Bud and Me

Ha! Today I won the battle!

For probably about three years I have made a monthly visiting teaching appointment with my dear friend Dee. She is delightful. However, her demon schnauzer dog is a nightmare!

He bites me. When they first got him and he was just a pup he would bite my toes. Then he got more aggressive and would bite my fingers. He jumps up on the couch and nips at my face. All the while dear sweet Dee says, "Get down Bud."

I wear closed toed shoes and keep my hands in my armpits.

Today, however, I triumphed. I had read online all the ways to keep a rabid dog at bay. I have tried Tabasco sauce and that worked pretty well for a month or two, then I tried green Tabasco sauce and he seemed to enjoy licking it off of me.

I don't think Dee's sense of smell is the best, but I think the other ladies that I visit may wonder why I always come smelling like a burrito.

I had also read about orange oil working. Today I loaded both barrels and arrived with freshly squeezed orange oil on my calves and forearms.

I purchased a fresh jalapeno which I slit, removed the pulp, and added it to the orange oil application. I didn't have time to wash my hands but I figured I could remember not to touch my face and burn myself.  A simple nose scratch began the series of burning events.

When I arrived, Bud took one sniff, a tentative lick, left the room, and I do believe I heard him whimpering in the distance. It was hard to contain my glee at a well-deserved victory.  

Nose on fire, and eyes only beginning to water, I pushed forward with the lesson. However, about halfway through, my forearms and calves were burning so bad I had to cut things short. 

At home, after a milk bath, I'm sitting here concluding that although I still have a pretty intense burning sensation, it was worth it.

Next month I think I will wear the concoction on my clothes rather than on my skin.  Look out Bud.....