Bonny, Joe was sitting on the beach in Rio one morning and a friends' dog walked up to him and peed on his shoulder. Never happened before or again but the poor owner was mortified. Dogs and children both: no matter how hard you work with them, sometimes they makes messes and inconvenience people.

Personally, I'd tell them you would like a receipt for tax records, or something.

Oh, and sj, lots of ~ma for this morning! I hope everyone is really nice and easy to deal with.

Thanks, everyone. Headed out now.

~ma for sj.

Lots of ~ma, sj.

~ma, sj.

Much ma sj!

Thanks so much Stephanie. I appreciate the empathy. I, too, have been peed on...I think four times so far. And, someone peed on my brand new doggy lama backpack while I was emceeing a Howl-o-ween event. Can't really toss it in the washer...Not to mention nearly EVERY male dog visiting my house peeing on something or other.

Bartleby and Cagney have peed in this house exactly once each.

Everyone else? Way more. I thank science and delivery systems for Nature's Miracle!!

Stuff happens, and things are messy. Truth.

Frankie peed on my friend's leg once. Well, he was peeing on a chair leg and she was sitting in the chair. He's had many an accident, mostly because his "I gotta pee" signs are so subtle I don't pick up on them in time.

Adding my ~ma to the collection for sj (I'm imagining the ~ma mostly translucent, glowing and shimmering a little, like one of the good happy dreams in the BFG's collection).

My first experience was while petting a very tall Weimaraner. He seemed quite cozy, pushing up against me...and then I felt the warmth, aaaaallll the way down my leg.

I've also been targeted as I sat on the steps in the dog park.

Oddly, the two dogs I actually 'belong' to have never even tried it.