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Mmmmm….Tasty Paws!
January 28, 2008 |
I found this stuff that you’re supposed to spray on your dogs paws in the winter. It’s supposed to help prevent ice and snow from freezing between the dog’s toes as well as protect the dog’s paws from road salt. Sounds great. I can actually do something to help Supermutt have a more comfortable run. As I said, sounds great…in theory. In reality, Supermutt thought the stuff actually tasted good. I thought the hard part would be getting Supermutt to stay in one place long enough to actually spray the stuff on the bottom of his hands and feet. That really wasn’t a problem, he wasn’t real keen on it, but it really wasn’t a problem. As soon as I had the stuff sprayed on though, he started licking it off. Every time he took a step, he would get distracted and start licking it off the floor. Then he would realize it was on his paws, so he would start licking them again, until he took a step. Ooh..yummy! What’s this on the floor. You get the idea, round and round he went. Meanwhile, I’m frantically reading the bottle. Is this stuff safe for him to eat? The bottle says it’s OK if pets ingest small quantities, put people should call their doctor immediately if a person has ingested it! Not sure what to make of that. So I decide let’s get out the door quick and get going, and Supermutt will forget all about those yummy paws. Wrong again. I was just starting to get warmed up when Supermutt decided it would be a good time to taste his paws again, stopping dead, and tripping me in the process. I went flying into him, causing him to look up at me with big, brown, puppy eyes. “Hey, what did you do that for?” he seemed to be asking. I found myself apologizing to Supermutt.
After all this seemed to settle down, I realized my shins were super-duper, extra tight. This got me to wondering “why are my shins so tight today?” Was it:
A)Supermutt took off like a rocket and I foolishly tried to keep up
B)I had to shovel the 4 inch “dusting” of snow off my driveway (which seems to be growing with every snowfall) yesterday
C)I was unknowingly trying to hold Supermutt back from pulling me through the slush, I just didn’t realize it because my left arm is now huge from doing it every time we run
D)All of the above
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