This morning I was out at Jack Darling Park with Bonnie. She was having a great time goofing around with her buddies, when suddenly a dark grey doodle appeared beside me. It was a cold morning and I was wearing an old pair of wool mitts Sheila knitted for me many years ago. The doodle grabbed my right mitt and had it off before I even realized what was happening.

There were 3 or 4 humans on the path at the time and we all tried to retrieve the mitt but it was not to be. The dog managed to chew down and swallow my entire mitten in seconds. At this point the human belonging to the doodle was still way down the path. I called out, “your dog stole my mitten”, which I doubt he even heard. By the time the fellow caught up, the mitten was gone.

It turns out this is not the first time this dog has stolen and eaten items of clothing. The fellow told me his dog had to undergo surgery once after eating a sock. I guess the best case would be the dog chucking up the mitten. Otherwise, this doodle is headed back to the vet for an unpleasant time. I sure hope it will be ok.