Aug
2012
Monday Mischief. Pool Mischief!
Like most everyone else in the world we have been experiencing a very hot summer. It really hasn’t been very enjoyable for any of us here. The dogs and the kids spend the day in the air conditioner because it is just so miserable outside.
Usually in the summer I have a kiddie pool set upside for the dogs if I know I am going to be in the backyard for a long period of time, but I haven’t been out there during the day very much this year except at dusk.
This weekend though I had some yard work that I had to get done because I’ve been putting it off all summer. Temps were in the mid 90′s and I knew that Leroy would only come out for a bit and then go back inside to the air conditioner. Sherman however, is a different story. Even though he knew he would be much more comfortable in the house, he has to keep me in his site.
So I filled up the pool for him.
I filled the pool about half way and then went about my yard work.
Sherman was perfectly content sitting in the pool and he just rotated his little butt around.
Then I noticed him looking at the water in the pool with a puzzled expression on his face. I thought maybe a bug was floating in the water or something but when I got closer I noticed that almost all the water was gone and his paws were barely submerged.
At first I thought maybe his thick coat just soaked up all the water, which would of sucked because that would of meant he was soaked to the bone and I would have to get the dog dryer out to dry him, if not he would maybe be dry by next week.
But upon further investigation I realized that there was a big old hole in the side of the pool. The large puddle of water surrounding the outside of the pool was just an incidental finding.
The Monday Mischief Pet Bloghop
Welcome to Monday Mischief – The pet blog hop that wraps up the weekend! This Blog Hop is brought to you by Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog, My Brown Newfies and Luna, A Dog’s Life
Urban Hounds
August 6, 2012 at 5:47 am (318 days ago)You look too cute in that pool
urban hounds
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm (317 days ago)Thank you!
Bella
August 6, 2012 at 5:57 am (318 days ago)A pool! All for you! Shame about the hole – maybe its time they built you a whole swimming pool, with ice cold water *WOOF*
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:21 pm (317 days ago)He does have a big above ground pool, he just won’t jump in it! Maybe I’ll put some ice in it:)
Emma
August 6, 2012 at 7:10 am (318 days ago)My pool sprung a leak this summer too but just a teeny tiny hole so mom had to buy me a new one. The old one cost $5 and lasted almost 5 summers so it was time I guess!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm (317 days ago)Yep! This one was only $10 and it lasted for 4 years, so I think we got out money’s worth!
2 brown dawgs
August 6, 2012 at 7:17 am (318 days ago)LOL so I guess the pool caused the mischief! We don’t have one of those pools because it would probably last about a minute before the brown dawgs killed it.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm (317 days ago)LOL, if Leroy used it would of been toast along time ago!
Pip
August 6, 2012 at 8:15 am (318 days ago)I could do laps in that pool!
Your pal, Pip
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm (317 days ago)LOL, yes you could Mr.Pip!
houndstooth
August 6, 2012 at 8:27 am (318 days ago)Ha! Be glad you didn’t have Kuster there! He could have had the pool in five pieces in no time, and water everywhere! Sherman looks a little confused by the whole thing.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm (317 days ago)I bet Kuster would have a blast with it! I can see him digging in it!
we three doxies
August 6, 2012 at 8:37 am (318 days ago)Well he does look content UNTIL…
So how did da pool get a hole? Dat is da million dollar question.
Puddles
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm (317 days ago)My money’s on Leroy, he is always to blame:)
Sam
August 6, 2012 at 9:31 am (318 days ago)He actually looks kind of sad!
Sam
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:24 pm (317 days ago)He was a little, I think:)
Two French Bulldogs
August 6, 2012 at 9:44 am (318 days ago)You look very comfortable relaxing in your pool, BOL
Benny & Lily
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:24 pm (317 days ago)All he needs is a little cocktail!
Roxy the traveling dog
August 6, 2012 at 9:50 am (318 days ago)It was good while it lasted, he looks pretty happy in there.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:25 pm (317 days ago)It was good, at least for a few minutes:)
thepetmuseum
August 6, 2012 at 9:54 am (318 days ago)Aw!! I hope there can be more pool action for two hot dogs soon!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:25 pm (317 days ago)Hopefully they will jump in the big pool one of these days!
Hawk aka BrownDog
August 6, 2012 at 10:29 am (318 days ago)Hi Y’all!
I always wondered how those pools could hold up very long with our sharp nails and teeth.
Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm (317 days ago)Sherman is pretty gentle with it. He just steps in and sits down and then rotates his butt!
Taryn
August 6, 2012 at 11:17 am (318 days ago)My dogs agree…It’s way too hot to be outside! Those little wading pools don’t work for them (despite being short-legged corgis!) as my guys just will NOT sit or lie down in water! I’ve tried to teach them and they just don’t get it. They are sure I am trying to drown them! But give them a full size human pool and they will dive in! Go figure……
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm (317 days ago)and my dogs are just the opposite! They won’t go in the human pool!
BentNeedle
August 6, 2012 at 11:50 am (318 days ago)Thanks for the smile. I needed one today.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm (317 days ago)Awww, your welcome:)
jan
August 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm (318 days ago)You need to contact CSI to find out how the hole was made.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm (317 days ago)LOl, I’m on it!
Jodi
August 6, 2012 at 12:28 pm (318 days ago)Hahaha, at least he didn’t drink it all, which is what Delilah would have tried to do!!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm (317 days ago)Sherman doesn’t drink it, Leroy does:)
Blueberry's human
August 6, 2012 at 12:42 pm (318 days ago)That pool looks really refreshing! That’s funny that you thought he was a doggy sponge – glad it was just a hole though! Did he swallow little Laura Ingalls and all that’s sticking out are her bonnet strings?? That drool is just something else. I am fascinated and grossed out at the same time!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm (317 days ago)LOL, I love that! I have become very accustomed to the drool. I don’t even notice it unless it gets wiped on me or I slip in it:)
Diane and Cosmo @ To Dog With Love
August 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm (318 days ago)Haha! You’re very observant… snicker. Try some Duct Tape, or maybe just a new pool. Cosmo LOVES his!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm (317 days ago)I know, sometimes I’m a little slow when it comes to things like this. It must of been all the weed pulling!
Misty Shores Chesapeakes
August 6, 2012 at 1:40 pm (318 days ago)You look very content in your pool Sherman!!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm (317 days ago)Doesn’t he though?:)
Kari
August 6, 2012 at 1:49 pm (318 days ago)Looks like its time for a new pool!
Stop on by for a visit
Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm (317 days ago)I think so!
caren gittleman
August 6, 2012 at 2:19 pm (318 days ago)Poor Sherman! Guess it is time for a new pool!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm (317 days ago)Yeah….I got my $10 out of it, next year I’ll get a new one, maybe even bigger:)
Jen K
August 6, 2012 at 3:01 pm (318 days ago)Aww! We’ve tried both kinds of inflatable pools with Moses – the hard plastic ones and the inflatable ones. Both have a short life span, inevitably getting cracked/punctured in a week or two. We haven’t bothered getting another one for this summer, but if the heat keeps up, it’ll be something to consider.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm (317 days ago)I’ve never tried an inflatable one and this plastic one was good for 4 years, but only Sherman uses it. Leroy only drinks out of it:)
Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
August 6, 2012 at 3:06 pm (318 days ago)Hmmmm,maybe Sherman can blame it on those pesky bunnies:0
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:15 pm (317 days ago)LOL! You know, maybe you are right! Damn bunnies!
Nichole
August 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm (318 days ago)LOL… poor Sherman. He’s watching his water run away and doesn’t know why. We haven’t gotten the kiddie pool out in quite awhile… I would bet it’s got holes by now.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:15 pm (317 days ago)We was looking at it like WTH?
I’ve had that pool for 4 years, so I guess I got my $10 out of it! I’ll buy a new one next year!
The Heartbeats
August 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm (318 days ago)The pool looks lovely. Unfortunatley, Calhoun likes to attack his and drag it around the yard. So he doesn’t have one anymore.
I don’t know how the drool didn’t fill it up as fast as it was leaking! LOL
Mamma Heartbeat
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm (317 days ago)LMAO! I am picturing him carrying the pool around! Too funny!
Jackie
August 6, 2012 at 3:18 pm (317 days ago)He does look a little perplexed about where the water has gone. Cute!
And bravo to you for doing yard work in 90 degree weather! I can’t seem to work up any excitement about doing it at all – and weather hasn’t been nearly that hot!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm (317 days ago)I know, the weeds finally got the best of me and I was sick of staring at them, I have to go with it when the motivation hits me because I never know when it will come back again:)
Alfie- Alfie's blog
August 6, 2012 at 4:17 pm (317 days ago)Roooo! Not the pool! Why does this sort of stuff never happen with the bath tub at bat time? *waggy tail*
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm (317 days ago)LOL, that would be too good to be true!
Pamela
August 6, 2012 at 6:07 pm (317 days ago)Poor Sherman. You need to tell him the story about the puppy who put his paw in the dyke.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:11 pm (317 days ago)Alright, I have no clue about that story, you have got to share!
Daisy
August 6, 2012 at 6:40 pm (317 days ago)He certainly knows what that pool is for.
We’re sitting here in front of our little heater trying to get a bit of warmth. Roxy is hoggin’ the heater. Another huge frost this morning.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:10 pm (317 days ago)LOL, How about we do a little switch a roo:)
kristi
August 6, 2012 at 10:06 pm (317 days ago)just a teacher comment….its sight, not site;) The steel tub is $84 plus tax btw and would probably make Sherman much happier!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm (317 days ago)Thanks for pointing out my incorrect grammer sis, glad to see you are in still in teacher mode even though it’s summer!!
$84 bucks!!!! I think you should buy it for the boys, you can afford that! Better yet-tell mom and dad:))))
Flea
August 6, 2012 at 10:12 pm (317 days ago)Oh poor Sherman! My boy, Flash, needs to be near me at all times. Unless we’re out in the heat. My girl, Patches, likes the hot sun on her black fur in summer, since the house is so cold (long story). But neither of them are allowed near the wading pool. Our duck attacks anyone who tries to get in.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm (317 days ago)LOL, I am picturing a duck guarding a pool:)
Thanks for stopping by Flea! I love your blog and I just went to visit and leave a comment on your post but I couldn’t get past the Captcha! I tried many times and it kept telling me I was wrong
Scrappy
August 6, 2012 at 10:54 pm (317 days ago)i have a glacier lake just down the hill, thankfully!
poor you guys! and poor pool! maybe it just got so hot there that it cracked!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:06 pm (317 days ago)A glacier lake? Cool!
I think it may have cracked due to neglect:)
sprinkles
August 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm (317 days ago)I kind of feel bad for Sherman, he looks sad.
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm (317 days ago)He was sad because all his water was disappearing:)
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:29 pm (317 days ago)I’m sorry that your pool has a hole in it, but the fact that he was looking down to see what the deal was with his water is too adorable!
Jen
August 6, 2012 at 11:31 pm (317 days ago)I know, he is so adorable when he is confused:)
Kolchak, Felix & Jodi
August 7, 2012 at 1:24 am (317 days ago)BOL! I love love love that you thought he had sucked up all the water. That is all sorts of awesome!
Jen
August 7, 2012 at 11:48 pm (316 days ago)I know, I know. Sometimes I just am not very observant!:)
Colby
August 7, 2012 at 4:43 am (317 days ago)The heat finally caught up with us here in southern california. We’re pretty close to the coast, but it was in the 90′s today and a bit humid. I think it might be time to get my boys a little kiddie pool too.
Happy Monday!
Colby
Jen
August 7, 2012 at 11:49 pm (316 days ago)Oh, that stinks! I hope you guys get some relief soon! we are suppose to have a few cooler days coming up this week! Fingers crossed!
bichonpawz
August 7, 2012 at 5:05 am (317 days ago)Poor Sherman! He was probably like, “HEY, Where’s the WATER???”
xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
Jen
August 7, 2012 at 11:50 pm (316 days ago)LOL! He probably thought the hose was broken:)
snoopy@snoopysdogblog
August 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm (317 days ago)Poor old Sherman,
He must have been wondering when you would finally realize the big puddle ‘outside’ the pool wasn’t actually incidental!!
I hope you’re having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy
Jen
August 7, 2012 at 11:35 pm (316 days ago)Ha-ha! He probably was!