Yet more 'adventures' with my horrible Jack Russell .......
Went to the seaside the other day in very high temps and for once the little dog was as well behaved as our old Saluki. However, when we got to the stables that evening, I noticed the Jack Russell had something stuck in his fur, just under his belly where he can't quite reach to clean himself (not that he bothers cleaning himself unless his tongue's dirty!)
Turns out when he'd been laying on a hot pavement, rolling about grovelling for ice cream from strangers, Sheldon had rolled on a melted pear drop, which had stuck like a limpet in his hair. I couldn't even wobble it, let alone praise it off.
Took two days of working at it with my fingers before it came loose enough to cut out.
Now he's got a bald patch and sadly the house no longer smells of pear drops
And he paid me back for nicking his sweetie stash by rolling in the soot from burning some old chicken bedding ......