Ok, so the dog lovers in here may really hate me for this but rest assured it was completely unintentional.
Saturday was bottling day. I had taken several hours to clean, sanitize and sterilize everything. The bottling process went beautifully and quickly. Then came the clean up. SWMBO does not let me do that in the house since it's a fairly nasty/dirty event and we have a very small kitchen. Sooo...I'm outside cleaning the trub and debris from both the primary and bottling containers and my dog wonders over to where I am. I don't think much of it since he's a fairly inquisitive pup but obeys very well. As I'm cleaning the containers with OxyClean, I hear my dog lapping furiously. I look over and he has eaten/drank every bit of drub and yeast that I had carefully put aside. I knew he was going to get a stomach ache, but chalked it up to my carelessness and figured he would OK. 2 hours later I walk out for a smoke and there he is...ears low and wobbling in the middle of the yard. He yaks and then stumbles over to me with a sheepish look. That dog was TANKED (and he's a good 70lbs). He woke up yesterday with an apparent hangover. I think we both learned a valuable lesson. I shoulda taken some pics. It was pathetically hilarious. I know I know, alcohol is extremely dangerous to dogs. Like I said, it was completely unintentional.
Ok, had to get that one out.
Saturday was bottling day. I had taken several hours to clean, sanitize and sterilize everything. The bottling process went beautifully and quickly. Then came the clean up. SWMBO does not let me do that in the house since it's a fairly nasty/dirty event and we have a very small kitchen. Sooo...I'm outside cleaning the trub and debris from both the primary and bottling containers and my dog wonders over to where I am. I don't think much of it since he's a fairly inquisitive pup but obeys very well. As I'm cleaning the containers with OxyClean, I hear my dog lapping furiously. I look over and he has eaten/drank every bit of drub and yeast that I had carefully put aside. I knew he was going to get a stomach ache, but chalked it up to my carelessness and figured he would OK. 2 hours later I walk out for a smoke and there he is...ears low and wobbling in the middle of the yard. He yaks and then stumbles over to me with a sheepish look. That dog was TANKED (and he's a good 70lbs). He woke up yesterday with an apparent hangover. I think we both learned a valuable lesson. I shoulda taken some pics. It was pathetically hilarious. I know I know, alcohol is extremely dangerous to dogs. Like I said, it was completely unintentional.
Ok, had to get that one out.
