Mistakes Were Made

Dirty Owen and Muddy Paws Ryleigh in the back

Does anyone else ever completely forget that you have a full section of yard that's not seeded, so you let your dogs outside during a downpour?  No?  Just me?

Oh, if only Owen didn't love to be outside, no matter what the weather!  The rest of the dogs wouldn't get within 10' of the door, but Owen was bugging me to go outside, so like any other day I let him out.  I was putting the final coat of stain on my kitchen cabinets, so it was easy to check on him often.  He was out for probably close to an hour, then I decided Ryleigh needed to go out too.  I had to physically put her out, because as previously mentioned she was not going willingly.  Not too long after she went out I did a quick check and saw Owen with his face on the ground like he was sniffing something.  Now, it's important to note that my backyard slopes downhill about 30' away from my house, and from where I was standing I couldn't see the unseeded area.  It took me about 2 minutes after I had checked in on him for it to occur to me that he was standing right in the middle of it.  So I quickly ran to the door to call him in, and this is what I was greeted with.  He had no idea why I wouldn't let him in the house straight away!  And he was not happy that he only made it two steps in before I threw a towel over his entire body and carried him straight to the bathtub.  But he did feel very good about himself after his quick bath.  He let me blow dry his hair with no complaints, and he gave me a face full of kisses once I let him back into the living room!