Bad Dog

Last night when we came home from dinner, Abi ran in the house and headed over to her new bike (which is still sitting in the family room).  Suddenly I heard her say, “What happened, Mommy?” As I looked over, I realized that something was wrong.  The cute little tassels hanging from the handlebars were missing.  Upon further investigation, I came to the realization that Sadie had eaten the tassels – not just chewed them but completely devoured them – they were gone - not even a thread left.  I couldn’t believe it…Typically, Sadie isn’t a destructive dog (other than a little incident when she was 9 months old where we lost a few rugs, some magazines and an expense check).  Perhaps she is just getting back at us for not taking her for walks lately. 

As I was lay awake last night, listening to Sadie’s stomach trying to digest the tassels, I fear what the morning might bring us… brightly-colored purple and white piles of vomit???  Oh lord, Josh might be on clean-up crew for that one!

We awoke to a peacefully sleeping dog and both of us got ready to head to work.  We closed all the bedroom doors (to ensure that at least part of the house would stay safe) and said some prayers that we would come home to a clean house. 

When we got home, we had a few small piles but not too bad considering how much she consumed. Here is a picture of Abi’s bike after Sadie’s “snack”:

BEFORE:

AFTER: 

Poor Abi – she just keeps asking, “What did Sadie do to my bike?”  It’s a good thing that she doesn’t seem to be holding a grudge.