’s is constantly getting wrapped around her legs and I have to stop and fix it. I have short patience on our walks of late.

Blueberry’s Human said, “I know I should be happy about your victory…but I am a little sad too. Why, you ask? Because I had a brainstorm on training her to leave the poop piles alone. You are going to love it and probably think I am a genius (or insane, either one is fine with me). So, here was the idea – you go out for a walk by yourself (hubby could come along for moral support), but you would have poop bags with you. Your mission would be to pick up several piles of random dog poop. Then, you bring them home; perhaps keep them outside in a safe container until you are ready for the training. Place a poop pile on a dish or in a plastic container, and set it on the floor, and have Delilah “leave it”. Once she masters one poop pile, you can then start placing additional dishes of poop on the floor for her to learn to resist. Then you can move the training to the yard and eventually, you’ll begin having pleasant walks with her through the woods! Slap it high!  ”

Only. You.

I actually considered a full blog post with a rebuttal to this comment. 🙂 But in the interest of keeping things simple, I’m going to give you three reasons WHY this is NOT HAPPENING.

1. It makes me sick to think about picking up someone else’s dog’s shit.
2. I am not offering the Diva of Destruction her favorite snack on a plate!
3. It’s just gross.
   

BUT should you choose to implement YOUR plan, I urge you to document Blueberry’s progress and share it with us.

Slap it high! 🙂

The Face in the Fire

Jen Gabbard said, ” I love that it’s light for awhile after I get home but I agree with you – being up at 6am and walking around at the moment is crazy.”

I do enjoy the light after work. For some reason I feel I have more time to accomplish things, but getting up and walking in the dark sucks.

Daisy said, “And OMG about your neighbor’s poop pile, that’s disgusting!  Will he at least get rid of it before the heat settles in?!”

Well the snow will melt, but the poop will stay there. I don’t think he picks it up. The only good thing is lawn mowing season will be coming, fingers crossed he flings some at himself.

Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom asked, ” I’d say the neighbor himself is the biggest pile of it. Can’t the police do anything about it?”

I would agree about the neighbor, but I’m not sure the police can do anything. Maybe the health department?

Blueberry’s Human said, “How is it better that he swept the poop onto a hill of snow? Who does that? How badly do you want to fashion a sign on a wooden stick that says “ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS???” and stick it on top of that poop hill, facing the house?”

It’s no better. I’m just glad I am not right next door, I like my windows open in the nicer weather. And I’m pretty sure my sign would be more strongly worded. “YOU SIR, ARE A DOUCHE BAG. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, CAN YOU NOT SEE HOW DISGUSTING THIS IS?”

Cindy Lu’s Muse said, “Ice cleats? I think I need to get me some of those next winter, the black ice is gonna be the death of me yet!”

They are amazing. They are just knock off YakTrax, but they really do help.

That’s it for me peeps.  Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

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