Tucker and I got Sophie when she was six weeks old. She was the most adorable pit bull puppy that I had ever laid eyes up on. Before long, she developed into a beautiful dork of a dog and she was the apple of my eye.
Once we moved to Florida, we happened upon a picture of Beck on the local pound’s website. He had a look on his face that just begged us to bring him home.
Our “family†was complete and we passed the days watching out two “children†play and occasionally destroy random household items.
Then, Cara came along and the dogs had to play second fiddle to Cara. Sophie and Beck showed no interest in baby Cara and we had started to become concerned that they wouldn’t accept Cara into the “packâ€.
All that changed when Cara started crawling. Suddenly, Cara was a source of food; she would crawl around the apartment with random crackers in both fists and Sophie and Beck would follow her around, waiting for Cara to drop a morsel for them to vacuum up. I would pit my dogs against your most expensive vacuum cleaner any day.
Now that Caroline is walking, the fun has really begun. Cara loves to pick up a “puff†or cracker and feed the dogs. She giggles whenever they come near and seems rather offended if they have better things to do than eat her offered treats.
The newest game is for Cara to “accidentally†drop items off of her highchair to the waiting dogs below. Cara will sit in her highchair, survey which dog is closest and sheepishly push a carrot or bit of meat off of the tray at the chosen dog.
The one experience that really stands out as the most humorous though would have to be when Cara bit Sophie. That’s right, my toddler bit the dog.
One afternoon, while I was on the computer, I watched as Cara toddled over to Sophie, who was lying on the couch. Sophie opened one eye and then seemed to play possum; I swear she seemed to be thinking, “If I act like I’m asleep, she’ll leave me aloneâ€. Fat chance. I know from experience that acting like your asleep will not deter my daughter and Sophie was still Cara’s target.
As I watched, Cara started gumming Sophie’s ear. She must have chomped down with all six of her teeth because poor Sophie let out a yelp and froze. The look on her face was unmistakable. It screamed “Save me!â€
Once I ensured that my dog wasn’t bleeding and I had removed Cara to another part of the living room, I started laughing and I couldn’t stop. I felt horrible for Sophie, but man was that funny!
So, I want to know: What is your funniest experience involving your kids and pets?
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Nan // Aug 14, 2007 at 3:13 am
We had a labrador named Towser with Obsessive Rescuing Disorder. We lived near the sea, and if any child took ONE STEP towards the water, she would herd them back to myself or my husband. (even other people’s kids!) This was wonderful, until they learned to surf. In fact, I do not know WHAT she would do if she were still alive today; she would probably need therapy. Another time, I was on the beach with my eldest while the baby was home taking a nap. Another mum walked by with a little blond baby in a stroller, and towser kept herding her back to me! She would not let the poor lady pass until we had all gone into the house to see that OUR blond baby was safely asleep in bed. Towser was SO embarrassed! She was the best dog in the world, and died from a snakebite that was meant for my sister. The rescue of the century.
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