animal drama part two

Animals 8 to Humans 7:

That's the days we have had issues to the days we have not had issues in the last two weeks!! Including the horse fencing issues we had with Casper. And I didn't even count all the fun of worming by hand a flock of 60+ chickens on Sat. I will just say it was a family affair, everyone had a part to do.

Monday evening, I let the dogs in, sit back down to fold laundry and Briston comes in and lifts his leg against the wall under the window!!

It took me a few seconds to realize that I was actually hearing him pee!!!!!! We have never had him go in the house. So I was a bit shocked. Than said he hadn't been in bugging him and he certainly did not come tell me he wanted out, he just walked in and peed.

Tuesday morning I got up to a chunk of roast by my door. I found out later that Brent stepped on it.....eewwww. He didn't know what it was, it was 4am and DARK in the hall. So he threw a paper towel on it.

We keep a roll upstairs for this reason, well not because we find roasts outside our door, but because it seems to be a popular place for the animals to throw up at. I think they're going for that gross factor of stepping in it at 1am and having it squish through your toes......TMI?

I realized of course that one of the dogs must have picked the roast out of the sink, where it and two other pieces of meat were thawing.

I had heard Happy in the hallway last night and thought he wanted in our room, so I let him in. Can you imagine his thoughts all night after I let him in our room.....and he laid next to the door smelling that roast all night!!! Serves him right.....

When I get down stairs it's obvious that the other roast and package of steak has been consumed by Briston, who was nowhere to be seen. I was afraid to look on the porch, in case Brent had taken him off somewhere and disposed of him!!!

Brent told me later he couldn't find Briston at first and that Briston didn't come when he called (can you blame him.....). Brent tracked him down to the game room with the air hockey table and fooz ball table, he was hiding under one of the tables and still wouldn't come to Brent. (Brent wasn't yelling or anything, he was pretty calm, or so he says......)

Briston did come out eventually and Brent said he calmly put him on the porch. I was proud of Brent, I'm afraid I would have quietly strangled him and told the kids that he'd run away!

Both dogs have gotten bad about getting into the garbage and taking things of the counter and it is partly our fault as we haven't been proactive about it at this point, other than to confine them to the porch when we're gone and never leave food out they can get to.

I was concerned that this was the last straw for Brent regarding Briston. So when I peeked on the porch he was there, thankfully, I think....

And yes we did leave the meat in the sink, but we've never had them disturb other meat we've done that with. They were just waiting for the mother lode of meat.......

And of course did he eat the meat on the kitchen floor where it would be nice and easy to clean up.....NOOOO he eats it on the ONLY carpeting on the main floor! So I got to spend some time getting blood out/off the carpet, along with drool.....lots of drool.....

Luckily I have learned the trick of using hydrogen proxide to remove blood and we got a small green machine like cleaner to combat pet spots and boy was that money well spent. The carpet cleaned up pretty easily, just took some time to get everything, cause of course he didn't eat it in one small spot, he spread it around a bit.....

I have to say they spent most of Tuesday on the porch or in the yard. I felt too much like kicking them, every time I saw them......

Wednesday I go out to feed horses to find that the ponies have decided I was late (I was an hour behind that morning) and figured out that they could help themselves to all of the remaining treats in the bag and some of the treats in the bins. They ate a large portion of the hay next to the door and in general made a mess. I think they pulled the door open.... I don't think it was left open.....and yes that is being fixed, it has a temp fix, but I don't trust it too last, so Brent will be doing a better fix on Sat.

Then when I went to do laundry I had to ask why there were two beds worth of bedding, I knew that one was from Jayden's bed, turns out the other was from Dandelion having thrown up and having diarrhea on Collin's bed!

Later in the day I go to get my Cub Scout stuff ready and find that some cat has peed in my CS box. Which is the fourth time in a week I've found a place that a cat has gone somewhere other than a litter box.

We have two different kinds of litter boxes on each floor.....I've switched up litter boxes, added litter boxes, taken litter boxes, I am just so done with this.....I am thinking we're gonna have five barn cats come spring. Our two females have never reliably gone in the litter box and I just don't get it.....we've put a lot of effort into getting them to do it.....

Oh and I mustn't forget the two dog throw ups that contained bone from the previous day's feast........where upon I felt like kicking a dog or two again......

Today it was pretty minor so far, just that my jeans got knocked off the hook in the bathroom and some CAT peed on them....so that makes the fifth time this week.....

Oh and wait....can't forget about the "phantom" pee in the kitchen the other morning.....it didn't smell like cat, and it was a small puddle, so I'm thinking it was the cocker, however, he had gone straight out to the yard, so I don't know WHEN he had a chance to do it!!! He almost had to squat and pee as he came through on the way to the door. I just don't know.....

It's like they are plotting and planning behind my back to methodically take me out! All I can say is that it's all out war now.....

And to cap off Monday/Tuesday, I lost my phone Monday night and STILL have not found it as of Thursday.....it's a wonder I got up this morning..........I think I'll be drooling on the floor soon and Briston can clean it up this time!