If you roll in the fox shit . . .
. . . then it’s time for a BATH!
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66 responses to “consequences”
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I love his expression in the last photo – so plaintive. Sophie (my very naughty dalmatian who was my companion growing up) looked similarly sad whenever we washed her and she used to rattle her teeth just to add to the whole pathetic effect.
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Not a dog person, so fortunately know little about the habits of canines. However, this afternoon I have hugely enjoyed watching the newly out on DVD ‘My Dog Tulip’ based on the JR Ackerley book. And a honourable mention (with accompanying graphic) is given to the attractions of rolling in poo.
Best wishes,
Joan
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well, my little beagle-cross bitch used to roll in dog scat whenever we were ready to go on a trip, and my border collie wendy once came home after rolling in rotting flesh (dead calf?) and there were chunks. my god, dogs just love stinky stuff.
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My Black Labrador was the same, hard to believe they are water dogs, muddy puddles and animal poo fine but clean soapy water naah!
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just in case you missed H’s comment above, I can confirm that tomato ketchup is the way forward…unbelievable (and best done outside!) but it really does work…
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Rut-roh…poor Bruce…doggie in trouble.
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wise words indeed!
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OMG! I read your blog regularly and this entry is particularly shocking because this very afternoon I had to give a bath to my cocker spaniel who rolled in some wild animal’s mess in the yard. Why do they do this to us?! Well, at least now I have a sweet smelling and soft pooch to cuddle up to on the couch :)
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I love this dog!
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I’m sure for Bruce the bath was worth the roll!
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Oh poor Bruce… as we say in Texas, Bless his little doggy heart.
BTW- my dog Chloe (half lab, half beagle) makes the same face, working her big hound eyes as sorrowful as possible. And its worse for her because she gets bathed at least once a week because she has allergies….
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Yup, been there, done that. Swan shit though.
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Oh….he looks so sad in the last picture…
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Can’t understand why a Lab would object to getting wet…unless it’s the sudsing that goes along with the wet. I used to wash our shepherd in the yard, with his lead fastened to the fence. He’d give me such a saaaad look! But he was good as gold, stood still the whole time and “took it like a man”! I sure do miss that critter.
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For future reference…
Skunk (and other animal) stink remover
•1 Qt 3% hydrogen peroxide
•1/4 cup baking soda
•1 T. liquid dish soap
Wet your dog. Mix all ingredients in a large plastic bowl. Thouroughly coat your dog with the mix. Let the solution sit on your dog for at least 5 min, be very careful to keep the goo out of his eyes. Rinse completely. Repeat as necessary. (Proven by the mighty and redoubtable MythBusters (an American show)).This one WORKS. The soap breaks down the oils in the skunk stink, and the baking soda & peroxide neutralize the odor.
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Wouldn’t the peroxide bleach the dog’s hair? Of course, bleached-blond fur would be much better than stinky fur, but it might look odd on a formerly-black dog.
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Well, at least you had the smell to warn you of the problem – LOL Mine rolled in poison oak unbeknownst to me and I’m suffering big time now :)
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I’m so glad to see your posts again ! Well, Bruce is such a dog, isn’t he? And what a handsome frolicking buddy who keeps you busy I’m sure. My girl Emma, she loves skunks, and that’s the worst possible nightmare to bath. Every year I have to give her at least one or two or three skunk baths. Last one was so bad, about two months ago, and I had nearly got skunked myself, trying to pull her away from the spraying critter, which was inside of a snarl of dead wood, to keep Emma from getting it. That skunk probably used up every bit of juice in it’s glands on Emma that time, and she got loose and went back to it again. I was so close, about 4 feet away from it when I finally got Emma’s collar. She was in bad trouble with me. Everytime she gets wet, the skunk smell comes back.
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Isn’t it strange that even dogs who love to swim hate to take baths?
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Oh dear. I’m still laughing although I’m sure Bruce’s perfuming was not funny. I had a cat years ago who liked to roll in dead things. ugh. Oh the joys of pet ownership…
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In that first picture you can almost hear the doggy talk..aarh..ru arh… Lol!
And that sad embarassed look on Bruce’s face, very precious.
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Wish I’d known about the ketchup manoeuvre back when our pooch rolled in badger’s. Of course she was washed (washing up liquid as I recall) but the smell came back every time she got wet then warmed up by the fire. This lasted for a couple of months. So watch out, you may not have smelled the end of it!
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Aww the sad dog face…it tugs at the heart strings! I can’t wait to see my puppy’s raised eyebrows again after 6 weeks away from him…he arrives on Friday!
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Stan isn’t a poo roller yet but being a fox terrier he has a hairy bum – which gets a bit smelly sometimes and needs to be washed and trimmed………He’s so much happier after. Does Bruce race up and down after he’s been washed to dry himself off?
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we have a wire haired fox too – Hattie who is going to the grooming parlour tomorrow before we go on holiday to Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend. Hattie’s loves rolling in anything she can find. I remember someone telling me about the Ketchup trick though haven’t needed to try it yet.
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With two spaniels in the house I know everything about such consequenses…
A couple of years ago Tekla, the red cocker spaniel, and I went for a birdwatching trip. The very first day she rolled in slurry (not sure if that is the correct word but it is some kind of liquid manure). We stayed at a hostel and I had no dog shampoo so I had to clean her with dish detergent and when that was finished I got some car shampoo from a kind man.
Although it is many years ago now I still remember how awful it was.
Kate, glad to read that you are better now!
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…funny thing. I said the exact same thing to my husband on Saurday. LOVE your blog.
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I’m sure he thought it smelled Wonderful!
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Our dogs love a good shit-rubbing. It usually ends up on their necks/throats. ‘Round here, we call that “poop-necking”. “Shit-diving” would work, too.
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Oh, Bruce! Naughty, naughty. Sniffing is one thing, rolling is quite another. Next time just use your nose then walk on by.
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And way to go Tom… I’m thinking that’s him getting up close and personal to resolve the problem!!
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Way to go Bruce!
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your dog is just lovely : )
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I love Bruce x x
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cute :)
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Disgusting isn’t it. Out dog seems to do it on a regular basis. If he wants a bath/shower he just needs to ask!
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But it was sooooooooo fun rolling in that fox shit!
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Oh poor lamb.. and poor you…
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haha – glad to know it’s not just my manky pup that loves a good roll in all things smelly!!!
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Aww… poor wet doggie ^..^
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Oh, that face…that face…
My terrier makes it. It’s the pathetic, sorrowful, “I’m cute; why are you tormenting me with this non-stinky stuff and all this clean water?” face that she makes before she runs outside and hops in the pond yet again and roles in the grass and dirt after that.As another commenter said, it’s a good thing dogs are so cute!
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awwwww the most pathetically adorable bath face. :)
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Poor Bruce, once again thwarted in the eternal search for ultimate stinkiness.
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Oh my, cutest darn pictures. Oh Bruce.
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OOps! What is it with dogs and smelly things to roll in? He does look rather sad in that last one :(
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Photo #3 looks like resignation. #4 looks like remorse. Poor Bruce. I have seen neither look cross the face of my cat, Louie.
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Awwww…don’t worry, Bruce, I’m sure you can find more!
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If he still stinks Tomato Ketchup will get rid of the smell. Seriously, it works.
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there is nothing quite like rolling in shit-except for the consequences….Bruce does not look happy
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If only it were this easy with children. Great photos!
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I once had to drive home with my spaniel in the back of the car, after she had rolled in fox shit ……. the only thing that I have smelled that was worse, was the dead badger in the verge that I had to walk past every morning last summer!
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How cute! My dogs do the same thing, dead things, fox shit, anything with a foul smell will do. It’s a good thing they’re so cute, then it is easy to forgive them :)
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#4 – looks like the way most of us look when we are in the shit!! Luv ya Bruce, hope it was worth it.
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Oh, I recognise that face, our Lab hates to be put in the shower ;)
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Poor Bruce…probably so pleased with himself only to discover you aren’t pleased! My Boxer Girl acts the same way when it’s bath time….
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Ratiganknits Enjoyed the photos. My Jane dog has had many of those baths… mischievous Labs.
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At least he didn’t share :-)
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We have five whippets … only one has to roll in poo of any kind and you can guarantee that somehow he will manage to transfer said poo to all the others … that face x5 is sooooo familiar!
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Bath face… So familiar… (they all look the same when they’re wet – even the little white ones (westie) and big curly black ones and Bruce… Loved this post.
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Oh dear Bruce…what did you do but pick the stinkiest stuff to roll in! Its a smell that tends to linger.
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Awww! Take your medicine, Bruce.
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Why do they do this? Our pair love to find foul smells to roll in too! What is it about the fox smell that attracts them?
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At least he looks suitably contrite (until the next time).
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But, but … it was only a little bit of fox shit…;)
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There are no words! I love Bruce posts!
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There is nothing quite like sad dog face (photo 4)
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