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So, What are the odds that the dog could flood the bathroom?

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Real Estate Agent with Realty ONE Group - Scottsdale

I must admit that our little rescue dog , Heidi, is adorable and very sweet. This is probably the only reason that she remains ‘our dog’ these days. 

She is a lovely dog but has separation anxiety whenever we leave the house without her. Needless to say, during the past year since her adoption, she has trained us to attempt to figure out the things she could possibly get in to while we are away. So much for screens.

Lets put it this way, she is banned from the house because she either chews something or carries it around so we cannot find it. She is also banned from the pool yard because she loves to chew on the sprinkler system. The little fountains are sorta fun. Since we have an acre lot we allow her to patrol the large back patio and yard beyond the gated pool area. She is also allowed to be inside in bathrooms that has her doggie door to the back yard.  After finding a variety of items in the back yard, I have learned to remove everything from this bathroom’s counters and the towel racks. The toilet bowl cleaner brush is safely locked in the shower and the toilet paper is set high on an empty towel rack. One of Heidi’s favorite pass times is toilet papering our yard. This is especially fun if the automatic sprinkler system comes on. 

Anyway, one morning last week I left the house for a short period of time. I returned to find water running out from under the bathroom door! I opened the door to discover the sink clogged and the faucet on full blast!

Ok it was my mistake, the previous day I had set a new roll of TP on the bathroom counter intending to put it in the cabinet later. Unfortunately, I forgot to do so. The result? Well, my guess is that Heidi discovered the TP roll on the counter and immediately jumped up to play with her treasure. She is an excellent jumper! She must have somehow knocked the roll in to the sink basin. And in attempting to get it out, she managed to turn the water faucet to the ON position. Just in case you are wondering, wet toilet paper makes and excellent drain plug!

I came home to a sink over flowing, water running down the hallway (fortunately tile) and cabinet drawers filled with water.  It took me several hours and lots of towels to finally clean up the mess.

Now, the question. Should I confess to Gary what had transpired or simply be quiet? I did manage to not say anything until the following day/ There were just too many tell tail signs - small pieces of TP that glued down to the back patio,  the warped drawer that would not close completely and the musty smell. I finally explained the event reminding him that ’some day’ he would think this was funny!  Of course at that moment, he did not see the humor and I got my lecture about what could have happened if I had been gone for an extended period of time , about how the dog would have to be in her cage when we were away etc.

He immediately removed the drawers so the warped pressed wood would dry and hopefully fit in to their place again. Then he got our large fan and set it up to begin to dry out the cabinets.  Fortunately Arizona is a very dry climate! All has ended well with the bathroom and hall show no effects of any water damage.

Doesn't she look innocent:-)

Heidi - Scottsdale AZ

So, what do you think would be the probability of this happening????

 

Comments (1)

Sharon Lord
Maracay Homes - Peoria, AZ
New Home Advisor

Heh!  With a title like that, I HAD to read it!  Heidi has got that "innocent" look down, doesn't she?  Thanks for the smirks....

Sharon Kotula
Argent Decor
Phoenix Vacation Home Furnishing Service
www.ArgentDecor.com
sharon@argentdecor.com
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Jun 02, 2009 12:40 PM