Who doesn't love agility, right? I, for one, consider it a grand form of exercise, not just for yours truly, but it also gets momma moving at high speeds even if it is only for short periods of time.
That said, my agility equipment is of the finest competition grade quality money can buy. I believe that the entire experience is enhanced by being able to imagine oneself in the ring, crowds cheering.
So, imagine my dismay to find that my jump posts had been vandalized!
Do you see that? The purple and yellow settings almost obliterated!
It didn't take long for me to determine the culprit as one could hear momma's shrieks of horror during poop patrol "Oh, Mango! What is this big chunk of purple plastic in your poo?"
While some of you will be disappointed, I suspect that most of you will be relieved that I did successfully dissuade her from photographing the evidence for your viewing pleasure.
Now, "why" is the question of moment.
One can only assume that the miscreant was experiencing a fit of envy over my superior agility skills.
Fear not, dear readers, those purple and yellow settings are for light weights.
I, Dexter, routinely engage on the blue setting.
Rest assured that I will be keeping a close watch on my agility equipment henceforth.
Perhaps I will wrap it in lettuce when not in use.
Dexter done!

40 comments:
Hey Dexter!
Wow, what a horrible thing to have happen. That always seems to happen to my newest toys, but since I'm an onlydog, I always get the blame. Pththtttth. Maybe the RH was worried you'd hurt yourself doing that....no, it's probably sabotage. BOL. Great leaping pix and that blue level is perfect anyway!
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
Dear Dexter:
We are most distressed at the attempt to sabotage your equipment. Try to understand his insecurity, and watch him carefully in the future?
gus n tkea
Blimey mate! You could almost be a greyhound Hehehe! Deccy x
Now tells me again why hers didn't fotographs da evidence?
Puddles
Dexter, forgive your big brother. I bet a tree rat really ate your agility equipment and....then Mango ate the tree rat...leaving the purple evidence. There, problem solved!
Ooooo naughty Mango! Where did you folks get the agility equipment? We made some from PVC pipes, but it isn't fancy like yours!
Oh, let the big guy have the purple, yellow, AND even the blue. Dexter, I think you're ready to move up to the red. What an awesome toy, we want one, too--but I think Cabana wouldn't progress past the green.
Ohhh, purple and yellow Mango nuggets. He's just trying to make the poop patrol experience more of an adventure for your momma.
HEHEHE HANG LETTUCE ON IT... YOU ARE SOOOOOOOO FUNNY DEXTER.
HORRORS! All of it! Thank dogness that you are above Mango's nomming of the lowly purple and yellow jumpie holders! BTW, you look totally pawesome leaping over that jump!
xoxoxo,
Sammie and Avalon
Dexter, we are going to place the blame on the squirrels for gnawing off those settings. And then Mango was just hungry:)
Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Oh, yeah! Lettuce wraps. HA roo roo roo!
Play bows,
zim
How VEXING Dexter. Dex is vex... yah man...
we'd be totally mad...
We just can't believe that Mango was so destructive to your prized equipment, Dexter!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
Wrapping it in lettuce should keep him away. Good idea.
Morgan, Tsar and the Porties
I am a bit shocked at this, if in fact it was Mango who chewed up your agility jumps.
Maybe he just doesn't get enough to eat, could that be it?
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Jo, Stella and Zkhat
Welllll...I always hear my mom talk abouts how impawtant it is to get a wide range of colorful foods in your diet. Maybe Mango was just trying to be healthy! I mean, I don't think he'd purposefully ruin your agilities equipment, do you? ESPECIALLY since he left the blue ones that you actually use. See? No reason to be LabraMad.
Wiggles & Wags,
mayzie
Good job with agility! Mom thinks Felix would be very good at agilty.
XOXO ~ Cape Cod Crew
I thinks that hangin the lettuce on the posts and that way NOTHING will touch them! BOL
woos, Tessa
We infer Mango was communicating to Mango Momma his disinterest in continuing to compete at the purple and yellow levels. Perhaps he prefers the green level, what with his gimpy leg and all? Or no level at all? Or maybe it is the diet he's on due to his leg that is really annoying him and somehow the diet is linked in his mind with the agilities equipment?
Wrapping your agilities equipment in lettuce might work if the Mango distains lettuce as much as you [and we] do. Better yet, store it up some really steep stairs when not in use.
Jed & Abby
Oh Dexter,
I am so sorry to hear that you have been victimized. And by someone so close yet. What is this world coming to? Maybe he just likes purple and yellow. At least you got part of one back, well sort of. If you are lucky, maybe you will get even more back. Good thing you don't need them. HEHE...
Love and Lots of Koobuss Jisses,
Koobie
Hi Dexter, you are accusing Uncle Mango of being a vandal? Are you sure? Of course he may have chewed a little but only with your best interests at heart.
Haven't you heard, or is it only here in Oz, that most labs are a lovely rotund shape and don't care much for agility. Eating is their one great pleasure. We're sure he was only trying to help.
Great action shot in the last photo though. Way to go Dex. No worries, and love, Stella and Rory
Haaaa!
Ooops!
Sorry!
Mango.... Mango....
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
Did I tell you I got your christmas card??
Please forgive my mean mailman...
Thanks a lot!
Is it just me or does Mango have a guilty look on his face?? Thank your Mom for not showing the purple poo, I can't even imagine the magnitude of a purple Mango poo. I think you are on to something with the lettuce wrap, you found a use for lettuce.
licks and sniffs Sasha
Thanks, Dexter, for stopping your mom from taking pics of the evidence! I think that the RH is jealous of your agility... and is trying to destroy it.
We have a sad little situation. We have an agility course on our property that, as of a few weeks ago, none of our dogs is allowed to use (that's also ignoring the fact that it's buried under 3 ft of snow, with the posts for the jumps barely peeking over the snow). Please warn us if RH is heading our way!
That's shocking! How could the Mango eat your agility equipment like that! Thank goodness you didn't post any pictures of the evidence in the poo. I'm sure your Momma would have needed a wide angle lens on her camera to capture that mountain of manure.
Lettuce would be an excellent equipment defense mechanism. Good thinking, Labradude. I believe Nero Wolfe was right in the latest story I read, when he opined that Labradogs are the smartest dogs!
What a great monday! You really look had fun!
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I'm guessing that everything from purple and yellow up was out of reach from a reclining position?
H and Flo
Dex, I'm not so sure it was jealousy so much as trying to keep the bar on a "gentler" setting for the RH!!!
Oh, Poor Dexter that is soo sad. Agility equipment is precious stuff.
We enlarged the photo...
Love that shade of lipstick Mango...you naughty boy! :)
Yikes..you better keep an eye on your equipment Dexter. But we really can't believe Mango was responsible!
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
MANGO ATE YOUR AGILITY POLES??? Are you kidding us???? Is he still on a diet?? How many Weight Watcher points are those poles worth? Sheesch. Perhaps the Mango NEEDS MORE FOOD...
Be very careful, Peewee...he might try to munch on you paw or tail, I'm just sayin'....
Kisses and More,
Miss Lacie
Dexter, you are one clever labradude. How did you guess we didn't really want to see Mango's pooh?
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Wishing you a prosperous, auspicious and joyous Year of the Dragon.
I don't blame Mango one bit! I am super jealous of anything with agility. After just two kids I have nothing. Keep up the good work Mango...er Dexter!
Ooops. I mean if the evidence hadn't, uh, shown up, the Mango could have probably blamed it on rogue squirrels or something... I'd definitely wrap your agility equipment in lettuce from now on!
*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus
Without a photo, there is no proof...
Us dogs like NO proof :)
-Brandon
Yes! It is a food wrapper as I just explained. We black labbies are so smart. I suspect RH wanted to make sure the bar was on the lowest setting for him. He left the blue alone cuz he knew that was what was needed to tire you out!
Poor Dex! That evil Mango Man is always trying to sabotage your fun huh?
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