Dishwasher Necklace

Willie sleeping on my 1920's hand carved mohair couch instead of his dog bed 

I would like to start off with the old Will Rogers quote “ I never met a dog I didn’t like.” 

What?

O.K. so I put a little Doggie Heaven spin on it. 

It’s true I haven’t had a dog here at Doggie Heaven that I didn’t end up falling in love with and hating to see go.

The good news is that most come back again and again.

That said, there are certain dogs that end up costing me more than I make watching them. Well atleast some days they do. 

One some day was yesterday.

He is one of my all time favorite doggies, who I like to call Freight Train Willie, because, as I’ve said before, he is a cross between a lab and a freight train.

It all started out innocently enough with the chewing, peeling, and deconstruction of three tennis balls.

Next came the chewing peeling and deconstruction of two baseballs.

The tennis balls were no big deal, all I would have to do is a few laps around the tennis courts downtown with my dog and I’d have three tennis balls in no time. As for the baseballs, a little loitering around the baseball field with my dog ought to fix that. No Bigge.

A little while later, I was cooking in the kitchen. I had the dishwasher open and well...I left the room to get something from the pantry. As I left the room, I heard Willie doing the pre-wash cycle—not an unusual sound in our house.

All of a sudden I heard a terrible crash. My 11-year-old son came running in from the living room. He was thinking that a wall cabinet had fallen down.

I rounded the corner into the kitchen just in time to see Willie’s collar disengage from the bottom rack of the dishwasher as he ran for the front door throwing the rack and all its contents all over the floor.

We had a set of these dishes that my husband picked up from the Harvard Club in New York several years ago. We thought they were indestructible.

And then along came Freight train Willie.

So I bought him a large femur bone filled with peanut butter.

At least I thought that was the femur bone I bought him.

Has anyone seen Moondoggie?

Comments

[jacqueline]

LOL! I love the ribbon on the bone. Very clever unwrapping by Willie. Wonderful blog. Can Rich contribute a piece about hearing you giggling wildly in the closet???

[Chigiy Edson]

Jacqueline,
I was quite amazed at Willie's unwrapping skill. He was quite gentle and precise.
I will have to ask Rich to write a piece about getting slobbered on by a pack of happy dogs. Thank you for visiting. Willie just went home. I am very sad:(

[Heidi]

It seems we are under-paying you, Chigiy!
Great blog, great stories, great pictures.
Do we owe you plates?

[Chigiy Edson]

Hi Heidi,
We miss Willie.
What he took from us in plates, he gave
back in endless entertainment.
I'm glad you had a great trip.
I'm jealous.
xo

[Lindsay]

What a cute dog! I'm glad you take everything in stride. I had a golden retriever who broke some antique plates by getting her colalr caught on the dishwasher rack and then running off and knocking several plates with her. Oops! A good reason to keep the dogs out of the kitchen during certain times!

[Christine (Bigge) Woods]

Sweet Willie! Is there anything sweeter than that doggie face?!? Of course, no one (dogs included) in my family can do ANYTHING conventionally. We're trailblazers....

Willie's Aunt Christine

[Chigiy Edson]

Lindsay,
Willie is sooo cute not just in face but he is just a love. I know I should keep the dogs out but I don't of course, I just have to keep that darn dishwasher closed. Thank you for visiting.

Hi Aunt Christine,
Yes Willie is a true trailblazer. He is so wonderful and full of personality. I really enjoyed having here. My kids and I look forward to next time.

[Rich]

I love the way you write.

[Chigiy Edson]

Rich,
I love you.