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I feel like I am hungover this morning but have not had a drink in weeks. And it is overcast and nasty when it was supposed to be sunny.

And Rosie is supplementing her diet that I have her on with kitty treats from the litter box, and dragged cat litter from the basement all over the living room.

I think going back to bed is the appropriate response.

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  1. 1.

    taylormattd

    Incorrect John!

    The appropriate response is to fix yourself a bloody mary, and take that with you back into bed.

    Also, barricade your door.

  6. 6.

    sukabi

    I’m surprised your dogs haven’t availed themselves of the kitty roca before now… obviously Rosie’s missing sooooomething in either her diet or her emotional health…

    or she’s one of those dogs that just like to eat shit…

    did you ever get your backyard fenced so you can let your girls out to play? Might be time to do that…

  7. 7.

    WereBear

    Calling all Animal Loving Balloon Juicers:

    Two members of Congress, Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), are asking their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sign a letter of support to protect the ongoing funding of important humane laws like the Animal Welfare Act. The letter will soon be submitted to the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. It’s an uphill struggle, particularly this year with so much budget tension.

    This quote is from an email I received as an Action Member of the ASPCA. Here’s what we can do:

    We don’t have much time: Legislators must sign the Smith-Blumenauer letter by Wednesday, April 13.

    Visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center right now to email your representative in the U.S. House and request that he or she sign the Smith-Blumenauer letter.

    One of the reasons I support the ASPCA and NOT the HSUS (the rake in the dough don’t support the animals useless organization that it is.) Got this alert from them.

    Of course, I’ve always said the Republicans are the “be cruel to kittens and puppies” party, and lately they are busting a gut to prove it. The people who sought to overturn the Missouri Puppy Mill bill are at it again…

    Do it for the animals. Or for spite!

  9. 9.

    MikeJ

    @Butler: Date night for Atlas Shrugged? Women: if I guy suggests this, be aware that he’ll probably try to rape you, and he’ll be upset if you are capable of responding sexually to anything other than rape.

  11. 11.

    gene108

    I too fell hung over, though I think it was my decision to head out last night and with the rain the drive was terrible.

    I am just beginning to crawl out of bed and become functional.

    Strange part is I feel terribly thirsty this morning, just like I’d feel, if I’d actually been drinking. I drank a lot of water yesterday.

  12. 12.

    Elizabelle

    John: any appealing new books in the house? Might be a day for back to bed with a very good book and a pot of tea and the piglets, sans catbox bonbons.

    Would be a day for a roaring fire if you had a fireplace …

    A good novel or well-written murder mystery that draws you in …

  13. 13.

    Comrade Mary

    It’s finally gotten warm in Toronto. I may actually take the snow tires off my bike today!

  14. 14.

    bemused

    As disgusting and maddening it is when dogs eat kitty turds, the whole situation gets even worse when they manage to give you big slurpy kisses right after. I still shudder at the memory.

  17. 17.

    geg6

    Well, I actually AM hung over, so no sympathy from me, Cole. But I had delicious crab cakes and cool jazz to go with the beers at the great restaurant that’s an old lockhouse on the Ohio, so no regrets. The doggies seemed to know we’d drunk too much and didn’t agitate to go outside until about 9am, so they will have a treat filled day for being good doggies.

  18. 18.

    WereBear

    @ruemara: Thank you so much! If enough people get angry enough…

    Also, I am sharing a moment with the banner ad I have at the top of the page for the Litter Robot.

    I have been enjoying this amazing appliance for going on six years now, and heartily recommend it. It’s how I have four cats in a small apartment without extra stress on me.

  19. 19.

    NeenerNeener

    One of my favorite Dog Haikus:

    The cat is not all
    Bad – he fills the litter box
    With Tootsie Rolls.

  21. 21.

    Silver

    Does Rosie carry them around in her mouth like little cigars? Because when our chihuahua picks up cat turds, there’s always a little bit of litter left on the end that isn’t in her mouth.

    It’s funny, and then I remember it’s cat shit, and I brush the dog’s teeth.

  22. 22.

    Comrade Mary

    It’s funny, and then I remember it’s cat shit, and I brush the dog’s teeth.

    Oh, pleasepleaseplease, John, brush Rosie’s teeth. Just set up a camera first.

  23. 23.

    Linda Featheringill

    My roommate, Tulip the Belgian malinois, also likes treats from the litter box. And if she is feeling generous, she offers to share.

    I guess that’t part of the price I have to pay for someone to keep my feet warm while I am working. :-)

  24. 24.

    Dave Trowbridge

    You need a Litter Robot, an automatic litter box that actually works. Turn its opening towards the wall so the cat can get in and the dog can’t, and your problem is solved.

    We’ve had one for several years now and our GSD Oka hasn’t had kitty non-pareils for a long time.

  25. 25.

    gnomedad

    And Rosie is supplementing her diet that I have her on with kitty treats from the litter box, and dragged cat litter from the basement all over the living room.

    I’ve considered marketing a line of dog treats: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Cat Shit!

  26. 26.

    WereBear

    @gnomedad: That made me LOL!

    Dogs are not scavengers, but they put the OMNI in omnivore. Cats should eat a protein & fat rich diet which makes their “leavings” also protein & fat redolent.

    And to a dog, that smells like dinner.

  28. 28.

    AlanDean

    I’ve known dogs to eat cat turds and then sit in front of people reeking of doggie breath and cat shit. Maybe it is time to find another owner for Rosie, but then I am not a dog person. debit’s suggestion of baby gates sounds good.
    I was too late to comment on tea but Peet’s has an excellent Assam and Assam is the main base for most English Breakfast teas. Unless they have found a cheeper alternative, say from Africa or Ceylon (still the tea name for Sri Lanka).

  29. 29.

    Tim, Interrupted

    John, I suspect if you remember what a REAL hangover REALLY feels like, you’ll realize you don’t feel that badly at all.

    Kudos on the drinking cut-off. Takes balls.

  30. 30.

    jayjaybear

    @Adolph Jones: God, if everybody got rid of their dog because the dog eats cat poop, no one would have a dog. This isn’t a Rosie thing, it’s a dog thing. Dogs are disgusting. Cute as hell, but disgusting. And I speak as an absolutely besotted dog owner.

  33. 33.

    lawnorder

    PS: Lemon Verbena grows like a weed in Chicago, and self reseeds every year. I think it would grow well on your backyard (or on a pot if you fear it’s invasive habit).

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