Looking together in the same direction.
by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver
"Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Lab gluttony, owner stupidity
I have a labrador/golden mutt. Charleigh is a heavy chewer and loves rawhides, which have gotten very expensive lately. The big Christmas ones were on sale this week (the 2 footers), so I got her one. She just carried it around for a while trying to figure out how to tackle it, but once she did, I couldn't get it away from her. She would grab it and run away from me all around the house. It was hers.
I gave up and hoped she would quit when she was full. No such luck. Within an hour it was gone.
At 3 am I was awakened by retching. By the time I got the light on and got to her she had puked the entire thing onto my bedroom carpet...a steaming pile of rawhide bits. She was wagging her tail and I swear she was smiling.
30 min. later it was all cleaned up, and I couldn't get back to sleep. I could only be angry at myself. Labs are gluttons and will eat themselves into a coma if given the opportunity. She is worse than me at Thanksgiving. I must remember this for next time.
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