It’s a good thing they are so cute.
It’s a scam that all baby animals perpetrate. They act all innocent and cuddly and cute and helpless to trick us into taking care of them, and then as soon as you get them home, they start pooping and peeing and kicking up a fuss, and it’s too late to do a damn thing about it except start cleaning up after them.
So, here’s a brief recap of the weekend with the new pups. Friday afternoon we took them to the vet for their Well Puppy Checkup, where they scored high marks for cuteness with everyone in the veterinary hospital, and also passed their physical exams. Back at home, they amused themselves with the colorful array of toys that they hypnotized me into buying for them, and a cardboard box. They may have enjoyed the cardboard box a little bit more, but I removed it from their tiny jaws before it was shredded all over the house.
On Saturday, when the outline of my life became clear, I went to the nearest pet store and bought a gallon of Nature’s Miracle, the miracle being the way it neutralizes “pet stains and odors.” I should have bought ten gallons. It’s a miracle to me that, with a combined weight of 12 pounds, Brooklyn and Barkley have been able to relieve themselves of 16.4 times that weight in poop in the last three days, much of it inside the house.
Which brings me to my left foot. Last night, about eight minutes after she had been outside pooping and peeing, Brooklyn started to squat on the family room rug. I grabbed her and headed for the door, and I got this close. But alas, I was not quite quick enough on my feet. Because the pile o poo landed on my left foot. The slower foot.
But they are so doggone cute.
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Oh. My. God. They are so cute and I don’t believe a word of this evilness you’re spreading about them. Those babies are too precious to poop on people’s feets.
I’m only gonna tell YOU, and not these nosy readers of yours:
Joe and I have started running the fan on the AC full time, whether it’s in cooling mode or heating mode. FULL TIME FAN. Due to the fact that the boxes behind the floor registers were holding water! and rusting!!!
Damn AC!! I was getting ready to call in the cavalry of air conditioners in America when last night, Joe was toddling through the house when………he saw the old man (Lucky, not Joe) PEEING into the floor register!!!!
A little poop on my foot sounds pretty good by comparison.
So so cute…but so so much work. I remember the “puppy days” with my first! That’s why I rescued my 2 yr old guy…no house training!!! Oh well..just a few more days and you’ll be set…hopefully
The visual of the poop foot is priceless. Just remember when they quit doing those things, they won’t be little lovely puppies with the yummy puppy breath anymore, then they will be dogs and you can quite steaming the floors every five minutes.
Good lord they are cute.
Those kids would get away with murder with me. Those eyes are just too much. How’s Bonnie holding up?
Oh the things you will do for some cute babies like those. I swear my darling dog gets away with FAR more than my kids do. And he can even lift his leg to my favorite purse and pee on it and I am still giving that thing hugs! What has happened to us?
Oh the fun of it all! Love the adorable pics!
Love love love them! You can keep writing about puppies and chickens and poop — we’ll keep reading! I constantly take photos of my kittens trying to capture their heartbreaking cuteness, but can never quite get it. These shots are great.
Just think – all the years of growing up, learning, maturing…… and for what? You’ve ended up as a pooper scooper!
I actually flung liquid brown explosion coming out of our little chocolate one as I one handed swirled him around to try and make it to the puppy pad in time. Apparently the deworming meds can have quite an impact on the digestive tract. We laughed so hard we cried – and nearly wet our pants – which would have just beeen twice the carpet cleaner… Love the Nature’s Miracle. Also discovered Mrs. Meyer’s Carpet Cleaner for pets. Seriously, who knew such a small animal could poop so much. Yours are soooo beautiful!!
You know why they are so cute don’t you? Because if they weren’t we’d kill them outright.
I was just over to Karen’s and saw you kissing up to her and writing a LONG comment and all I get is a pathetic, obligatory VISIT? WTH!!!
Such sweet little things. Maybe you could look at the poop on the foot thing as a bonding experience. ; )
That’s why they’re cute. It’s all about survival.
Nature’s Miracle is in fact a miracle. Bought tons of it when I got Piper. Something I love about puppies is their ability to drop fast asleep anywhere in any position. Usually with their fat buddah bellies showing.
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Hmmm…and because they’re so cute, I bet you’ll never wash that foot again…
I could say poop happens, but that’s so cliche…they are adorable…
found you on marcys…
Found you over on Marcy’s blog. Glad I came over for a visit. Your pups are soooo cute. Our dog lives outdoors, so my problem is stepping in the poop while walking from my back door to the garden. Ahhhhh!
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