[pyrnet] one more skunk story

[LynmaloneB@aol.com]

Hello all-
First, I'd like to say hello to everyone and that it's nice to be back on the 
list again. Bridger and I have been away for about three months (somehow I 
got turned around after the server crash last spring). I love seeing all the 
familiar names and look forward to laughing out loud at my computer as I read 
 posts from Jan in New Zealand. 

I just have to tell you one more skunk story. I'll give you the short 
version. Naturally, my Pyr (Slater) had an encounter with a skunk the night 
before one of my husband's long-lost cousins was to visit for the first time 
in years. Slater was a big girl. My first attempt to deal with the problem 
was the traditional tomato juice. That didn't even make a dent in the odor. 
So.......I called my vet for advice and was told to go buy several packages 
of scented douche and rinse the dog with that. I went to the drug store, 
selected three packages of Herbal douche, and went to the check-out counter. 
There, at the cash register, was one of my students (I teach in the same 
town). Mortified, I casually said..."It's for my dog" .........which, as you 
can imagine, only made an awkward situation worse. She gave me the oddest 
look as she rang up my sale. I suppose she was wondering if she should call 
the local Humane Society - that's if she believed the purchase was for my 
dog. Unfortunately, the only result was that Slater now smelled like an 
Herbal skunk. Finally, her third bath - with deodorant shampoo - saved the 
day and our reputation in the family. I can't say as much about my reputation 
at school :>)

Knock on wood, Bridger has never met a skunk and doesn't plan to.

Lyn Malone and Bridger (sweet smelling boy)