Notorious Countersurfer
Steve and I had put together holiday gifts for his 8 employees. We took small tin pails, filled them with Hershey's miniatures, covered them with colored Saran wrap, tied them with ribbon and clipped them with clothespin magnets I had made. We put the gifts in a shopping bag and I told Steve to put the bag on top of the refrigerator before he left for work. Well...apparently he instead put the bag in the middle of the dining table. You know what came next... I opened the door when I came home from work and took one look into the room and just about died. There was one lone tin pail in the middle of the floor. I gasped  , took one look at Annie's swollen sides and then she hit the floor with her head between her front paws. I walked over to the table to find the chairs pushed over, the place mat and crystal candlestick hanging off the edge and ALL the tins on the floor ripped open and all the chocolates GONE!!! Wrappers too!!! This was 3 pounds of milk chocolate! The stinker left one pail untouched...it had Jolly Ranchers in it and must not have smelled as good. I wasn't sure if any of the other items had been eaten too not that it mattered as we had to get to the vet. Of course my husband had class that night after work so he didn't witness the mess.
Annie had drank all her water while trying to wash the candies and wrappers down. I met my Mom at the emergency vet. I didn't cry until I saw my Mom who actually thought I was pretty calm during the whole thing. I don't recall being calm as I kept saying that we killed a dog and that noone would ever trust us with another one. The vet took Annie right away and then comforted me by saying that he's seen much worse. Thank goodness Annie had apparently done all this very soon before I came home from work as chocolate had just started to digest. I kind of figured this as my neighbor at the time was coming in around 2PM to take her for a walk. She would have called me right away if she saw this. The vet tech came in and said that most of the chocolates were coming out intact with the wrappers still around them. She asked if I still wanted to give them as gifts! Her sense of humor helped me with this terrible ordeal. Well, Annie was just fine and the big piggie wanted to eat dinner when we got back home. My husband and I remade the gifts and he told his staff that those were the most expensive chocolates he ever purchased. The sole physical reminder I have of this incident is the placemat we still have out that has scratch marks on it. The story will go on forever! Lesson learned from my husband who never had a dog and for me to insist on doggie proofing at all costs! Well, I hope you enjoyed Annie's story! |
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| THREE POUNDS! Oh myyyyyy.....
They REALLY don't know when to stop eating. I'm so happy that it worked out alright. How much was the vet bill? Let's see, how would the commercial go? 3 lbs chocolate miniatures: $9.95 Another 3 lbs chocolate miniatures: $9.95 Trip to the emergency vet: $285.00 Annie's OK: Priceless. |
Whew...glad everything came out ok!!!!  |
| Wow Stacy...thats alot of chocolate...Im glad Annie is okay...thank goodness Ive never had that problem...but Panda does go through the garbage very well while were gone.....give her a big kiss from me and panda. |
| Umm hopefully Darcy and Panda aren't sending chocolate kisses!
Stacy, I know you are chuckling at that story now..tsk tsk Annie!! You little mischievious sheepie..look what you made your mom go through a few years ago..well least she's laughing about it now. Sigh these "kids" are so silly with their antics. Hilarious how some came out still wrapped.egads..I shouldn't think about it...too strong a visual..I may not eat chocolate again...Ha Ha! Marianne and the boys Merlin,Panda and Blue are winking at Annie  |
| No chocolate kisses, just big, wet, slobbery, drooly, wide tongue sheepie kisses...its better than bright orange ear plugs...those came out of panda last year.. |
| Oh how frightening!!
Thank goodness Annie was okay!!
I think I'd put everything inside the fridge, stove, microwave, on top of the fridge - ANYWHERE but on a counter or table where little Miss Master Countersurfer could get it. Hugs to Annie & you from the mom of another reknowned countersurfer! |
| Wow.... I'm so glad it turned out ok....silly Annie!~ |
I can't imagine how scary that must have been for you! It's amazing what these sheepies can get into if given the right opportunities. Just SO glad everything turned out okay for Annie! 
Chris |
I have Rosco, the best countersurfer ever. For Thanksgiving I roasted a turkey breast just for the dogs. Being "smarter" than Rosco I put the turkey on a platter and set it in the microwave. I left the room for about 7 seconds and when I returned he has his feet up on the counter and is swallowing the STRING that held the turkey together  Haven't seen the string since and he is fine.
Glad all was okay with Annie  |
| I'm laughing, but only because Annie is ok - I;ve never known dogs like it !! I tell my husband all the stories on this website and he just can't believe it and thinks the word counter surfing is hillarious, having said that so do I !!
Our kitchen is Sheepie proof, but when I'm cooking, Ollie is either at my feet and I can't move or he's trying to help me peel potatoes, maybe I should get him a pinny (apron). The one that drives me mad, is trying to load the dishwasher, Ollie might as well get in it, it takes me ages to load it up - the other night we had bolognaise and I turned my back for a second, turned round and he had a orange/red beard - oh Ollie ..... |
| A dirty dishwasher with the door down and tray out is a buffet for them. |
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