CARE Center lady who answered the phone

Ever see the movie "Elf"?  You know that part where he keeps eating the cotton balls like they are marshmallows?  That is how Stella is with socks.  Look at her.  Does it really surprise you that she would eat them like candy?  I can kind of see why she ended up being a rescue dog.

She started obedience classes this week.  Stella is actually a pretty smart little dog.  Barring that whole sock eating thing.  When she first joined our house, she ran into Sam's room and grabbed his squeaky shark and stuffed dog.  I'm sure they resembled her toys in her last abode.  I took them away.  After a few times of me throwing them and saying, "No!" when she went for them, she totally got that those things were off limit.  She has left them alone ever since.  Obviously, that has not worked with socks.

Usually we figure it out after the fact that she has made a snack out of our footwear when she has thrown them up.  Yesterday, we witnessed her snatching them up and swallowing them like liver treats before we could stop her.  I heard from a dog training friend that the cost of having socks removed from a dog's intestines is roughly $2000 dollars.  I figured that with my luck, this would be the pair that made it to her colon and got stuck.  I called the CARE center and the very nice woman I spoke to told me the home remedy for puppy epicac.  Cost me all of $2.69.  I gave it to Stella, waited 15 minutes and the socks magically reappeared!  Okay, it wasn't magical.  It was actually kind of gross, but it still only cots me $2.69 which may have been the real magic.

CARE Center lady, thank you for giving me the recipe for doggy regurgitation.  It's nice to know that you are more interested in the health of my pet than making a quick buck.  No wonder I trust you with my service dog too!