What is it about cat shit that has my dog acting like a crack head?
She just can’t get enough of it. The litter box has become nothing more than an open bar to our poodle. It’s like she’s staying at a four-star hotel that has the most awesome buffet.
I’ve never had a cat before my girlfriend moved in, and I must admit that I was not thrilled about it initially. For me, when I see the cat standing on the kitchen counter, on the bathroom counter, or on my pillow, all I see are four tiny little disease-infested feet spreading e-coli all over my house. So when it came time to find a place for the litter box, I spent a good portion of an afternoon trying to fit it seamlessly into our living space – not an easy task when the litter box is the shape of an igloo and almost as big.
No matter where I put the litter box or how I situated it, the poodle managed to locate it and help herself to the smorgasbord of tootsie roll treats.
At first I tried camouflaging it by attaching appendages with large claws and forming sharp teeth from pieces of Styrofoam at the igloo entrance thinking surely she wouldn’t wander knowingly into the mouth of a strange bulbous creature such as this.
Poodles don’t scare that easily apparently, at least not when cat shit is at stake. I’m pretty sure were the house to go up in flames, she would manage to stay low to the floor as she made her way through the smoke and fire in order to save her stash.
Moving on to Plan B.
I have now practically redesigned the layout of my living room around the accessibility of the litter box, but it has totally messed with the feng shui of the space.
It now sits isolated in one corner and I have managed to construct a small but seemingly effective moat around its three exposed sides. And just in case, I have also laid out a 6 ft. perimeter of trip wires that if activated will sound an ear piercing, “NO, NO!! BAD DOG!!” at about 675 decibles.
This has worked beautifully. However, the hearing loss that my girlfriend and I are now living with has become somewhat of a handicap and the humidity levels in the house caused by water evaporation from the moat has created a mold issue.
I think I’ll just let her eat shit. At least I don’t have to clean the litter box as often.
Heh. I have the same problem with my dogs.
Haha. That’s pretty funny – and gross.
Dogs like to snack on the feline tootsie rolls because it is high in protein and dogs love protein. Too much protein can lead to health problems, not to mention doggy diarrhea. Beside, cat poop is delicious … or so I’ve heard.
That explains it!! I think I may have to start feeding the cat certs….the poodles breath is terrible.
This could be one of the funniest things I have read in a while. I share a house with my brother. I have a dog, he has 3 cats. Buffet is an accurate description.
Very creative with the moat, I haven’t thought of that yet!
Thanks for the hilarious post…keep them coming!