All Pooped Out!

[smartrock]

Larky can be an ornery little thing and one thing she's learned a little too well is that Mom doesn't always close the top of the food bag after dishing out their meals. The brand we use has a zipper top on it and if I have a full cup of food in one hand, it can be difficult to zip it shut right then and there. So yesterday at dinner time I saw that the bag was open and one of the dogs had clearly taken advantage of this opportunity to do a little free feeding! They didn't do it while we were around but we had gone out of the house several times during the day leaving temptation a little too accessible.

I told my husband I was sure it had been Lark because, aside from the fact that she looked like a barrel, Chase just has never gone over and stuck his nose down in the bag. Lark has tried it on numerous occasions and I always caught her before, but I was certain she was the main culprit. She was thirstier than usual, too, although I wanted to be careful about her drinking too much water on top of too much food. I let her stay crated much of the day to avoid the dogs deciding it was time to rumble and run around, and I walked her pretty frequently. I also slept on the sofa so either dog could wake me if (s)he needed to go out or if (s)he started vomiting or retching. (Yes, at 4:12 am!)

So in the last 24 hours, Chase has pooped 3 times and Lark has pooped 8 times! I'm pretty sure I know who the food bandit was!

[barry581]

Classic!!!!

[POPTOP]

LOL!

The best thing we've found is a kibble bin. Got ours at PetsMart. Smaller bin upstairs holds almost half a bag. The rest, in the bag, goes in the bin downstairs. Love that the lids have a seal and a latch. Also, being on wheels it's easy to move it out of the pantry for sweeping.