I don’t have dogs but my cats have added to their repertoire by killing a bat this weekend. They have killed over a dozen species that we know of. Thank god they have their shots up to date.
@kjady My cats catch and kill lizards and eat all but their rear legs, frog where they eat all of it, they each tried cockroaches but puked them up so those are just to play with. Including in the middle of the night on my bed where they gently pick them up in their mouth (I mean, why kill a toy right off?), drop them on my bed batting them around until they fall off, pick them up again… I FINALY got rid of the roaches so that pleasure of theirs is gone. For now anyway. We still have them in the apt building but at least not in my apt. Ants they lick up. If the chatter at the window counts they’d love to catch, kill and eat squirrels (although I once had two cats who were friends with a squirrel and they’d hang out together at the open window with the squirrel on the screen and the cats inside on the window ledge) and birds. If they could grab them through the glass then moths… And although I guess is doesn’t count as rolling in it, two of my cats tend to puke on other the cats when in the carrier in the car.
@Pony But… Look how many tries it took to get them to sit for a treat. And nature tells them to attack that funny little critter that’s smaller than they.
It took about a dozen claw marks for my dog to avoid the cats on the back deck – now she steers clear of them (unless they run, then she is after them).
The kids in my math classes were slow learners about how important doing homework was. Why should dogs catch on any quicker?
@phendrick When my dog got sprayed by a skunk, I ended up getting spayed too, and that stuff is like a chemical weapon. (Or I guess it kind of is a chemical weapon.) The smell was bad enough, but worse, I had a sore throat for days. Do not recommend.
When I worked in the UK they had no idea what skunks smelled like and why it is so bad. I was working in NW Ontario and my raincoat (hanging on a hook outside) got sprayed. I couldn’t get the odor out so I cut off a piece of raincoat, out it in about a zillion zip locks (hoping customs would let it through) and sent it to my friends in the UK. the odor wasn’t even as strong as fresh spray is as I had worked hard to salvage my raincoat and they were grossed out.
@phendrick Best concoction to eliminate skunk smell. Put in a spray bottle 1 pint hydrogen peroxide, 2 Tb baking soda and 2 tsp blue Dawn. Mix well. Spray the animal everywhere but their face. Use a cloth to wipe their face with some of the mixture on it. Long haired dogs need to have it rubbed in. Let dry. Smell will be gone. You can not save the mixture as it will possibly explode the bottle.
@hchavers Yeah, my dog rolled on a dead bird one time. She wasn’t one to roll around, so I was suspicious right away when she started. Of course, I walked her on a leash, so she didn’t have many opportunities. Inside the house, she left things alone.
Well earlier today “you know who” came in w something brown and smelly on his side…he clearly rolled in it…partial outdoor cold hose bath. Level 3 concern me thinks!!
Well, he did not get into this, but this got into him. On a dog walk, my male coonhound came across an old dried maggot-covered rabbit carcass, and before his sister could roll in it (see my other post under the 600 wipes topic), he ate it: one swallow, with the additional 300 maggots. I freaked! My vet’s response: “Just a treat with some added protein.” He was fine, btw.
When my family lived in Wisconsin, skunk encounters were enough of a problem for the dogs, but the worst was when one of the dogs harassed a porcupine. Poor Hans (Weimaraner) spent three days at the vet getting the quills on his face and neck removed.
When my kids were babies, and I was super sick with the stomach flu, and my youngest as well…my dog decided to get into a loose poopy diaper. We were sleeping. She quietly made a huge effing mess by shaking to kill that diaper. Poop and gel beads everywhere, all over the wall, couch. I had to clean that up all WHILE sick and ready to puke.
We had a dog who would catch a rat, then drag it off to a cave so it could season for a few days, then pull it out and roll around in it.
Outdoors-only farm dog. Sweet girl, but not one for polite company.
I don’t have dogs but my cats have added to their repertoire by killing a bat this weekend. They have killed over a dozen species that we know of. Thank god they have their shots up to date.
@kjady YIKES!
@kjady My cats catch and kill lizards and eat all but their rear legs, frog where they eat all of it, they each tried cockroaches but puked them up so those are just to play with. Including in the middle of the night on my bed where they gently pick them up in their mouth (I mean, why kill a toy right off?), drop them on my bed batting them around until they fall off, pick them up again… I FINALY got rid of the roaches so that pleasure of theirs is gone. For now anyway. We still have them in the apt building but at least not in my apt. Ants they lick up. If the chatter at the window counts they’d love to catch, kill and eat squirrels (although I once had two cats who were friends with a squirrel and they’d hang out together at the open window with the squirrel on the screen and the cats inside on the window ledge) and birds. If they could grab them through the glass then moths… And although I guess is doesn’t count as rolling in it, two of my cats tend to puke on other the cats when in the carrier in the car.
A bucket of latex paint.
@brennyn I bet that took a while to clean up.
POLITICS!!
@IndifferentDude Texas is still known for Yellow dog Democrats.
@IndifferentDude So, basically pooping in everybody else’s yard?
The cat’s litter pan
A disagreement with a skunk.
@phendrick Our dogs have done that twice. You’d think the first time would have taught them…
@Pony But… Look how many tries it took to get them to sit for a treat. And nature tells them to attack that funny little critter that’s smaller than they.
It took about a dozen claw marks for my dog to avoid the cats on the back deck – now she steers clear of them (unless they run, then she is after them).
The kids in my math classes were slow learners about how important doing homework was. Why should dogs catch on any quicker?
@phendrick When my dog got sprayed by a skunk, I ended up getting spayed too, and that stuff is like a chemical weapon. (Or I guess it kind of is a chemical weapon.) The smell was bad enough, but worse, I had a sore throat for days. Do not recommend.
@ahacksaw @phendrick
You spayed yourself?
When I worked in the UK they had no idea what skunks smelled like and why it is so bad. I was working in NW Ontario and my raincoat (hanging on a hook outside) got sprayed. I couldn’t get the odor out so I cut off a piece of raincoat, out it in about a zillion zip locks (hoping customs would let it through) and sent it to my friends in the UK. the odor wasn’t even as strong as fresh spray is as I had worked hard to salvage my raincoat and they were grossed out.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick Yikes. Can we not edit our comments anymore?
I admire your dedication to grossing out your UK friends, though.
@ahacksaw You can for a short amount of time, like 5 minutes.
@lisagd Ah, that explains it. Thanks.
Skunks are definitely the worst. I’m so glad there are no skunks where we live now.
@phendrick Best concoction to eliminate skunk smell. Put in a spray bottle 1 pint hydrogen peroxide, 2 Tb baking soda and 2 tsp blue Dawn. Mix well. Spray the animal everywhere but their face. Use a cloth to wipe their face with some of the mixture on it. Long haired dogs need to have it rubbed in. Let dry. Smell will be gone. You can not save the mixture as it will possibly explode the bottle.
@niemanjb “Explode the bottle”!
So it has other uses, too?
The tissue box. From what I am reading, my dog is an angel.
@hchavers Yeah, my dog rolled on a dead bird one time. She wasn’t one to roll around, so I was suspicious right away when she started. Of course, I walked her on a leash, so she didn’t have many opportunities.
Inside the house, she left things alone.
Well earlier today “you know who” came in w something brown and smelly on his side…he clearly rolled in it…partial outdoor cold hose bath. Level 3 concern me thinks!!
@tinamarie1974 Voldemort is only a level 3 for y’all? What is the calibration on that scale?
@jsfs not he who must not be named. It was @Charliedoggo! And the scale is based upon todays write up.
Well, he did not get into this, but this got into him. On a dog walk, my male coonhound came across an old dried maggot-covered rabbit carcass, and before his sister could roll in it (see my other post under the 600 wipes topic), he ate it: one swallow, with the additional 300 maggots. I freaked! My vet’s response: “Just a treat with some added protein.” He was fine, btw.
When my family lived in Wisconsin, skunk encounters were enough of a problem for the dogs, but the worst was when one of the dogs harassed a porcupine. Poor Hans (Weimaraner) spent three days at the vet getting the quills on his face and neck removed.
@stolicat Ouch!
@stolicat Poor thing!
College at a 2 year college
A timeshare.
did anyone say the diaper bucket? (used)
@pskemp2
Skunk!
When my kids were babies, and I was super sick with the stomach flu, and my youngest as well…my dog decided to get into a loose poopy diaper. We were sleeping. She quietly made a huge effing mess by shaking to kill that diaper. Poop and gel beads everywhere, all over the wall, couch. I had to clean that up all WHILE sick and ready to puke.
That was the worst.
We had a dog who would catch a rat, then drag it off to a cave so it could season for a few days, then pull it out and roll around in it.
Outdoors-only farm dog. Sweet girl, but not one for polite company.