Someone's Been Eating My Carrots And It's Not a Rabbit

For the past few weeks, I have been noticing that my carrot bed looked rather messy...tops tangled, a few undersized carrots cast aside...greenery on the ground next to the raised planter. No gopher holes in evidence. No rabbits within the garden walls. Mice or rats had never before dined on carrots.

We became suspicious the other night when Lola asked to go outside. In retrospect, she had stayed outside longer than normal for the past several evenings. Would she dare? "Lola, Lola, come in." we called, "Let us smell your breath!"

Sure enough...CARROT BREATH! She certainly thought she was getting away with something...when scolded, she looked chagrinned- even guilty. Most dogs enjoy a crunchy carrot now and then...when I prepare carrots, I usually give her a few carrot crunchies.

So, I guess it's my fault that, now, we have a dog suffering from a case of carrot addiction!