Welcome to jumpthedog.com! Come on in and look around...Monday, 31 December 2007
Sneaky
- by Chips
Just wanted to sneak a last bin raider photo in before the end of the year. A beauty, even though I say so myself, a fine example of an overnight project.Happy New Year everyone!
Labels: chips, eaten, happy new year
Sunday, 23 December 2007
Christmas Presents
- by Chips
Our Christmas present to Joseph the horse was 2kg of carrots.
Tamsin forgot to put them away overnight.
We took him his one carrot this evening. He looked a little disappointed with just the one, but he was very gallent and ate it appreciatively.
Our Christmas present to Joseph the horse was 2kg of carrots.
Tamsin forgot to put them away overnight.
We took him his one carrot this evening. He looked a little disappointed with just the one, but he was very gallent and ate it appreciatively.
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Under the Radar
- by Chips
What with all this hoo har with the cat (who is bright and walking around and expected home by the end of the week), I think my little "going through the compost bag to pick out any apple or carrot related goodies" has slipped under the radar. Yipee.
What with all this hoo har with the cat (who is bright and walking around and expected home by the end of the week), I think my little "going through the compost bag to pick out any apple or carrot related goodies" has slipped under the radar. Yipee.Labels: abscess, carlsberg, chips, eaten, mishaps, not hit by a car
Monday, 12 November 2007
Chesnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
-by Tamsin
All day long I was humming to myself, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." as I imagined the scene: Me, in front of a roaring fire, loyal dogs sleeping by my slippered feet, chestnuts roasting in the chestnut roaster. Mmmmm. That's the life.
When I got home, I found that in fact, while the fire was still on, the chestnuts were most definitely off, but dog poo on the floor overnight was probably on.
Thursday, 8 November 2007
Stair Gate = Closed
-by Chips
While Tamsin was working on the computer, I just boldly went up the stairs. Yup, just like that! I know I'm not supposed to but the cat food was calling me, and I just had to answer.
It reminded us of the Mars episode, which was 2 years ago and you can watch again here:
Perhaps it is autumn that makes me so hungry.
Anyway, the stair gate is now CLOSED.
ALL THE TIME
FOREVER
(PS Tamsin is aware of the danger of dogs eating chocolate and you should not try eating Mars Bars if you are a dog. I got away with it this time but DOGS SHOULD NOT EAT CHOCOLATE. If you need the proof, remember this)
While Tamsin was working on the computer, I just boldly went up the stairs. Yup, just like that! I know I'm not supposed to but the cat food was calling me, and I just had to answer.
It reminded us of the Mars episode, which was 2 years ago and you can watch again here:
Perhaps it is autumn that makes me so hungry.
Anyway, the stair gate is now CLOSED.
ALL THE TIME
FOREVER
(PS Tamsin is aware of the danger of dogs eating chocolate and you should not try eating Mars Bars if you are a dog. I got away with it this time but DOGS SHOULD NOT EAT CHOCOLATE. If you need the proof, remember this)
Monday, 22 October 2007
Hooray for the Rugby Club
- by ChipsHooray for the Rugby Club. They must have had a party at the weekend. They must have had too much curry and rice. They put it out in a nice black bin bag.
See how orange it was. And so very delicious.
Friday, 5 October 2007
Imperfect Timing
Time it takes to run upstairs and eat cat food without getting caught - (2s upwards + 24s inhaling and swallowing + 2s to laugh at the cat + 3s running downstairs) = 31 seconds
Time it takes for Tamsin to put the bin out = 27seconds
Time it takes for Tamsin to put the bin out = 27seconds
Monday, 1 October 2007
Opportunism
Opportunism (op-or-tune-izm) n The taking advantage of the short period of time that it takes for a human to exit the front door to clip the hedge, say to themselves, "Ooops, I didn't shut the stair gate" and return to the house to find a dog downstairs, tail wagging, to run up the stairs, raid the bin and eat 2 bowls of cat food and run down the stairs to play the complete innocent and not get found out until 2 hours later.
Yay for opportunism.
Yay for opportunism.
Labels: chips, dictionary, eaten
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
To be Sung to...
... the tune of 5 green bottles.
5 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the fridge
5 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the fridge
And if 5 wild bird fat balls, fell upon the floor
There's be 4 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the floor.
The mystery of this song is not "where is the 5th fat ball" to which the answer by now is, "in the field, having passed through Chips's gastrointestinal tract" but indeed, "how did the fat balls fall off the fridge in the first place?"
And that, dear reader, is the real mystery.
5 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the fridge
5 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the fridge
And if 5 wild bird fat balls, fell upon the floor
There's be 4 wild bird fat balls, sitting on the floor.
The mystery of this song is not "where is the 5th fat ball" to which the answer by now is, "in the field, having passed through Chips's gastrointestinal tract" but indeed, "how did the fat balls fall off the fridge in the first place?"
And that, dear reader, is the real mystery.
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Not Death by Chocolate today thank you
Today, I had to take the van to be fixed and it had to stay in.
Meanwhile, I received a lovely Easter present through the post. Two bars of yummy dark chocolate.
When I arrived home, all that was left was the wrappers. Happy Easter Tamsin.
Even more happy Easter because chocolate is poisonous to dogs. We are not talking grape poisonous. There is no "maybe" in chocolate poisoning. Chips was looking a little uncomfortable (as I would have been if only I had had the chance to eat both my bars of chocolate at the same time). Beanz was fine, leaving me to believe that Chips had not shared nicely.
I phone the vet. The toxic dose for a dog Chips's size is 15g of dark chocolate. Chances were she'd had 20 times that. Time to go for some medicine.
No car, so thank you to Dorothy for coming to pick us up and take us there.
To the unitiated, this is what it looks like dry. "Try mixing it with the
ir food" said the vet. YUM. Looks tasty.
Meanwhile, it was plan B for Chips. By this point I had stopped bothering cleaning things up, so I will tackle the black stuff tomorrow. Since 4 hours worth wouldn't stay down, it was little and often. It has to keep going in until it comes out the other end.
All praise to the vet, who even offered to come and pick us up and take us to the animal hospital in the night if we couldn't get a lift. That is beyond the call of duty and something you don't hear about these days.
By 10pm, Chips was looking a lot more perky. I don't think we'll be needing the valium tablets. Well, I don't think Chips will be needing them. I will be sleeping downstairs to keep an eye on the patient.
Meanwhile, I received a lovely Easter present through the post. Two bars of yummy dark chocolate.
When I arrived home, all that was left was the wrappers. Happy Easter Tamsin.Even more happy Easter because chocolate is poisonous to dogs. We are not talking grape poisonous. There is no "maybe" in chocolate poisoning. Chips was looking a little uncomfortable (as I would have been if only I had had the chance to eat both my bars of chocolate at the same time). Beanz was fine, leaving me to believe that Chips had not shared nicely.
I phone the vet. The toxic dose for a dog Chips's size is 15g of dark chocolate. Chances were she'd had 20 times that. Time to go for some medicine.
No car, so thank you to Dorothy for coming to pick us up and take us there.
A dose of medication and the ongoing treatment? Activated charcoal.
To the unitiated, this is what it looks like dry. "Try mixing it with their food" said the vet. YUM. Looks tasty. 
Beanz ate her own and then Chips's. I hope you can't overdose on charcoal.
Meanwhile, it was plan B for Chips. By this point I had stopped bothering cleaning things up, so I will tackle the black stuff tomorrow. Since 4 hours worth wouldn't stay down, it was little and often. It has to keep going in until it comes out the other end.According to my frantic internet search, chocolate poisoning symptoms go:
Vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, tremours, seizures and possibly death. In there somewhere is also a raised heart beat that can cause heart attack. Not joyful reading.
So, working her way dutifully through the list, Chips started on phase 4, the tremours.
Call in Lynn (thank you Lynn) who took us back to the vet for an injection of diazepam (that's valium to you and me). Lucky dog. I hadn't even got through the sentence, "How long does it take to work?" before Chips's eyes glazed over and she wobbled to the floor. We came home with instructions of what to look for and what might constitute an emergency.
Vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, tremours, seizures and possibly death. In there somewhere is also a raised heart beat that can cause heart attack. Not joyful reading.
So, working her way dutifully through the list, Chips started on phase 4, the tremours.
Call in Lynn (thank you Lynn) who took us back to the vet for an injection of diazepam (that's valium to you and me). Lucky dog. I hadn't even got through the sentence, "How long does it take to work?" before Chips's eyes glazed over and she wobbled to the floor. We came home with instructions of what to look for and what might constitute an emergency.
All praise to the vet, who even offered to come and pick us up and take us to the animal hospital in the night if we couldn't get a lift. That is beyond the call of duty and something you don't hear about these days.
By 10pm, Chips was looking a lot more perky. I don't think we'll be needing the valium tablets. Well, I don't think Chips will be needing them. I will be sleeping downstairs to keep an eye on the patient.
Labels: chips, dogs, eaten, mishaps, poison. chocolate
Friday, 30 March 2007
You Are What You Eat
And I am slowly becoming Fish and Brown Rice. If you ever needed evidence, here it is.
Thursday, 22 February 2007
Dr Chips researches again (so soon)
10 day old baked beans with mould on.
No news is good news
By Dr Chips - PhD (Dr of Phood)
No news is good news
By Dr Chips - PhD (Dr of Phood)
Monday, 19 February 2007
I am Banned from Scientific Research
Today I have been banned from scientific research.
If you search the internet, you will see that grapes can be poisonous for dogs. Luckily, the word is "can", not definitely "is".
I did research this area once before and ate a bag of grapes. I also ran the gauntlet with nuts and raisins a couple of times. At the time, Tamsin thought it was funny, because she didn't know that grapes can cause acute kidney failure and death.
So today she was not laughing when she washed a bag of grapes and left them to dry on the side, and then went to work. She was not laughing when she came home and they were gone, and so was half a punnet of cherry tomatoes, which it turns out, can also be poisonous for dogs.
The internet recommeded agressive vetenary intervention, but 7 hours had already passed and I was fine and ate my tea and went for a walk. I didn't even have the decency to vomit. And those were expensive and tastey grapes and Tamsin had been looking forward to them.
I would like to add the results of my experiment to the growing body of research as one of the "a bag of grapes is not poisonous to all dogs" contibutions to add balance to this field.
However, I will not be allowed to research this area again.
If you search the internet, you will see that grapes can be poisonous for dogs. Luckily, the word is "can", not definitely "is".
I did research this area once before and ate a bag of grapes. I also ran the gauntlet with nuts and raisins a couple of times. At the time, Tamsin thought it was funny, because she didn't know that grapes can cause acute kidney failure and death.
So today she was not laughing when she washed a bag of grapes and left them to dry on the side, and then went to work. She was not laughing when she came home and they were gone, and so was half a punnet of cherry tomatoes, which it turns out, can also be poisonous for dogs.
The internet recommeded agressive vetenary intervention, but 7 hours had already passed and I was fine and ate my tea and went for a walk. I didn't even have the decency to vomit. And those were expensive and tastey grapes and Tamsin had been looking forward to them.
I would like to add the results of my experiment to the growing body of research as one of the "a bag of grapes is not poisonous to all dogs" contibutions to add balance to this field.
However, I will not be allowed to research this area again.
