Michelle & The Paw Pack – Page 23

I originally posted this silly Kitsune pizza plunder story on August 17th, 2018! Some of my readers may have noticed that, lately, my "new" posts have actually been a mixture of newly written posts, and older posts that have (in some cases) been edited and reposted. When I updated the blog layout I ended up, temporarily, taking a lot of our older posts down. Quite a few of them didn't want to play nice with the new blog layout. I've been, slowly, going back through old posts to update how they display and, sometimes, adding any relevant information that's come to light since the posts were originally published. This post in particular is just a silly story about the exploits of my papillon, Kitsune. I thought about deleting it since it's not an educational-type post. But rereading it made me laugh, so I decided to keep it. I like being able to look back and read about crazy things my dogs did. Hopefully, some of you find this story amusing too. Without Further Ado, The Story of the Time My 20 Lb. Dog, Kitsune, Ate 6 Giant Slices of Pizza! From 2018... My fiancé and I have both been picking up lots of extra hours at work. My partner sometimes doesn't get home until quite late. It's also continued to be very hot and humid here. It's been 90*f+ outside, which doesn't bode well for our 3rd story, unairconditioned kitchen. We try to eat healthy most of the time, but late hours combined with a super hot kitchen doesn't at all inspire me to cook. This summer we've been getting takeout more than we probably should, especially pizza! Hey, you can't really blame us. We live in an area known for having really good pizza, after all. Us humans aren't the only ones who enjoy it either. Both Kitsune and Fenrir love pizza nights too. I know, it's really not the best food for them. But it's not like I'm feeding them pizza every night. My dogs eat really healthy foods most of the time, so I figure a little treat every now and then is okay. I usually give them a small piece each. Mostly crust, with just enough cheese to get them really excited. Last month, though, Kitsune decided to help himself to a little bit more. My beloved Kit will be 10 years old this December. Most people, our vet included, consider dogs his age to be seniors. Don't try telling Kit that, though. At almost 10 he's still more active than your average dog. He's able to tire out his 3 year old brother, Fenrir, and pretty much all of his dog friends. He still (literally) jumps for joy at dinner time, brings my partner a toy to play with every evening, and loves to go hiking. For the most part, though, as Kit's aged he's turned into quite the gentleman when it comes to respecting house rules. He knows that a few things around the house, such as my house plants, are off limits. Unlike Fen, he understands that dogs don't belong on the kitchen chairs or table, no matter what tasty goodies might be left there. So on one fateful day... I had to take Fenrir out for a solo training walk. I didn't think too much about leaving a box of leftover pizza on the kitchen table. After all Fen, my little trouble maker, was coming outside with me. I had nothing to worry about right? There are some things, apparently, that are just too tempting. Even for a sweet little gentleman such as my Kitsune. I got home with Fen and pretty much instantly knew something was up. Whenever I take Fen out without Kit, Kit is always at the door to greet us when we get back home. But on this day, Kit was nowhere in sight. I got worried for a second, until, that is, I heard sloppy eating sounds coming from the kitchen. Oh no! I went into the kitchen to find Kitsune, happy as can be, polishing off a piece of pizza. Only it wasn't just one piece of pizza that he had eaten. The pizza box that had been on the table before I left, was now open on the floor next to a very content papillon. It was six. My 20 lb dog, somehow, ate 6 large slices of pizza! I can't even eat 6 slices of pizza in one sitting. Where did he put it all!? I thought for sure I'd be dealing with a very sick, or in the very least a very very full dog that day. But silly Kitsune not only didn't act sick at all, he got quite salty with me when I didn't feed him breakfast that morning. My fiancé and I always joke that Kitsune has a bottomless belly. After what has become known in our house as the "pizza incident", I'm quite convinced that this is actually true. (FYI the pictures in this post are recreations of the "pizza incident". When it actually happened I didn't think to take pictures. The boxes in the pictures are empty, much to Kit's chagrin.) My dog stole and ate almost an entire pizza! Here I am, fancying myself a bit of a role model when it comes to responsible pet ownership. However, a little bit of time has past now since the 'pizza incident', and it has quickly become a running joke in our house. I know it wasn't a good thing to let happen, but it's very easy to laugh about it now, since Kit, luckily, didn't suffer any ill effects. I'll for sure be more careful about leaving Kit alone with food out, no mater how well behaved he tries to convince me he is. It's almost as if Kit was planning this caper, behaving himself and biding his time for years, until the food we left out was just too good to pass up! Although, again, I'm not proud of what happened, it's for sure going to be one of those funny memories of Kitsune that, I'm sure, will make me laugh for years to come. And I'll never understand how such a small little pup fit 6 large pieces of pizza into his skinny little belly! Since that fateful day... 4 plus years later, and my partner and I do still laugh about the "pizza incident" every now and then! Kitsune never did suffer any ill effects from eating an insane amount of pizza. These days, though, we are a lot more careful about what the dogs eat. No more pizzas, or any other foods for that matter, are left where the dogs can get it. Luckily our countertops are a lot higher these days, much to Kit's and Fen's chagrin. Of course I'd never want either of my dogs to get sick! I'd never recommend allowing your dog to eat almost a whole pizza. But it's funny how stories like these really stand the test of time. Comment below! Do you have any funny stories of a time when one of your pets did something really mischievous? Maybe something that made you worried when it happened, but that you laugh about now?