So this evening, I'm taking a nap in my upstairs guest room, a favorite afternoon reading spot of mine. Murphy was in there with me earlier, but when I half woke up, I was vaguely aware of the fact that he was gone. I heard him drinking water off in the distance so naturally I deduced that he was in the kitchen enjoying a nice cool drink from his bowl. A few seconds later, I was brought wide awake by a dripping wet tongue on my face. Murphy was reaching across the guest bed to lay dog kisses on me.
"Aw, hi, Murphy...I like you too, but stop."
But he meant well, so it's not like I could mad at him for the face wash. But then I woke up a bit more and realized that I was upstairs and could never have heard him drinking from his bowl in the kitchen, and I didn't hear his paws as he climbed the stairs. So he must have been up here the whole time. What was he drinking?
Then it hit me. The guest bathroom. Big porcelain bowl right at muzzle level.
"Aw, hell! You damned dog! Ew!"
Shoulda just got a hamster three years ago. Hamsters don't do stuff like that.
Yuck.
Heh. Hopefully someone flushed before Murph got to his drink? THAT would have been awkward!
ReplyDeleteNo, hamsters eat their babies.
ReplyDeleteMurphy's just reminding you to keep the toilet clean! Good dog!
Aw, heck. Even if he'd been drinking out of his bowl that still would've been the same tongue that he uses to lick his butt. If you're gonna have dogs you must train yourself to not think about that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteA hamster? But then your life would be so ... boring.
ReplyDeleteLook for an automatic closing seat cover for your toilets.
ReplyDeleteOr, fix it so they can't be left open, but will fall on their own, if not held.
To a dog, it's a water bowl, with cold water.
LOL
ReplyDeleteMurphy - 1
Human - 0
Saturday, I was holding by daughters Guinea Pig while she was drying out after a bath and getting her cage cleaned - the damn pig peed all over me. Sorry, no perfect pets!
ReplyDeleteYipes
ReplyDeleteAND he licks his butt.
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