Outrageous Pet Stories Contest

The good folks at a tail we could wag want to hear your outrageous pet stories. They thought of the idea because of my trip to the emergency vet. Details below:

Tell Us Your Outrageous Pet Tale for a Chance to Win a Collar!

Recently, Stella ate 2 of Max's socks. That earned her a trip to the emergency vet clinic and a shot of stuff (that's the technical term!) to compel her to give them back quickly. I was going to try a home remedy that the emergency clinic said was ok but to watch out for choking as they came back up. That's when we decided to let them have the pleasure of helping us get them back the way they went in! Quite an adventure for our not so little 1 year old Boxer!
Now we'd like to hear your outrageous (but true) pet stories. What kind of trouble has your pooch gotten into. Or did she/he do something amazing or heroic? Whatever it was, we'd love to hear about it. The winning story will win a new harborside collar!
So, here are the details:

1. Write about your pet's antics in 200 or fewer words. Save as a word document
2. Send your story (as an attachment) to info@tailwags.com with the subject "outrageous pet story contest" by 11:59 pm (MDT) 6/15/2009.
3. If you'd like, send along a photo as well!
4. Please be sure to include your dog's collar size in your email.
5. Stories will be judged by the good folks at a tail we could wag.
6. Winner will be announced on Stella's Blog and our Facebook page on June 30, 2009.*
7. GOOD LUCK!

Happy Birthday Stella!

I turned 1 today! Laurie baked me a yummy cake (at least it's yummy for dogs...not sure the humans would like it!) What a fun year it's been! Here are some pictures so you can see how I've grown!

My trip to the emergency room

Last Tuesday night I got to experience a trip to the emergency vet. I don't really mind going to the vet cause I get to ride in the car and the doctor always gives me lots of treats. But not the emergency vet. They gave me stuff to make me throw up. You see, I ate two, yes two, of Max's socks. Stinky little boy feet smell. YUM! But Laurie didn't think that was such a good idea. They do feed me pretty well here but I wanted a little something extra, so I saw an opportunity and grabbed it! The next thing I knew I was going for a ride! Yay, I thought until I got to the clinic. Then they gave me some stuff (apomorphine) to induce vomiting. Laurie was going to try the old hydrogen peroxide trick (only after talking to the vet, of course) but decided to take me in since I had eaten 2 socks. I probably won't learn anything from my experience since I'm a dog, but hopefully the humans will try harder to keep things out of my reach. Socks, towels, rags, underwear, etc. I like them all!
That's it, I just wanted to share my fun with you all! til my next adventure....