Dog Diet
November 21st, 2005Me: “Chuck!”
Chuck: “Sniff sniff sniff I love the outdoors! Hey, something that looks dead and edible, run!”
“Chuck! Come! Leave it!
“chomp chomp chomp [stares in near orgasmic bliss then turns dark) Go care for the other one, the human child. I’m in my element now, fool!”
“What do you have in your mouth? Come! Lemme see… hmmmm dead bird? Mouse? This family does not eat road kill… or, frankly, carrion of any kind that has not been cooked. Get your ass in the house. NOW!”
Scurry scurry scurry (while avoiding eye contact). o
November 21st, 2005 at 11:53 am
Man and I thought it was bad when my cat ate a spider…Gross!
November 21st, 2005 at 11:57 am
Oh, thank god, I thought Dexter was the only one who liked to eat dead things.
November 21st, 2005 at 12:23 pm
Pleasant way to describe something quite unpleasant. Kudos, Chuck, now go back out and get the roadkill when Dad’s not looking.
November 21st, 2005 at 12:25 pm
If Hunter ever killed anything, he’d bring it to me to saute’with onions and garlic. And maybe squeeze a little lemon juice over it.
November 21st, 2005 at 1:28 pm
You are so lucky. My dog has no shame, and in fact delights in tossing dead things (mostly squirrels) in the air playfully, much akin to the antics of killer whales toying with seals.
And Chuck is quite well-mannered not to roll around on the carcass!! You are a lucky family, to have such a refined dog!
November 21st, 2005 at 1:31 pm
Our dog AnnaBelle likes to find smelly dead things and roll in them. Especially right after she’s had a bath.
November 21st, 2005 at 2:10 pm
I have two dogs and I swear they tag team rolling in anything dead. While one diverts my attention the other rolls, then there is some telepathc hand slap outside the “ring” and while I’m screaming at that dog the other jumps into the carcass. Ahhhh, the joys of dual dog ownership.
November 21st, 2005 at 2:17 pm
My brother’s dog ate a whole litter (if that’s the right word?) of baby mice in the farmer’s field beside their house when they were on a walk and then proceeded to throw them up in the middle of the night in her kennel. My sister-in-law was NOT impressed having to clean up mouse-baby dog vomit. But guaranteed that she would eat anything that she found like that no matter how disgusting. She also picks uses tissues out of the trash and eats those too (the dog, not the sister-in-law)…. Yeah, she’s a freak (the dog and/or the sister-in-law, take your pick!).
Another friend of mine had a siberian husky that snatched a live squirrel off of a log on one of their treks through the bush. Wilf tried to save the squirrel, but the dog actually got it down pretty quickly!
November 21st, 2005 at 2:33 pm
Yeah, it’s one thing when your pet finds dead things and picks them up, but wait until your kid does it. UGH.
http://www.eighthourlunch.com/index.php#deadMouse
Sorry for the shameless self plug, it just seemed to be on topic.
November 21st, 2005 at 3:28 pm
I really hope a picture of that isn’t next year’s October.
Icky Chuck! Ocky!
November 21st, 2005 at 3:42 pm
Well, at least Chuck didn’t catch a squirel, adopt it as his baby and then realized — holy shit! I just killed my baby! Argh!
And then be in mourning for the rest of the week.
At least HIS instinct are correct.
November 21st, 2005 at 4:05 pm
Aw, poor Chuck! Can’t you modify that road kill rule? I once read a nature essay (by John Phee?) that described a group of nature lovin’ roadkill eatin’ humans. I mean, Chuck eats pizza, right?
November 21st, 2005 at 4:22 pm
It’s bad when your dog eats decomposing flesh, but when your dog regurgitates aforementioned decomposing flesh…on your carpet…there isn’t enough Febreeze in all the land…
November 21st, 2005 at 6:32 pm
My dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback and as far as I know, he hasn’t eaten any road kill, nor has he killed anything… The last time he was out on his own he got shot. He managed ot make it back home where we found him and got him to a vet where he survived (I’m gratefull that the entry and extit wounds indicated were only .22 cal. Any larger caliber and Zeke would’ve bled to death before we found him.).
My parents cats (who are indoor pets) gleefully chase after, play with, kill and eat any bug that is unfortunate enough to get inside. They named the cats “Hannity” and “O’Reilly” by the way.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:39 pm
……….
-pushes away bag of chips and hummus-
November 21st, 2005 at 6:44 pm
“dead + edible” = deadible!
November 21st, 2005 at 7:00 pm
My friend’s black lab once ate a LIVE GOAT. Someone’s family pet. (which who the hell has a live goat as a pet. Idiots)
In a regular neighborhood in Houston.
Why did they have a goat? I don’t know but imagine your dog eating a goat. Gross.
November 21st, 2005 at 7:12 pm
Melissa, I agree. DEAD goats make much better pets.
November 21st, 2005 at 7:31 pm
If it’s live and close by, my dog will kill it. If it’s freshly dead on the ground, my dog will eat it. If it’s been “aging” like fine beef, my dog will roll in it. If it’s the excrement of some recently passed-through live thing, my dog will roll in it and tell me it’s camouflage so she can sneak up on it. Somewhere in my blog I have a picture of her and her “sister” playing tug-o-war with the hind quarter of a deer…
November 21st, 2005 at 7:47 pm
i heart schuck.
November 21st, 2005 at 7:52 pm
Um, I checked the Apple website and the grand opening of the Salt Lake store was November 19? No updates? I know you were out of town, but still! I think you still have an hour and 9 minutes until they close tonight . . .
November 21st, 2005 at 7:59 pm
Here’s the kicker. That same dog will be licking you in the near future. Spreading the road kill vibes.
Maybe you should call him up-chuck for a couple of days.
November 21st, 2005 at 8:07 pm
Oh, the subject of dogs and the gross things they eat is definitely a topic for me! Alpha female eats her own poop and sometimes overindulges, and vomits it all over the dining room carpet. In this way I was prepared for the worst poopy diaper my son could ever produce and he hasn’t come close to topping what she’d done.
Alpha female also enjoys fresh baby bunnies, though only had that delicacy once. Dearly departed Alpha male has about 3 squirrel murders to his credit, along with 2 sparrow murders. Never ate the things (in fact, seemed astonished when they stopped “playing”), but seemed inordinately proud of the last squirrel murder and covered it over with snow, as if to hide it from everyone else.
Dogs are scavengers and their digestive systems can handle all kinds of stuff. In fact, part of the reason why they crave this organic material is that store bought kibble lacks certain living stuff that they need - essential amino acids, essential fatty acids. So don’t freak out unless you think the stuff might be poisoned; they’re just being true to their roots.
November 21st, 2005 at 8:50 pm
Torrie,
Hee hee hee.
November 21st, 2005 at 9:07 pm
Even worse than roadkill… I was petsitting for a family of a dalmation and 2 cats. The dog would stick his head in the litter box and eat the poop, only later to throw it up… yummy