Mud season

[ksmith]

‘Tis the season where I have to towel off Gaby’s feet before letting her in the house. Except today we awoke to rain, which added in with temps above freezing for several days in a row and the resulting thaw and someone named Gaby’s overwhelming desire to bury something…

MUD. I mean, paws like snowshoes except snowshoes made of MUD. I tried toweling them off. Then I tried wet paper towels. Then dipping paws in a pan filled with warm water.

I finally gave up and bundled Gaby into the tub. Directed the detachable shower head at her paws, and marveled at the never-ending stream of filth. Dried Gaby off, then cleaned the tub. The floor. Bundled towels into the washer. Vacuumed.

I should learn to ignore the muddy footprints until they dry, at which point I can vacuum the resulting fine dirt. But then I need to put up with a floor dotted with paw prints, like a canine Marauders Map.

I will have to admit that once I got Gaby into the tub, she stood still like a good girl, and needed to be urged to jump out so I could dry her off. I gave her a cookie. She is dozing on the couch now, where she will remain until July.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.

Comments

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

We have this issue, to a lesser degree - I seem to be constantly cleaning the kitchen surfaces (muddy little cat paws) and there are footprints welded into the carpet from the dog. I need to get a Rug Doctor in. We do towels, too, and if it is very wet I put newspaper down.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Hardwood floors offer their own problems, but I can towel them clean as needed.

I used to have carpet in the living room and dining room--if I had to guess, I would say they were 15 yo?. My dad took them up prior to the installation of the hardwood floors, and then swept up the dust/dirt that had filtered through over the years. It was enough to half-fill a 5 gallon bucket.

[scott zrubek (from livejournal.com)]

I'm sure she would solemnly swear that she was up to no good.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Mischief managed.