It was over a week ago that our beautiful lab Bonnie scarfed down 10 chocolate croissants. We feared the worst. After several days of severe intestinal distress, the inevitable happened. Things took a turn for the worse.
No, she didn't die. But, someone left the dishwasher door open and there was only disappointing drips of asparagus soup to lap up. A fate worse than death for dog who just recently discovered how sublime chocolate is and is jonesing for another fix. That she'll never get. No, her life from here on out will be a series of disappointments and humiliation.
Including being dressed up as a severely nearsighted magician and then having the evidence of it posted on the internet. Then ridden around the house by an 80 pound child like a circus elephant. And still, there is no chocolate reward. It was a bitter grief, experiencing such cocoa bliss only once and then to lose it. Forever. On the other hand, we were just happy she survived her gluttonous accidental suicide attempt.
Life must go on. And so, we went to happy hour at the pool to resume life as normal and left Bonnie and Clyde home alone together. (Which is how the pain au chocolat mishap occurred the first time.) It was movie night. Finding Nemo was playing.
Over some cheese and crackers and a couple of glasses of wine, it seemed like a good idea. The life guards releasing goldfish into the pool for the kids to catch. And take home. Wait. The water is chlorinated. The fish don't even stand a chance. Obviously no one there belonged to PETA. That's how we came to have Finley.
Which was immediately renamed Pickles. For obvious reasons. Ok, I have no idea. It's definitely not because someone spilled pickle juice in his bowl. Yet.
So how long will Pickles survive? And by the way, does anyone know if chocolate is toxic to fish?
Epilogue: Soon after writing this Pickles started doing the dead mans float and had a burial at sea.
PICKLES (AKA: Finley) FIP (Float in Peace)
6/20/13 - 6/24/13
Fish in the pool?? This is AWESOME! FIP Pickles.
ReplyDelete@ Chantel-So I can clearly blame the pool water for killing Pickles and not me!
ReplyDeleteFloat in Peace Pickles.
ReplyDeleteHa! Fish in the pool sounds like a great idea. Until...oh, well. And what a tragic life for a dog, to discover chocolate and then live without it forever. Great stories to brighten what is for me a dark and rainy afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Pickles for a fish. Cute story! lol :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing! I agree, I don't think the chlorine in the pool did much to give Pickles a long and satisfying life.
ReplyDeleteAs for the dog, I don't know where this chocolate myth came about. I have had more chocolate boxes eaten by my dogs on Christmas when they've been wrapped and placed under the tree than Quacker has oats, and still not death by chocolate for any of my pooches...plus I'm pissed 'cause they ate my chocolate!
It's Friday again and we're meeting friends at the pool for happy hour again. We're hoping they don't release squirrels for the kids to catch tonight!
ReplyDeletehaha so cute. Our dog (Kahlua) discovered whipped cream last week (infused with sugar and sugar and sugar). Den had an accident with his new kitchen gadget that whips and spurts cream (ok - this now sounds a bit sus) and K, as we call her for short, had to clean up the mess as there was cream everywhere!
ReplyDeleteShe survived, but she now has this constant crazed look in her eyes...