Monday, April 19, 2010

Do You Smell that Smell...?


As a dog owner you get used to certain aromas. Most of them are unpleasant, but we look past them because our K9 companions are so cute that they make up for the occasional and sometimes not so occasional gas passing, bad breath, and Eau de Wet Dog smell.

Gilly has managed to add yet another smell to his repertoire, and a strange one at that. No one believes me until they smell for themselves...but his feet smell just like Frito's on a good day, and nacho cheese Doritos on a bad one. I'm not sure how he achieves this since he doesn't wear shoes or spend much time walking around anywhere but inside the house, but the smell is very distinctive and all his own. My description tends to make my husband gag and others laugh (until they experience it, and then they usually revert to my husband's reaction). Oddly though, the cats seem to like it and willing rub their faces on his dangling feet as he sleeps on the sofa.

Oh the joys and weirdness of pet ownership...