Walking the Dogs

Stacy is currently housesitting and taking care of three dogs. They're needy pups who insist on human contact when they sleep, so invariably she finds herself in the master bed smothered between three dogs who try to snuggle up into her every nook and cranny. I thought this in itself was one of the funniest mental pictures I've had in a while, but then she topped it when she described the process of walking these dogs...

The first dog is really excited about the world and loves to explore. It constantly runs ahead, tugging Stacy on the leash. The second dog is afraid of just about everything and, much like in bed, refuses to leave Stacy's side. The third dog has a cleft paw and can't actually walk, but since the owners don't want it to feel left out, they bought it a bassinet. Despite its gimp leg, the dog continually tries to hop out of its stroller so it can walk, even though it physically can't.

What I wouldn't give to see Stacy being yanked in two directions by differently tempered dogs while pushing a frilly baby bassinet with a third disabled dog who tries to escape up and down the hilly streets of East LA.