[Jespah]

Liquid Plumber?

As it gets pretty cold with the wind-chill here in Toronto in the winter, I bought Riley and Rupert winter coats to protect their hearts and vital organs. It took forever to find coats that fit them, but I finally got these great fleece coats with a nylon chest and underside to protect them from getting wet.

The first time Rupert wore his, he was just under a year old and Riley was staying in that night as her shoulder had been bothering her. It was about 15 below zero Fahrenheit with the wind-chill, so on went his spiffy new red and black coat. We went for a walk around the block with my friend and her black and tan Coonhound – Rupe’s best friend, also in a spiffy coat!

Rupert was quite the dandy, trundling along with a “look at me in my new coat” kind of swagger. He would toodle along, imperiously lift his leg to mark his territory and move on to the next thing to be tinkled upon. Boys! Any of you who have boys know, that even when running on empty, they will still swing a leg up, put on a face of great concentration and “tinkle” on what they think should be theirs.

Strangely, Rupe had only gone a couple of times and he was already empty. He would swing the old leg up, go through the motions and nothin’. Nada. That’s odd I thought, he has a bladder that normally holds a good gallon or two, so it seemed. The next time he went to go, I paid attention to see if he really was going – and it dawned on me! The coat had shifted with his movement and his er, plumbing had been safely ensconced inside his nice warm coat! So the last few times he had lifted his leg, he had just tinkled inside his coat!!! The lovely nylon covering had kept it trapped inside!

Of course, he must have gone about more ten times before I got him home and every time he went to lift his leg, my friend would just crack up laughing at his predicament!

When I brought him in and took off the coat, it was drenched – warm, but drenched. He got a bath and the coat got some very special alterations!!!!