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It's me or the dog. . .
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Posted by maidinmontana 5 (debirosin@bresnan.net) on Mon, Feb 1, 10 at 17:09
| I am so d***n mad. . . I had a huge basket of hoyas sitting on the floor, out of the way, not hurting anything. Came home last Wednesday to find a big pile of soil, which as nice and wet b/c I watered that day (figures) and underneath the soil was what once used to be potted in the pot. . .mutiflora (which WAS going to bloom any day) a very large pub. splash. Then on a pedestal right beside the basket was my DS-70. The whole works ended up in a heap on the floor.
Luckily only a few pieces were broke off, I will root them. Time will tell if the mulitflora will continue to bloom, I doubt it, the buds look pretty limp.
I don't yell much anymore, now that the kids are out of the house, but let me tell you, thosed dogs knew I was pissed. They all three took off for the bedroom and didn't come out til papa came home. . . good thing. . .
All this b/c the neighbors came home. . . well heck they've only lived there for 5 years, how dare they come home. . .
It's a good thing I love my dogs more than I do my hoyas. . . Grrrrrr.
Maid~ |
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RE: It's me or the dog. . .
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Well Maid, I hope this may help you feel a little better. I covered up my shadehouse with plastic to make a 'greenhouse' because of the freeze we had here in FL about 2 weeks ago. Well, today, it rained cats & dogs and the weight of all the water on top of the plastic made the entire shadehouse collapse. Now all the plants that I put in there to save from the freeze are in peril and it is still raining too dang hard for me to go out and save plants. I am so mad, I could scream.
Don't get to mad at the doggies. At least they give you love. My pile of wood ain't gonna give me nothing. :( |
RE: It's me or the dog. . .
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| Oh, Maid, I'm sorry! I've had pots upset on me, klutz that I am. I've never lost blooms, but I know the frustration. I hope your plants make a speedy recovery. It looks like obedience school for the dogs! LOL, just kidding. Brad AKA Moonwolf |
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| That's just awful. Luckily for me my dog's too small to even be able to nudge a pot and 98% of my plants are too high for her to even reach. Plants can be very resilient. I've dropped several myself from decent heights and they just kept pluggin' along. Best of luck to you. And to you too trini. Hope your plants make it through alright. |
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| Debi, Oh, those darn doggies! I'll give you some hope, though. After I got my first German Shepherd, I was constantly having my plants "spontaneously pruned" by big, clumsy dog's overly enthusiastic tail. I learned that a pruned plant (whether intential or not) ends up being a better plant after it recovers. So don't fret - and try to do what I do now. (Through grit teeth) "Thank you so much, Lucy, for whacking that plant." I don't really mean it when I say it, but a year later, when it looks fan-freakin-tastic, then mean it! Oh, and here's one that will put the humor back in your situation (knowing we've all been there...) I came home from work one day several years ago to find a beautiful 5 foot tall, full fig tree spread all across my living room and dining room, barely any pieces with more than 2 or 3 leaves, and the soil spread across almost every inch of the carpet. (Nice, moist soil...) I was so pi$$ed off, I kicked my shoe off, right through the dining room window! (Adding insult to injury!) LOL - it's funny now, but oh how I wanted to (at the time) give that puppy a one way ticket to H-E-double hockey sticks! Denise in Omaha |
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| Yeah Maid, I'm sorry your pant fell over too and I hope it recovers nicely and does really well for you. Didn't mean to rant on your thread. I was a little miffed at the time. Good luck with the multiflora and let us know how it does. |
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| Maid, I'm so sorry for the plant incident. Dogs can be a handful sometimes(Pugs and other dogs too) can be very rambunctious. I know,lol...Good luck and hope they recover quickly...but I'm sure they will. Trini, I am so sorry for the rain accident that you had with your shadehouse. We try to do one thing to prevent something else from happening, only to have something totally unexpected happen. Maybe once the rain is over...it won't be as bad as it seems. Good luck to you and your hoyas!! Please keep us posted. |
RE: It's me or the dog. . .
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| Oh no I am sorry to hear of everyone's pet troubles. My dog does not bother my plants other than to find dropped leaves and chew them up. Unfortunately I am the one who knocks plants over in my household. :( Mike |
RE: It's me or the dog. . .
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| Thanks guys~ Trini, no problem, but I sure am sorry to hear about your plants, too. Hope all works out for you. Well, I have a feeling it wasn't Lucy, my rottweiler, I think it was one of the pugs. . . I don't know for sure. . . I just have a feeling. I've seen their reaction when they see something outside they don't like. But I've also seen Lucy charge up against the glass, like she's going to go right thru it. Thankfully tails aren't an issue here, as much as Lucy wags her stub, I can't imagine anything survivng in her path of distruction. |
RE: It's me or the dog. . .
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I feel everyones pain so I thought I would share mine.
A short time ago I had 3 cats, 2 Siberian Husky and 9,yes 9 puppies at home. Well the cats are not to bad with the plants but I keep and eye on things and the 2 big dogs dont bother much with the plants(I dont have any big trees, thank god) and the dogs and pups are not allowed to go into the livingroom (well trained, thanks to hubby) but then there is the puppies......I only lost about 8 plants to them. As my husband says "There is a surprise for you at home" and then follows up with..."You will never learn" Then I know that we have soil and plants on the kitchen floor. I respond with "What the h..ll were you doing that the dogs got into my plants when this is your job being a breeder of dogs?"...LOL Well at least the kids will help with the clean up. Now the kitchen table holds a large plant stand with a plant on it and several plants.
Now I only have 4 puppies left and I have moved them to my work along with my huband. We have a large apt here with a huge room for the puppies. Next week when I close for seasonal shut down it time for plants first and then cleaning the house time. Have fun everyone.
Stacey |
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