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My dog has disgraced herself this morning.

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Sn000w · 07/01/2025 16:23

Off the lead and enjoying a run around, we were the only people in that area of the national trust park,
It was closed to cars and not many people brave (or stupid) enough to walk.

We stumbled upon a lovely little family of snowmen,
however the one that she could reach was a really small but brilliant feathers McGraw with a carrot for a beak. I was going to take a photo and realised she's pinched his beak and ate it!

She's never stolen anything before but she was so fast!

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MissysMeemaw · 08/01/2025 19:00

Moll2020 · 08/01/2025 18:18

Mine (when she was a puppy) ran into the middle of a family picnic and stole a sandwich)! It was only that she was very cute that meant she was forgiven!

Awful.

MissysMeemaw · 08/01/2025 18:58

CoubousAndTourmalet · 08/01/2025 18:49

Actually some dog people think dog people are weird. We aren't all the same, please don't imagine that we are. Some of us have nicely behaved dogs with good manners.

It's weird to me that people let dogs in their homes, as they smell so so bad, and are filthy unhygienic beings.

CoubousAndTourmalet · 08/01/2025 18:49

MissysMeemaw · 08/01/2025 14:19

Pissing on someone's snowman is disgusting. You are exactly why normal people think dog people are weird.

Actually some dog people think dog people are weird. We aren't all the same, please don't imagine that we are. Some of us have nicely behaved dogs with good manners.

Moll2020 · 08/01/2025 18:18

Mine (when she was a puppy) ran into the middle of a family picnic and stole a sandwich)! It was only that she was very cute that meant she was forgiven!

Hoardasurass · 08/01/2025 17:13

PlopSofa · 08/01/2025 11:45

So putting this the other way around, can my 6 year old son just rock up to your dog and take its ball out of its mouth? Snatch it, like a dog does with a carrot?

And I say, “Sorry, I can’t control him! Haha! Sorry to your dog. My son is just a bit out of control. Sorry, ball’s gone, your dog will just have to cope.”

Of course that’s not going to happen because your dog will probably bite my DS or at the very least nor give up the ball. Dogs have sharp teeth and a very strong bite as you fully know.

You hold an unfair position and you abuse it.

My dog would happily hand her ball over and sit waiting for it to be thrown for her.
You seem to think that we're all irresponsible twats who let our ddogs run amuck but that's not true, the only time ddog is of leash is in our garden or the fenced off dog park (specifically for dogs not kids or picnicking) where she plays or should I say runs amuck with all her asbo friends.
Now I know that my ddog has a biscotti habit thanks to a friends dd (2months older than ddog) feeding her the soggy end when she was teething, so I always keep her on a short leash and on the far side of me from a buggy (where possible) just incase the child has 1, and yes she did steal a couple before I realised what she was doing and actively prevented any further occurrence. The fact is no child was hurt, traumatised or even realised that the biscotti was gone until later and the mum thought it was hilarious when I explained and apologised, so why shouldn't other people have a chuckle at a sneaky biscotti thief too

AppleBlossomMay · 08/01/2025 16:24

pigsDOfly · 08/01/2025 15:59

@Sn000w I really think you must be mistaken about the theft of the carrot.

How could that innocent little face steal anything, let along a carrot off a snowman.

I agree, she really does look too innocent and adorable to be a carrot thief🙂

pigsDOfly · 08/01/2025 15:59

@Sn000w I really think you must be mistaken about the theft of the carrot.

How could that innocent little face steal anything, let along a carrot off a snowman.

Hoppinggreen · 08/01/2025 15:34

My Mum was visiting with her ddog before we had one of our own.
He managed to escape while we were loading her car to go home and we followed him to next door but one, by the time we got there he had made it upstairs onto their bed.
I apologised profusely and offered to clean etc but they found it hilarious (they had the same breed years ago)

AppleBlossomMay · 08/01/2025 14:41

Tara336 · 08/01/2025 14:06

@Sn000w honestly my old boy was a nightmare he did have recall and was very good but very now and then if he chose to disgrace himself he put his heart into it 🤣. My little DDog i have now visits DF in his care home and is very popular, a lot of the residents make a beeline for her and love to tell me all about their own dogs, it's so lovely to see the smiles she puts on their faces. Current DDog has impeccable recall thankfully and will.stop in her tracks the minute she is told too (my nerves couldn't take another free spirit 😀)

My little ddog is similar to your current ddog. She's small, fluffy, and very cute and friendly, so everyone wants to make a fuss of her, which she loves. She's also very polite and well behaved, she rolls over on her back so small children can rub her tummy as she knows she's not allowed to jump up on people. I lift her up in my arms so that our elderly neighbours can pet her without having to stoop over. She also comes with me to visit elderly relatives and neighbours, and she cheers them up so much.

It is very lovely to see the smiles she brings to their faces and she's well known in the area now - I often get asked where she is if I'm seen out and about without her, everyone is always disappointed if I don't have her with me!

nonbinaryfinery · 08/01/2025 14:31

MissysMeemaw · 08/01/2025 14:19

Pissing on someone's snowman is disgusting. You are exactly why normal people think dog people are weird.

Oh my god get over yourself. 🤣

CouldItBeAnyMoreObvious · 08/01/2025 14:22

At least it was a carrot - healthy!

MissysMeemaw · 08/01/2025 14:19

nonbinaryfinery · 08/01/2025 14:13

My dog just pissed on ANOTHER snowman. Will that do? He also just tried to steal my bra as I was taking it off. FREEBOOBING

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Pissing on someone's snowman is disgusting. You are exactly why normal people think dog people are weird.

nonbinaryfinery · 08/01/2025 14:17

Just seen this on Mastodon:

My dog has disgraced herself this morning.
Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 08/01/2025 14:13

DDog (and the D stands for Dreadful) had to be shut away when I was moving home, I was moving about ten metres down the road and if anyone left a door open on either house she'd be in there. But she knew it was wrong and she'd hide and go very quiet. I'd suddenly realise that nobody had seen Dog for a while and we'd be searching about around two houses, both full of packed boxes and rubbish and usually find that she'd got shut in one of the cupboards under one of the sets of stairs. Honestly, I'm surprised she's still with us..

nonbinaryfinery · 08/01/2025 14:13

MsBorealis · 08/01/2025 12:16

Quick, someone say something funny!

My dog just pissed on ANOTHER snowman. Will that do? He also just tried to steal my bra as I was taking it off. FREEBOOBING

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Tara336 · 08/01/2025 14:06

@Sn000w honestly my old boy was a nightmare he did have recall and was very good but very now and then if he chose to disgrace himself he put his heart into it 🤣. My little DDog i have now visits DF in his care home and is very popular, a lot of the residents make a beeline for her and love to tell me all about their own dogs, it's so lovely to see the smiles she puts on their faces. Current DDog has impeccable recall thankfully and will.stop in her tracks the minute she is told too (my nerves couldn't take another free spirit 😀)

Sn000w · 08/01/2025 13:56

Tara336 · 08/01/2025 13:49

My last DDog disgraced himself spectacularly, if he saw an open door for some reason he had to go through it I have no idea why. We are away on holiday and he was off lead paddling in a Loch. I suddenly heard some voices in the distance and noticed a small hotel with some people talking outside with one pinning open a door. DDog also sae this and decided now would be a good time to forget all recall and go and explore the hotel! He bolted through the door with me following as fast as I could calling him back, I heard a comotion as he did laps of I'm guessing the dining room, he then ran upstairs and did a lap of the landing with me trying to rugby tackle him unsuccessfully, he ran back down the stairs and out of the door back to DH who was in the hotel garden wondering where we had gone as I limped behind apologising profusely as I left the hotel.

I loved that dog but my god he was a twat at times.

This is fantastic!

Our old dog ran away 2 weeks after we moved house to a brand new area. I hadn't even had chance to change the address on his collar, thank goodness my phone number was the same!

3 hours after he went missing I get a phone call from the owner of a care home about 300 yards away up a hill. He had taken himself off on an adventure, wandered into the open door of the care home and been treated to a roast dinner and so much love and affection from the residents and staff.

It was only when the owner came over to do some paperwork that he realised there was a dog in the lounge of the care home being fed left overs from the residents lunches.

The staff had seen how much joy he brought them and left them all to it!

I went and collected him and apologised profusely to which they asked me to come back with him the following month and he went up there (accompanied) every month for 8 years before he died.

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CorsicaDreaming · 08/01/2025 13:49

McGraw had it coming to him after that stunt he pulled with the turnip.

Your dog is a National Treasure, madam.

Tara336 · 08/01/2025 13:49

My last DDog disgraced himself spectacularly, if he saw an open door for some reason he had to go through it I have no idea why. We are away on holiday and he was off lead paddling in a Loch. I suddenly heard some voices in the distance and noticed a small hotel with some people talking outside with one pinning open a door. DDog also sae this and decided now would be a good time to forget all recall and go and explore the hotel! He bolted through the door with me following as fast as I could calling him back, I heard a comotion as he did laps of I'm guessing the dining room, he then ran upstairs and did a lap of the landing with me trying to rugby tackle him unsuccessfully, he ran back down the stairs and out of the door back to DH who was in the hotel garden wondering where we had gone as I limped behind apologising profusely as I left the hotel.

I loved that dog but my god he was a twat at times.

LaLoba · 08/01/2025 13:44

Sn000w · 08/01/2025 13:42

@LaLoba I would do that too!!

We've got 3 dogs,

Colin
Holly
Hugo

Colin the dog puts me in mind of Spaced, great name!

Sn000w · 08/01/2025 13:42

@LaLoba I would do that too!!

We've got 3 dogs,

Colin
Holly
Hugo

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OldTinHat · 08/01/2025 13:42

I treated myself to a cream cake on Sunday. Popped it on a plate, made a hot chocolate, put both on the table whilst I grabbed a treat for doggo.

I turned back around to find my dog on the table, an empty plate and cream on her whiskers! Seconds, I'd had my back turned, seconds, I tell you!

vodkaredbullgirl · 08/01/2025 13:39

CoubousAndTourmalet · 08/01/2025 13:35

And does he like carrots?

Our pup's called Brie... I do wonder if we were tempting fate...🤔

Yes and lots of other veg including salads 😆

CoubousAndTourmalet · 08/01/2025 13:35

vodkaredbullgirl · 08/01/2025 13:26

My labs called Jasper 😃

And does he like carrots?

Our pup's called Brie... I do wonder if we were tempting fate...🤔

LaLoba · 08/01/2025 13:35

Sn000w · 08/01/2025 13:21

Carrot by any chance?? What's his or her name ?

It was indeed, Someone mentioned up thread that their husband had Pavloved their dog with carrots, I’ve done the same. I wait till I’ve finished chopping before Daisy gets hers, so I can enjoy that soppy face resting on my leg and pretend she’s devoted to me.