We might need Sherlock Holmes to crack this case...

Snow and ice will not keep Brandon and I from continuing our normal routine. So...as usual we went to the grocery store first thing this morning, as we do every Sunday morning. Knowing we would only be gone for a little while, we left Dixie out of her crate...to continue sleeping comfortably!

When we got home from the grocery store....this is what we found...



You don't have to interrogate the dogs to know which one made this mess. For starters, Noah hasn't done anything like this since he was a puppy. Secondly, the second you walk in, Dixie is already cowering in anticipation of being scolded.

Although we no longer physically spank the dogs (generally)...we do try to at least call to their attention that this is wrong.

Bringing Dixie back to the scene of the crime. She won't even look at the mess she made, much less go near it - So she has to be dragged/carried...



And...just in case there were in doubt in our minds who made this mess, look closely at Dixie's face. There is a little bit of green fuzz hanging out of her mouth. She is not very good at trying to cover up her mistakes!



We do understand that we are partly to blame for this fiasico. We should have put her in her crate. Also, with this weather, the dogs have not had much outdoor time and are more than just a little overdue for a good run!

But, I just had to laugh at her...especially with that hunk of fuzz dangling from her lip!