I’ve often felt that my labrador retriever is like a bee, a yellowjacket. While he isn’t yellow, he does flit from place to place, he’s tried to “pollenate” (on a few unsuspecting victims), and he does like garbage. So? His nickname is “Bee”. He even answers to it!
Imagine my delight when kl pointed out a website that’s dedicated to bee costumes for dogs. Not to say that I’m going to buy one, but apparently my observation of my dog acting like a bee was more apt than I’d originally thought. And the website is a riot. Consider the following:
No Photoshop! Beedogs.com is about pictures of actual dogs wearing actual bee outfits. I’m not interested in pictures of dogs photoshopped to look like bees, nor do I want pictures of bee costumes photoshopped to look like they’re being worn by dogs.
Speaking of yellowjackets (or specifically of the color yellow), I have to take Bee to the vet’s today. While Bee is a pretty well-behaved creature and he’s housebroken, he has these bouts with UTI such that he becomes un-housebroken in the short-term. This is a bummer. This time around, the vet threw me off by asking for a urine sample.
How on earth does one get a urine sample from a 60-pound animal who flits around like a yellowjacket?
Is it akin to milking a cat? Time will tell. This afternoon, before 4pm, kl, Bee, and I will head to the backyard. I will be wearing rubber gloves, holding a plastic tub in my hands. kl will be controlling the leash. I can only imagine that I’ll be writing another entry about this one. Stay tuned.
April 14, 2006 at 3:38 am
LOL….Otava is in that springtime ‘bee’ mode as well. I doubt they make a bee costume his size though. Good luck with that urine sample….maybe wear rubber boots, too.