Well the 6 quid paddling pool has been a bit of a disaster.
In an effort to entice the dogs into it on one of the hottest days of the year, I emptied twenty cocktail sausages into it all of which sank to the bottom of the pool
Roger looked as me as though I was mad.
Mary walked off
And Dorothy hurled herself in with gay abandon with her mouth open like a pelican.
Ten sausages in, I realised that she wasn’t able to hold her breath and despite effectively drowning in four inches of water, I managed to drag her out with the eleventh sausage firmly between her lips.
A few firm slaps and several pints of water poured forth and after she took a couple of big breaths she was ready for more.
I plucked the sausages from the pool and gave them to her
Sausages and water
And bulldogs
don’t mix
The pleasant vision of three dogs cooling in an inflatable pool, drinking martinis and chatting about bones was so different from what transpired in reality.
ReplyDeleteIf only
DeleteNever a dull moment!
ReplyDeleteI live in one crazy bitch world
DeleteNo you don’t john, you live in a normal, slightly lonely world that thank goodness you make the most out of..
DeleteYou inspire me
Keith
Xx
Thank u Keith , I will take that as a compliment
DeleteScary and funny at the same time. At least you can dabble your feet in the pool whilst sipping a sherry. Jan in Castle Gresley
ReplyDeleteThe pool is no more
DeleteOh, that made my day! Isn't dog ownership a wonderful life lesson? No, sausages and water do not mix. And yet....The pool survived?
ReplyDeleteIt’s in the bin
DeleteNot the brightest bulb in the bunch, but so cute.
ReplyDeleteMe or her?
DeleteThank god Roger didn’t go for it, he’s really dim
Her
DeleteI expect if you put a large ice cream container of water outside sans sausages, there would be a line up to get wet.
ReplyDeleteIt’s was a nightmare x
DeleteOh dear, glad she's okay!
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteI know I shouldn't, but I'm laughing out loud at the image. Glad Dorothy survived her ordeal. A learning curve for both of you! xx
ReplyDeleteThe pool is nomore
Delete"like a pelican" was the bit that got me lol The things we do for our animals...........
ReplyDeleteThank god I didn’t buy the 50 sausage bumper pack
DeleteToo funny!
ReplyDelete😜
DeleteThanks for the morning laugh! Jackie
ReplyDeleteWe all need one of those x
DeleteA failed experiment, but worth a try right? How about maybe a sprinkler? Our one dog Lilith loved it.
ReplyDeletePlan b
DeleteAnd yet it didn’t stop Dorothy from trying.
ReplyDeleteWhen foods involved ? She would have dived into an Olympic swimming pool
Deleteand drowned with a full belly, I imagine.
DeleteThat is just so funny!
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Not at the time it wasn’t. Lol
DeleteSounds like the cliché, "Never a dull moment..."!
ReplyDeleteBoom boom
DeleteThis could only happen at your cottage!😄😮
ReplyDeleteA lot worse has happened believe me x
DeleteAh, a life lesson there! Glad you were there to rescue Dorothy as she might not have come up as long as there were sausages below.
ReplyDeleteTa for the morning chuckle and visual.
Hugs!
Welcome babs
DeleteOh John this made me laugh but of course it was serious really- I had a pug many years aago and he had the same problems with breathing.
ReplyDeleteLike pugs bulldogs have mouths like gin traps and no lips…I should have known better
DeleteOh well you tried, lesson learned. Maybe just forget the sausages and keep the pool.
ReplyDeleteCheck x
DeleteThat's pretty funny! I see, Dorothy managed to eat all the sausages despite the water. At the park today, I used the public water hose to wet down my dog. My friends did the same. It is sizzling hot in Massachusetts too.
ReplyDeleteNo there were around 9 left
DeleteI fed them to her afterwards in lieu of a defibrillator
Laughing out loud here. What fun you have and make for the rest of us. Thank you. Noreen
ReplyDeleteCheers noreen
DeleteDorothy is so lucky you are a nurse!
ReplyDeleteShe’s not the only one lol
DeleteWhat's a little thing like drowning when there are sausages to be had!
ReplyDeleteI can empathise I nearly drowned in a swimming pool in Lloret when I was 10 but no sausages were involved
DeleteThank you for this! I really am laughing out loud.
ReplyDeleteI was too after she threw up several litres of swimming pool water
DeleteThere's a children's story, where after ever disaster, the child says, "That was not a good idea."
ReplyDeleteBest laid plans. Came to mind
Delete"or die trying" comes to mind. Thank goodness you were on top of it.
ReplyDeleteShe went into the water like a snapping whale
DeleteThat made me laugh
DeleteKeith
Xx
Will I be classified as a troll if I say that sometimes, John, you're a bit of an eegit (as we say in Scotland), derived from the English "idiot"? (Andrew S.) Said with affection though, and a smidgeon of admiration (for I am often a bit of an eegit myself).
ReplyDeleteLol I’ve been called worse
DeleteIf said with affection me thinks mr gray would love it
DeleteKeith
Xx
Ok I do x
DeleteI’m not as bright as I make out
ReplyDeleteI'm of a mind like Ms. Moon.
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