Wiener Dog Monday
by Sherra on July 7, 2008
in Finding the Funny, Friends
Hard to believe that April was the last Wiener Dog Monday.
I was sure it would be at least a monthly event.
But life has a way of keeping us busy and distracted and we sometimes easily forget about the wiener (dogs) in our lives.
Luckily, my buddy Ann has a unique way to remind me about wieners (dogs) just when I almost forgot what started the whole wiener topic in the first place.
But before I share the story she sent me via email this weekend, I wanted to share this fabulous little gift that arrived in the mail probably way back in April after all the wiener talk.
My friend Leigh Anne sent a cute little cookie cutter so I could make wiener (dog) cookies.
It was a sweet gift but Leigh Anne obviously forgot that I do not roll cookies, pie crust or knead dough. Those are my self-imposed baking rules.
But in honor of Wiener Dog Monday, I did buy a roll of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough, rolled it out between two sheets of wax paper and created these wiener dog cookies…
Yes, I am aware that they have abnormally large heads and one has an odd-shaped front foot. So now you all know why I don’t roll out cookies. Quit laughing Leigh Anne – I know yours would have turned out much better than mine!
Now, on to the email from Ann which could also go under the category of “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” (if I had that category). Or it could go under the category of “That’s Just Wrong on So Many Levels” but I’ll let you make up your own mind after you read the real life news story.
And not that there is any relation but I lived in a small town named Roscoe where my mom and one sister still reside.
POLITE WARNING: Do not read while eating.
Directly from Ann’s email:
OMG!!! Consider this article for Wiener Monday!!! Dan and I were enjoying this lovely Independence Day morning by reading the paper out back and he read aloud to me this article:
Lapdog gnaws off owner’s toe: A disabled Alton woman decided to have her one-year-old miniature dachshund, “Roscoe,” euthanized after it is believed to have gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd, 56, who has no feeling in her toes because of nerve damage from severe diabetes, discovered the toe was missing after awaking from a nap. A veterinarian said the toe had been bandaged because of a healing hangnail and that may have somehow attracted the dog.
(The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Friday, July 4, 2008-Illinois News)
Ann’s opinion after the story:
…I think she could have done something better than have the poor dog killed, though!
Of course, I had to read this aloud to PhilBillPaul and Granny and we agreed that we thought killing the dog was a little harsh. Then again, PhilBillPaul had a pretty good point when he said, “How exactly would you word that ad in the paper?”
Owner took a nap, dog ate toe. Carnivorous wiener dog free to good home.
There’s no good ending to this Wiener Dog Monday. Just a sad story that really had two unhappy endings. My personal opinion is dogs shouldn’t sleep in people beds and up until now that was just because I have pet hair issues. Now I have a whole other reason I had never even considered.
On a totally unrelated note…there is still time to nominate yourself for the Wife of the Year Award and I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday. Just click on the link and leave a comment nominating yourself and tell us why!
Granny leaves tomorrow and we will seriously miss her – even though she did try to ride in my front “I am running for Wife of the Year” seat in the car Sunday – which I thought was a little pushy. 
One year ago..
First off, I DO NOT LIKE WIENER DOGS! We have always referred to them as “kicker” dogs in our house. But, we do allow our four dogs to sleep with us, and currently we have another of their siblings visiting for ten days—that makes five dogs and 2 adults. Yep, there’s hair, and I have those issues too….but I wash a top sheet (daily) that covers my husband and my self, and our “limbs” so that there is no risk of loss. YIKES!
Cute cookies!
I am really not a dog person, though we have one.
Our dog is large- not only by nature of her breed mix but also over weight.
She had to stop sleeping with us in out king sized bed when I was pregnant with #3. There just wasn’t enough room for all of us. Plus, she snores like a truck driver.
Now the kids want another dog–I was voting for a wiener dog UNTIL reading this post.
Nancy » Hey now, there’s no room here for bad-mouthing wiener dogs. We are all entitled to our breed preference and FOUR DOGS of any breed would put me over the edge!!! LOL!
Diane » Don’t hold it against the wiener dog – we think she should not have been sleeping with the dog (which is rather obvious after the fact)! We have two long-hairs for sale. (Shhh, don’t tell my kids but your kids would LOVE them!)
I thought of you today while driving down the road. I was behind a man in an old pickup with a sticker in his window that said “I love my wiener”. I decided to believe he meant wiener as in dog… Regardless, it would make me think of you!
Tammy » Did you see an actual DOG in the car??? ROFL
My wife finally talked me into allowing her to get a cocker spaniel. She is a big fan of animals so I decided to let her get one to make her happy. I don’t like animals in my bed under any circumstance but she has allow this cocker to sleep on the foot of the bed. (foot sounds funny after reading your story) I too have nerve damage in my feet due to being a chemically induced diabetic but, I don’t think that I would not be able to feel something tugging at my toes even if I were asleep.
Even though I have not been too fond of dogs this cocker has greatly changed my mind. He does some of the funniest things and you just can’t help but laugh at him. He is mischievious as he likes to stretch up and get a loaf of bread off the kitchen counter and take a loaf every now and then. Plus, when we leave him alone during the day he will tear up the bathroom trash and scatter it through out the bathroom. Now, we close the doors upon leaving the house. All in all he is a good dog and I believe that even I will enjoy having him around. (just will not serve him any human parts to eat!)