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Dog bed report

Terry has now had her latest dog bed for nearly two months. It will be two months on July 2. She has not destroyed it yet. Nor has she been interested in destroying it. I believe we’ve finally found the perfect combo for her and she has developed a deep and abiding attachment to her bed. She treats it like gold.

Although the doggy bed was an inexpensive affair that I found on sale at K-Mart—a stuffed insert with a heavy fabric zipped and washable cover—it is still thick and comfy. I’ve inserted the entire bed inside a 30 gallon trash bag (like a pillow in a pillow case) with another trash bag slipped on from the other end. That provides wet feet protection and is easy to change if the plastic bags get ripped. I’d rather not have to take the entire bed apart to wash the cover every week if I can help it.

Over the top of that, I placed a genuine Martha Stewart extra soft blanket, Cuban Sand color. Twin size, folded in half. This blanket, I tell you, is indestructible. Terry has pawed at it with her sharp toenails and she has dug around in it to make her nests and she has even nibbled on it...no signs of wear and tear. It’s as if I just took it out of the wrapper. Washes like a dream, too. It just grows softer and plushier. Terry loves her super soft blankie, so very much. It is her most favorite possession. Rather than cuddling with one of her stuffies now, she wads a part of her blanket up to cuddle with. It’s her all-purpose comfort device.

I can’t swear to it, but I think the trash bags covering her bed are also part of the appeal. She seems to like the smooth texture and usually pulls a corner of her blanket back so that she can lay her head directly on the trash bag cover. She’s a funny dog with just-so preferences. Anyhow, I think we did it. We have a winner. The perfect Terry bed.

Posted on 06/30/06 at 04:39 PM
 




Volkher Hofmann

The perfect Terry bed?

I think the Argentinian team might fit into that, now that we sent them home, although I don’t think the Martha Stewart blanket will be all that comforting to them.

>smile

P.S.: And the captcha is “lovage”. Fits perfectly, don’cha think? >smile

Germany   Posted by Volkher Hofmann on 06/30/06  at  06:42 PM





Volkher Hofmann

That was supposed to be a devil smiley, but it came out all wrong. Sorry.

Germany   Posted by Volkher Hofmann on 06/30/06  at  06:43 PM





Katie

Don’t worry about it. I’d fix the smilie, but I’m not sure that I have one in the system that’s quite what you were going for. smile

I have the coolest EE plugin. It’s an edit your own comments plugin, which I have already installed—useful for me—but in order for anyone else to use it, you’d have to register as a user first and then sign in (probably only once or until I go messing with the cookies....). Is this something anyone would be interested in having? It would also eliminate the need to fool with the captcha feature.

United States   Posted by Katie on 06/30/06  at  08:25 PM





Katie

And PS....Congratulations!  thumbs up

United States   Posted by Katie on 06/30/06  at  08:25 PM





Volkher Hofmann

Me want.
That’s 1:0.

smile

Germany   Posted by Volkher Hofmann on 07/01/06  at  02:01 AM





pablo

This is good news about the Terry bed. I’m surprised I didn’t see it on the network news. (Well, I’d have to watch the network news, but you get the point.)

If I had to sign in to make comments (or rather, to correct my comments) wouldn’t that be at least as much “bother” as doing the captcha thingamabob? I tend to prefer the “warts and all” approach of most comments with their fractured English and flawed spelling, but maybe that’s just me.

United States   Posted by pablo on 07/01/06  at  05:25 AM





Kate

Nah, didn’t even make it on the local news. But it should’ve! This is important stuff!

Unless you were to erase your browser’s cookies every day or two, you’d only have to login once. The cookie is set and every time you’d return, you’d get to partake of the convenience without one extra keystroke (plus a few less). It’s there (up in the nav bar) if anyone wants it. Or not. Don’t make no nevermind to me. If you like warts and all, we’ve got ‘em—and some really cool captcha words, too. smile

United States   Posted by Kate on 07/01/06  at  06:24 AM





Lynn Rockwell

We need a picture of this marvelous bed Kate. ? smile

Canada   Posted by Lynn Rockwell on 07/01/06  at  07:14 AM





Kate

It’s marvelousness just isn’t obvious to the eye, Lynn. Rumpled dog bed that has magical qualities, apparently.  smile

United States   Posted by Kate on 07/01/06  at  10:57 PM





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