Ran around doing errands on Saturday morning, then rushed around to bake up a tasty treat to take with us to visit Dante's "grandma & grampa". We've stayed good friends with Robyn & Chris - the couple that bred Dante. And a few times a year we head out to their place to visit and let Dante romp around.
Whipped up Oreo & Cream Cheese swirl brownies:
They were a little dry, I think I may have cooked them too long... but I digress...
Made it out to Corvallis by the early afternoon and spent a few hours just yacking and then barbequing. It was a scorcher outside so we waiting until 7 or so to start a game of croquet. Carlos won the first round (I'm pretty sure he cheated!). By the time we started up game 2 all the dogs were lounging about, acting as obstacles on the playing field.
All of the sudden I notice Dante leap up and take off across the creek and into the field on Robyn's land. He came trotting back a minute later and I figured he had given up on his chase. He then decides to run up to us and I notice he is just salivating and foaming at the mouth and shaking his head. At that moment the wind shifts and it hits all of us... that god awful smell that anyone who's driven down back highways in the Midwest could recognize... SKUNK!!
Yes that's right, our big mutt thought saw a skunk, thought it was a cat, and proceeded to get sprayed right in his face! There was nothing to do but stick him in the kennel and stay the night in Corvallis, hoping he would air out a little before our 80 mile drive back home.
All wasn't lost though, getting to stay the night was a blast - we went on a hike up a logging road that lead to an amazing view of the valley and sunset, I watched shooting stars from the Perseid meteor shower, and kicked butt in a few games of horseshoes!
No one got any sleep though as Mr. Skunky decided to howl all night long about being left outside while the rest of us were snug in our beds. He was so pooped that he slept in the car the whole way home...
One vinegar bath, a night in the kennel with cedar chips and another oatmeal bath later and he still reeks though!! And the strangest things of ours smell too... hubby's car keys, my hair clip and my camera bag?!
I'd like to hope he learned his lesson, but in reality he thinks he smells great and I'm 100% sure he'll go after any black and white "cat" again.
Tomato juice!! If it happens again, you are supposed to bathe them in tomato juice...my mom's 2 dogs got skunked once, and that was the only thing that somewhat got rid of the smell! :)
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