I think we've achieved Peak Dog

[sholio]

While making a sandwich, I accidentally dropped a bit of ham, probably a quarter inch across. The dog was like MY MOMENT HAS COME and was there before I could do anything about it (he doesn't get table scraps, so normally what goes on atop the counters is a foreign mystery to him, and he doesn't have a good idea of what people food tastes like).

... so ham was obviously a revelation, and he has been. Licking. The entire kitchen floor. For the last half hour. Every inch of it. Just in case something equally amazing is lurking in some previously unlicked corner.

At some point in this process I think he forgot why he was licking the floor and started looking kind of anxious about it, like he wasn't sure if he still wanted to lick the floor, but he couldn't stop? Because the floor needed to be licked? So then it was anxious panting interspersed with more floor-licking, until I finally had enough and made him go outside.

Well, I needed an excuse to mop anyway.

The cat watched this entire thing from a few feet away with an expression that it is amusing to interpret as "Do you see what I have to put up with, DO YOU SEE??" but was probably more like "This is literally the only interesting thing that's happening in the entire house, what even is my life."

... In other news, it's -30F and Orion pointed out that it's one hundred degrees colder outside than inside, and now I find myself strangely mind-boggled by that. The modern world is an amazing place.

Comments

[darthneko]

*dying* omg dogs. XD and cats. That's totally adorable, and also totally dorky dog. ^_____^

-30F? *cries for you*

[lunabee34]

Bless that puppy's heart. LOL

[musesfool]

What a good pupper!

And eep at -30! That's just not right.

[mecurtin]

Just reading about your life makes me feel very grateful to have a warm house in a climate where we don't have to worry about such things!

... except for my husband's car, which he hasn't been driving due to ankle cast, and which when I last tried to start wouldn't due to cold. I'm waiting for things to be warm enough and him to be well enough that getting it jumped and to the shop for a new battery & checkup isn't a gymkhana.

[mecurtin]

and also -- he goes outside in -30degress weather? what kind of Dog is he?!?

[sholio]

He's a spaniel/golden retriever mix - so two breeds that are bred for swimming in freezing water! He has a very thick undercoat and even thick fur between his toes. He will very happily spend HOURS lying on the deck outside when it's this cold (in fact, I think that's where he is now) and he'll let me know when he gets chilly and wants in. I think he's happier out there than he is in the overly warm house. :D

[sheron]

Neat!

And also, yes, "peak dog" XD

[rachelmanija]

What do mean you mopped, the floor just got mopped for you. ;)

Every time you post stuff like that about Alaska, I boggle again that people actually live there. I don't mean "Why would anyone want to?" I mean "How is this even possible?"

Do you ever get snow clean enough that you could make maple candy by pouring maple syrup on it, like they did in the Little House books?

[yhlee]

This is my reaction, and I even spent half my childhood in a climate that had occasional snow. But not -30 F, jeez!

A local acquaintance of mine from Louisiana who is former Navy did a tour of duty in Alaska, and reported that even women wore fake "beard"-like objects to keep warm in the winters?

[brightknightie]

Could your acquaintance perhaps have meant balaclavas or knit ski masks? People do often cover their lower faces with those!

[yhlee]

That could be it! I'm bad at terminology and had to Google balaclava, because I keep mistaking it for baklava. *facepalm*

[indywind]

To be fair, wearing baklava on your face might also keep it warm. And ensure you have a delicious source of calories to maintain your body heart in an emergency. Though it would be sort of messy. (I'm not making fun of you, I mixed up those 2 words for some time myself, and I just like to play with near-homophones.)

[alessandriana]

I don't know about Alaska, but my family definitely did the 'pour maple syrup over snow' thing. Except not to make candy, but to eat maple-flavored snow (it's delicious and crunchy... unless you use snow that has been sitting on top of grass, in which case it tastes weirdly green).

[sholio]

Do you ever get snow clean enough that you could make maple candy by pouring maple syrup on it, like they did in the Little House books?

I've never done that, but I've always wanted to try! About the closest I've ever done is that when we were kids, we used to get a bowl of fresh snow and dip candy canes in it while we ate them. It's kind of like a peppermint-flavored slushie.

[madripoor_rose]

I think the cat's reaction really makes this anecdote even better. LOL, pets.

And jeez that's cold!

[yalumesse]

....was going to comment on the snarky cat or lol at the dog but one hundred degrees bloody HELL...

[st_aurafina]

Oh, poor dog! What a mystery! Food falling from the sky? Could there be more? It's like he found a secret level on a video game, a falling ham level.

[cathexys]

I love all your stories but this was just..special! Especially the cat's reaction :)

[escritoireazul]

I laughed so hard at peak dog here.

[alessandriana]

Awww, poor doggo. He'll go the entire rest of his life knowing that something as amazing as ham exists, but never being able to taste it again...

[naye]

BWAHAHAHAHA. Oh, Dog. And also: oh, Cat. <3

[brightknightie]

~chortle~

[cornerofmadness]

That is really funny.

[summerstorm]

ah, ham. My cat's human-dinnertime snack. (Even when we're not having ham. We basically buy it for him.) He gets dry food breakfast, and lunch wet food, and afternoon snack dry food, and treats around 9pm for lurking while my mom takes out the trash, then dinner wet food, then the snack, then of course dry food overnight in case he gets hungry.

And sometimes we eat things he likes (he's a very picky eater) and then he gets scraps from the kitchen... and tries to steal entire pieces off the counter. I think my mom has measures in place since the time he managed to get a beef filet.

How I can still carry him is a miracle.

edit also I'm 80% to blame for him being spoiled, because every time my mom makes fish I don't like I'm like, just give half the raw thing to the cat! And he's like a little seal with like, liver and shit and we all love seeing that and yeah. That cat lives a charmed life.

[winter_elf]

hahahahahahaha! LOL. That's pretty funny. Ham from the sky, of course the whole floor must be LICKED! double LOL on Cat reactions. hee hee.

And on the OMFreakingG -30F????? I'm just, no. no. no. no. no. How do you deal? Do you just stay inside with that (and pray the heat doesn't go out??) How many layers does it take to make it to a vehicle? - which is probably frozen in spot. I just can't imagine something that cold. I admit to my whimpness

ETA: It was over 80F here today. No really. In January, with Santa Ana winds. I'm surprised there was no fire because people are stupid. Miramar (in SD area) had the nation's high at 91F. Ugh.