Sweet Puppy Breath
February 19, 2008 | Filed under: Stuff
I might have mentioned once or twice that we got a new puppy. I love said puppy, I really do, but I believe she should have come with a warning label. Something like this:
Bringing this puppy home during the winter from hell is not recommended. Repeat, NOT recommended. Said puppy will be housebound, and this might result in owner insanity.
Bringing this puppy home when you already have a kitten is also not recommended. Repeat, NOT recommended. Said puppy might try to love kitten with her teeth. Or she might suck the kitten’s head into her mouth. Or she might just sit on kitten and hold her down, seeming to grin when the kitten hisses. Puppy will repeat these maneuvers, getting more and more joy out of owner’s ensuing panic.
Bringing this puppy to another town for a basketball game all in the name of saving your house from being destroyed while you are gone is a bad idea. Especially if the town you’re traveling to doesn’t have snow, because this puppy has only peed in the snow all her life. She will take one look at grass and whine for a pile of snow to pee in. And then decide that maybe your car is a better place to relieve herself.
Take a good look at the innocence on that face, and then look at the utter disaster behind her. This is what happens when you DO leave puppy home alone. Repeat, bad idea.
And this, my dear sweet well-meaning puppy, is what happens AFTER you stick the kitten’s head in your mouth. She will wait until you sleep and then pounce you and beat the living shit out of you.
Here’s a suggestion. STOP CHEWING ON HER HEAD AND SHE’LL STOP CHEWING ON YOURS.
They’re like a pack of wild animal babies. They can’t stand to be together and they can’t stand to be apart. In our 2,400 square feet of living area, they are ALWAYS by choice within a foot of each other. It’s like having two more kids . . .
Aw, but look at them. You know what? Already I’ve forgotten what I’m bitching about . . .
Posted by Jill @ 1:00 am | Make a Comment
Stacy ~ says:
I understand the warnings, I really do, for the sake of your sanity. But those adorable little faces just slay me. Those devil pets would own my soul…sigh…and I wouldn’t even mind.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 4:11 amWendy says:
Aw, they’re so cute!! So what if they drive you insane? It’s because they love you.
Just keeping telling yourself that while you clean their mess.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 5:36 amPatty L. says:
What adorable babies. My cat destroys napkins and tissues. If you leave one anywhere she will find it. :rotfl: My kids try to blame her for their messes, but I just find it hard to beieve that she’s playing playstation while we’re gone or surfing the internet.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 6:06 amKim A. says:
Aw, it’s hard to remain annoyed or upset with adorable fur kids like that.
What about puppy pads? Are they white? If so, maybe she’ll think they are “snow” if you take her to another game.
Uh, what’s with the first comment posted today? LOL.
-Kim in, yes, still snowy Kingston, ON (it really is the winter from hell)
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 6:17 amBailey Stewart says:
Did you know there is hacking in Korea? And if you erase that first message I’ll look like an idiot. Leave it up, it’s funny.
Dog + messes = separation anxiety.
And yes Izzy, put kitty’s head in mouth kitty will make you pay for it.
They’re so cute though, look at those faces.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 7:02 amAsthmagirl says:
We are constantly telling the chihuahuas not to chase the cat. They don’t learn from one day to the next. It’s like she has a puppy treat strapped to her behind. She may be outnumbered 3-1, but she’s bigger than all of them and I live in fear that one day she’ll turn around and beat the h___ out of them. And they fear her too. She lays on the stairs and traps them and they howl because they can’t get around her. It’s chaos…
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 7:09 amDevon Ellington says:
And they never grow out of the TErrible Twos!
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 7:39 amMental Pause Mama says:
Ummm. CRATE! The best invention ever. And the cat will be just fine…our parrot is actually the boss of all the pets here. Kindof a reverse survival of the fittest.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 7:46 amRobin says:
They are adorable, Jill. I’m allergic, so :no: indoor pets for me. Well pets that have fur. We do have a snake and a gecko. I’m not sure what would happen if they met.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 8:03 amJill says:
For everyone who has emailed me, worried about Ashes, she’s still here! The puppy and kitten LOVE her, defer to her, act like her children. Her very naughty children . . .
She is enjoying her new reign, trust me.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 8:10 amMelissa's Cozy Teacup says:
Have you tried kenneling her when you are gone?
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 8:15 amJen(aside) says:
Aww! It’s apparently dog day in blogland and here I am without one. I want a new puppy sooo bad, but our fence isn’t completed yet, and its too cold to go on daily walks. :\
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 8:50 amJen(aside) says:
I _know_! I’m ready to be leaning into my vegetable beds, the warm sun caressing my back, while I yank out weeds. (That sentence started out so soft and nice and ended so violently.) Instead, I’ve got piles and piles and piles of snow!
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 9:15 amames says:
So cute!! We once had a Great Pyrenees puppy who chewed on our cat. But when we brought him into our house, he was smaller than the cat – so the cat beat him up too! LOL And they still played together as he got bigger, only the cat would get wet from slobber. Ewww.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 9:52 amLiza says:
You just have to love puppies and kittens. Even at their worst you still love them. My uncle’s kitten likes to check her email when he is on the computer. She also tends to delete his emails. Luckily he has figured out how to retreave them now.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 9:56 amLaurie says:
Aww, Jill, they’re adorable – and growing like little weeds, huh? Too cute!
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 9:58 amKaren Erickson says:
They are precious even if they are little devils.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 10:14 amCourtney says:
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 10:47 amSadie and Izzy are fricking adorable. Even when wreaking havoc.
Brandy says:
Too Cute! At least you haven’t come downstairs to a roll of toilet paper shredded all over the downstairs. *g* And I don’t have dogs, it allllllll the cats fault.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 11:37 amewa says:
your puppy is soo sweet!!
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 11:46 amlove it!
Cryna says:
The terrible twos – that never go away….. :rotfl: But in all seriousness they are really cute, and growing like bad weeds.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 12:00 pmDonna M says:
The pictures are so cute! I get my animal fixes when I take care of people’s pets while they are away, then I come home & appreciate that there is no one here but me!!!!
My kids are adults with their own families & the duplex where I live doesn’t allow pets! It is fun to go be a “pet sitter” for awhile without all the responsibility of an owner!!!
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 12:17 pmWhen I was married we had a St. Bernard, a poodle mix & a cat! What a mix! The poodle was in charge as we had her before we acquired Kirby the St. Bernard. It was an experience!!!
Karen says:
I know your pain!!! When I bought my second baby home my first (2 years) pulled her off the couch! It did’nt help that my friend kept telling me that it is common for babies to have broken limbs because of an older sibling!!! Hang in there my girls are enjoying each other now.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pmThank you for visiting me at my blog, it means so much,you being a writer and all.
Suzanne says:
They are so cute! My puppy is driving me crazy, too, but I love her….
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pmCelise says:
:rotfl: And this is why I don’t have kids. We have a Tabby cat too and she acts JUST like a kid. We know when she’s pissed, she throws her version of a temper tantrum when we won’t let her out and she’ll come in, eat, then wanna go back outside…JUST LIKE A KID!! The way I react to her sometimes, I’m glad I don’t have kids. I so wouldn’t make a good mother.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 1:58 pmJudy F says:
Ah what cuties. Glad Ashes still rules the home. LOL
My cats biggest mess is when he eats, why he has to drop pieces on the floor is beyond me. And sometimes when he uses the litter box, I swear he is digging to China. Litter is everywhere.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 3:36 pmCaryn says:
Puppies and kittens have to be adorable. That’s what keeps them inside–or at least, living with people instead of having to live off the land by themselves.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 4:39 pmJill says:
I’ve always said it’s a good thing God makes kids, puppies and kittens so cute. It’s what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom — at least the ones who eat their young.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 5:02 pmBailey Stewart says:
Hmmm, I read something similar to that in a book somewhere …
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 5:17 pmLori says:
I have seven cats inside the house and it’s like letting seven 2 year olds run loose without supervision all day while we are at work.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 6:48 pmDarlene says:
I will be laughing for the rest of the night over this post. It is just too funny!
I think animals were put here to keep us amused
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 6:52 pm(I think anyway:)
jeanne says:
I just have to say I haven’t laughed in days (down with the flu) until I read this post and especially yesterday’s. I totally understand the pet situation having had dogs and cats and currently a kitten that has done more damage than seems possible for one little critter but one look into those adorable eyes and you just can’t help but melt.
Posted on February 19th, 2008 at 7:36 pmSarah says:
You’re braver than me.
I have managed to escape so far with only 2 hamsters, 2 goldfish, and now a tank full of tadpoles. And the hamster cage is not mine, and cleaning it is *definitely* not my problem!
We’re buying a house in May… I’m already hearing the strains of “please can we get a puppy??????” (From DH the worst!)
Posted on February 20th, 2008 at 11:01 am