Where in the World is SlobberDog?
You might be wondering why Grady hasn’t made an appearance around here lately. G-man has been laying pretty low recently, feeling kind of grumpy and sorry for himself. I guess the ongoing battle with the allergies is wearing on all of us. Last Thursday, I took him to the barn with me for some fresh air. We pulled in, and I let him out of the car as I always do, and I headed into the barn to groom and saddle Tiny. Little did I know that it was Grady’s naughty alter ego SlobberDog that was along for the ride. Now Grady is usually no problem at the barn – he sticks close by and spends his time sniffing around and begging for treats from the other boarders. SlobberDog is a whole different story - you never know what he’s going to be up to! As I finished saddling Tiny, I realized that I hadn’t heard from Grady in a little while so I went to investigate. What do you think I found?
Caught in the act!
Umm....Are you sure you should be doing that?
You got it! Grady, up to his armpits in Emma’s trash that he had so carefully removed and spread around the yard (so sorry Emma!!). The worst part is this was the second time that week that he had done this. The first time, I blamed the neighborhood dogs because my sweet Grady doesn’t do bad things like this anymore! Yeah. Right. Well, I caught him red-handed. So what did I do? I snuck over to him on Tiny (yes, my dog was so immersed in the joys of last night’s dinner that he didn’t even notice the giant horse approaching him!), screamed at him (so sorry neighbors!!), and chased his butt back to the barn where he promptly got tied up. And I got to clean up trash for the second time in a week.
Fortunately for me, I haven’t seen SlobberDog since, and I’m OK with that. I was kind of growing fond of the good Grady. But I’m sure that naughty boy will be back….it’s just a matter of time.
THIS is my sweet dog!
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Paint Girl - October 4, 2009 at 1:59 am
Oh no! I feel very fortunate that my dogs don’t get into the neighbors garbage. But Sadie has gotten into the garbage in our garage. We keep it up now so she can’t get into it. The dogs haven’t gotten into the garbage cans outside, thank goodness! Bailey just likes to bring home animal bones and oysters that the neighbors have buried somewhere. Dogs! I don’t know what it is about stinky stuff, they seem to find a way to get involved!
Even though your dog wasn’t being very good at the barn, he looks so sweet!
juliette - October 4, 2009 at 7:45 am
Oh that naughty cute Grady!!! He is so funny. I don’t know how you could ever get mad at him because he is the cutest looking dog I have ever seen in my life. I love the photo of Tiny’s ears with Grady’s “I’m innocent” look right between her ears.
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen - October 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm
That picture of Tiny catching SD in action is hilarious! I can’t believe he didn’t even hear your approach! What a silly dog! I know, it is easy to get mad at them when they do bad things, but then a few minutes later they are being so good and sweet and you just forget the whole thing. They live in the moment, and so should we I guess!
Love the pictures!
Arlene - October 4, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I am still laughing at your expense. Seriously though, how can you be mad at Grady. Judging from your pictures, he was having the time of life.
Great poat, Michelle.
michelle - October 4, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Oh, Paint Girl ~ I feel sorry for you!! I’ll take trash over dead animal bones any day! My old dog used to do that, and roll in stinky stuff. Argh… that’s just nasty.=(
Juliette, I know I loved that photo too! And even though it LOOKS like he was looking straight at us as we approached, he had NO idea. He does that sometimes, it’s really weird…It’s like he’s looking right through you and doesn’t see you. He jumped a mile when I yelled at him!
It’s true that he lives in the moment, Jenn. When you spend time with a creature so simple, it keeps you from taking life too seriously! That’s what I love about him so much.
Arlene, Yes I think he was having the time of his life (or at least the time of that day!). And you’re right, he just turns those sad eyes on me and I can’t stay mad. That’s why he’s spoiled rotten!! I’m just lucky that he USUALLY doesn’t take too much advantage of his cuteness.
Lisa - October 5, 2009 at 7:37 am
What breed of dog is this Slobber Dog? He looks a bit like a Giant Schnauzer (my heart goes weak).
peacefulgirl - October 5, 2009 at 10:01 am
I’m slobberdogs newest fan! Thanks for the laugh!
michelle - October 5, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Lisa, he’s a far cry from a Giant Schnauzer….he’s a Neapolitan Mastiff. About 100 lbs of pure love (and slobber)!
michelle - October 5, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Peacefulgirl, when I hear you say that I feel as though I’ve conquered Rome! Glad you liked!
Kim - October 6, 2009 at 3:15 am
Oh, Grady Grady, Grady. What won’t you eat? My Annabelle (also a Mastiff) had indiscriminate eating disorder also, and was fond of sneaking tastes of things like sofa cushions, remote controls and even the trash CAN.
Can Grady be blamed for eating actual FOOD?
Poor boy.
michelle - October 6, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Kim, that’s so funny! Is it bad to admit that a small part of me is glad I’m not alone?! Grady has been known to eat an inedible object (or ten) in his life, including but not limited to: VHS tapes (ah, who needs ‘em anyway!), trash cans (what is it with these dogs and trash cans?), several billion dog beds (although these are generally used to make snow – or mulch – in the living room and not actually eaten), books, shoes, and his favorite – pens. No major furniture though. He still doesn’t top my old black lab – he consumed (ATE every last bit of) an entire leather couch down to the springs, ate a hole in the drywall of our house, AND savored the wiring and insulation from underneath my parents’ RV – WHILE IT WAS PLUGGED IN!!! I’m pretty sure that dog used up every last one of his nine lives! So G-man isn’t all that bad in the grand scheme of things, I guess!