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Dishwasher Mystery

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On Saturday we had our plumber over to fix a couple of leaky faucets preparatory to our home inspection. He did a good job, as usual, and then I had him look at the dishwasher.

I noticed about a couple of months ago that I could pull the dishwasher forward and back almost 3 inches. This was a new development. It never moved like that before. Daryl the plumber took a look and noticed that the four screws that secured the dishwasher to the sides of the cabinets had all been pulled out. He also showed me how short they were. He got four much longer screws and secured the dishwasher back in place. He was at a loss to explain how the short screws could have been pulled out like that.

On Sunday I was loading the dishwasher with the usual assistance of Kyrill the Cesky Terrier. He likes to do the pre-rinse on the dishes on the bottom rack and lick any delectables off the open dishwasher door. He has done this since we got him. Kyrill is a short dog of great length who can only get to the farthest dishes and door surface by standing with his front paws on the door. Sometimes he even jumps up so his whole body is on the open door. Did I mention he now weighs 30 lbs? Bingo. Mystery solved. I believe Kyrill, in his selfless attempts to help us as much as he can, stripped the dishwasher screws by putting his weight on the door. I am afraid he isn’t allowed to help us with the dishes anymore.

What repairs have you had to make due to animals? Any mysteries in your life lately? How are you at setting limits with pets?

36 thoughts on “Dishwasher Mystery”

  1. I am happy to report that the home inspection went well. The inspector was here for only 25 minutes. He said the attic and insulation looked good, as did everything else.

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  3. looks like youre set renee
    good job

    my pet stint will temporarily pause after vinny and nala
    vinny is on his last legs and nala is no longer spry

    deb says shes done with critters but well see

    she was 50 with young kids at home when the first entered our lives

    today shes 65 teaching in class and online and doing meetings around town and around the country.
    im sure there have been lots of stories over the years with critter antics but they are all kind of homebodies. chasing squirrels sleeping under the trampoline. moving up down hanging with the masters. cats were invisable until they wanted lap time dogs are more interactive. polite critters this last bunce. my basset was never polite always plotting. these guys are well behaved comrads. along for thr ride trusting and grateful.

    i am a stickler for no begging and dont allow food based whining so they work out their own feeding regiment. i put it out at 7 and they ration it out so its gone about 10 pm

    hope the move goes smoothly and luverne is a great spot for you. i bet it will be

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  4. I wrote a long post about our dog getting sprayed by a skunk and then our kids not realizing and letting it in at which point the dog rolled all over the living room carpet. It was on my phone and WordPress it won’t let me post anymore using my phone.
    OT Sandra has gone way downhill. This could be her last day but it is our daughter’s birthday and anniversary. Yes, on 9/11.

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  5. Rise and Shine, Baboons,

    Kyrill, Kyrill, Kyrill. You are busy keeping Renee and Chris on their toes!

    I am pretty good setting limits with pets and people. My husband is not and encourages begging. Phoebe permanently set up her spot under Lou’s chair at mealtime. No amount of nagging from me could remedy this. Most repairs from animals has been sanding out scratches in woodwork, cleaning up messes on carpets and rugs, and washing soiled stuff. But there was plenty of that. When we travelled to Arizona with our dogs, they became anxious and would get diarrhea afterwards. I learned to place their kennels in the bathrooms with hard surface floors for the first week after the trip. IIIICCCCKKKKK! I also learned to start them on Pepcid before the trip to limit acid stomachs. What I did/do for my pups.

    In several weeks we will again travel to view puppies at the same breeder who bred Phoebe (her illness was rare and not genetic) and start again. Husband is just lost without her. This house is far too quiet.

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  6. Haven’t had cats now for – wow, maybe 12 years. But I do remember finding ways to repair the fabric of the “scratching chair”…

    Main mystery right now is when the Title will arrive at the pace where we are buying a new (pre-owned) Prius, about half an hour from here. We have the loan of a friend’s car for the weekend, but BOY I wish this piece of paper would arrive. May actually write a blog post about this adventure.

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  7. Isn’t it amazing how much money we spend on our pets? Treats, vets, toys, TREATS, FOOD.
    I think the dogs should know that they can chew on my arm and play rough with me, but they shouldn’t chew on our friends arms. That isn’t always working.
    The dogs do learn chickens are friends, not food.

    There used to be a lot of repairs due to the cows, and I spend time and money working on roosts, or pens, or feeders for the chickens, but not necessarily repairs. We sure love dogs, and there’s nothing cuter than a puppy. And we watch the dogs on the paws and claws websites, and I constantly have to remind Kelly we really don’t need four dogs. Especially 3 indoor dogs.

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      1. Yeah, not really sure what the rooster thought. That rooster seems to have disappeared. Luna is still trying to find another one to play with like that.

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  9. Early in our marriage, we had a dog who ate our sofa. Literally chewed off one end. Since then, it’s been the usual pet-related damage—soiled carpet, clawed furniture.

    We have a new kitten now and setting limits has been a challenge. She climbs everything, so every closet and door in the house has to stay closed. We haven’t been able to open windows now that it’s warm again, because she climbs the screens. We are gradually training her to stop other naughty behavior (like attacking us in the middle of the night), but the climbing is harder to stop.

    Mystery we’ve been puzzling over: why do hummingbirds fight so much? It’s time to migrate so the feeder is popular. But even though there’s plenty of nectar and room for multiple birds to perch, they fight constantly and no one gets any food. Other birds share feeders with minimal conflict. You’d think the hummingbirds would figure out that if they stop fighting they could eat.

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    1. They’re very territorial about a food source. I’ve been watching their squabbles for several years and it doesn’t change, even though individual birds can change. They squeal and squeak at each other and aggressively chase others away. They’ve been known to actually stab others with their long beak. (I hope I never see that!) They’re trying to put on weight for their long journey now.

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  10. Well, I’ve been without Pippin for about a year now. He had his share of potty accidents, so I got new carpet as a gift to myself after he passed. Otherwise he was a very good boy!

    The former owner of my new home had two cats. There are large holes in all the screens. They must’ve been climbing on the screens. I will take them to Ace for re-screening when it’s colder.

    I might find a dog to adopt, but I’m not sure yet.

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  11. Out daughter’s tuxedo decided to climb her television. It wasn’t anchored to the wall, and it fell over onto the floor and cracked and had to be replaced

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  12. Two major incidents. My first Irish Setter, Scarlet, ate 24 Ukrainian eggs that were finished and individually boxed. She chewed open the boxes and ate the eggs. Then threw them all up. I had to sort through to make sure she had thrown up all the metal ornament holders.

    Second (& current) cat, Nimue, as a kitten knocked over a basket of non-holiday Ukrainian eggs that I kept on the dining room buffet. This basket included the first egg that I made and also my first duck egg.

    Clearly pets and Ukrainian eggs don’t go together well at our house. I am subsequently VERY careful every year when the egg table is up and when I’m finished, the boxed eggs are secured in a storage box with a tight lid until the holidays.

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  13. I am good with pet boundaries. No begging and no getting up on the sofa/bed without my permission are my biggies. Unfortunately YA is not as good. Luckily Guinevere is pretty smart and understands completely that I have rules even if YA doesn’t.

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  14. One of my cats was extremely timid, and anytime I had visitors, or even if the doorbell rang for a delivery, he would race upstairs to hide. His favorite place to hide was on an overhead closet shelf, which he could reach if he deployed his claws on the clothes hanging in the closet. I have often mended small holes and snags on my sweaters and blouses. I should have devised a way of securing the closet door, but he was very good at nudging it open.

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