A Shitty Day!

Start of a shitty day
Originally uploaded by Rexfree_99

Stepped right in the dog poop this morning. I should have seen it as an omen but didn't as it happens so rarely.
After wading through a lot of shit (paperwork) of a different time, I loaded up KOKO for her first solo trip to the land.
When we got there, she was pretty excited but let me set the gentle leader on her muzzle and hook it up to the choke chain. We were ready to rock and roll.
She was just great! Didn't pull, strain my shoulder or anything. The perfect pooch. When we got down near the water I must have let the muzzle part slacken and it came off of her muzzle. As I started to hook her back up, I thought, WHY? One of the reasons for fencing and having that place is for the dogs to run fairly free. So, I just unhooked the leash from the lead, and let her go.
Right to the rocky gravelly ramp which I had cleared of fish bones and skeletons in anticipation of this moment. She was so happy! Jumped to the middle of the ramp and started to do the doggie roll...I must have missed something, and I could smell it back where I was. Then she charged down to the water, and waded in a bit when suddenly, a cormorant let loose a giant shit bomb! Wow, it was so gross and alarming I didn't even think to photograph it. I was worried that KOKO was going to get into it as it was drifting right at her. As it turned out, she got some anyway, but that was a bit too much for her, and out she came!
Then I could begin to appreciate the magnitude of the disaster! Thick gooey mud and other stuff...all over one side of the dog, especially her neck with liberal lashings of the white cormorant shit. Oh such a gross dog you couldn't imagine.
But she was still being a very good dog, and we started our walk off leash...she stayed nearby and I tried to get her to roll about some, but she was having none of that, thank you very much.
After a bit, I decided to hook her back up at least to the leash. I gave up on the leader part as soon as I touched it...oh my god. Now I smelled as bad as KOKO. But she remained a very good dog for another circuit even when tempted to pull by a squirrel in the cemetery
Now we are home, collar soaking in a tub of soapy water, and car blanket in the washing machine. As for Koko, she stinks to the high heavens and isn't being so great on the bath time.
I think the dogs will be sleeping downstairs for a few night, well at least Koko will be.
Quiz got a short walk out to the mail box and didn't roll in anything. But I know if I had taken her over there she would have done the same thing!