Leo hits a new culinary low

Monday March 19, 2007

Leo is renowned for eating all sorts of things that he shouldn't. He eats macadamia nuts every day despite reports that these nuts cause paralysis in dogs. He's still walkin'.

Then there was the time he ate a roofing screw. How do we know he ate it? Because Paul extracted it from where it was deposited: lovingly giftwrapped amid a freshly laid dog poo.

But tonight, Leo hit a new culinary low.

Tonight, Leo ate a candle.

Some people use candles to add ambience to a dinner table.

Some dogs mistake a candle for a spring roll and feel pretty special and not at all suspicious about having - just once - entrees before mains.

Our dogs were taught at an early age that our yard is filled with "forbidden zones" and imaginary lines that are not crossed without prior human approval.

Tonight, Paul was cleaning out the garage and had the garage doors up. The candle (aka doggy spring roll) was located approximately two metres inside the garage (well within the forbidden zone).

The next time Paul looked up, Leo was on the grass (a safe zone) munching away on something.

Paul questioned Leo with a very stern "Leo, what is that?"

Leo understood that Paul was not asking if he wanted soy sauce.

Leo dropped the candle, wiggled his bum and crawled towards Paul with his chin low - waay low.
Those who own dogs will know what this action signifies.

It's the "the shit's going down and in order to save myself I must look as cowardly, apologetic and powerless as possible" defence mechanism that is a dog like Leo's only chance of avoiding a megadose of whoop-arse.

While distracted from the candle, Kinta moved in to have a sniff.

But, harnessing her built-in superdoggy scanning device, Kinta quickly ascertained that candles weren't a viable food source and wandered off.

Ok Kinta, we get it.

You're a freakin' prodigy.

What more do you want from me?

Anyway, Paul estimates Leo was chowing down on the candle for about 5 minutes and ate half of it.

Pre-Leo, the candle was 10cm long.

Now it's 5cm long.

Exhibit One: the candle


















Exhibit Two: the dumbarse dog that ate it















Leo my friend, it's going to be a long night.