The dog got in the squash...What would you do?

Haha.
Yesterday my cat hopped up on the table and started licking the plate of olives before all of our guests arrived. A friend suggested that I rinse them off, but, I had to throw them away. I couldn’t even bring myself to consider the possibility of serving them after that. Then I was out of olives, too, which only made me more angry at my cat for being so naughty.

I’m sure most people will disagree with me, but I think your situation is just funny. I think even if I had been one of the people consuming the squash and found out later, it would still be funny to me. I mean, it seems harmless enough. A little ick, definitely, but harmless.

The “5 second rule” applies if the squash was still hot.

You just gave yourself a special Christmas present . A treasured memory.

Hahahaha! I never think of things like that at “dog-sullied” I think of them as “dog-enhanced”. Dogs are not actually poisonous and you gave me a belly laugh first thing Christmas morning. Give that pup an extra pat and treat from me! Merry Happies, All!

First, thank you so much for that mental picture! A giggle is just what I needed this morning. Now, to answer – I would have done just what you did. I have never heard of a dog that would eat squash, though….

I remember reading an investigative series in a newspaper in Vancouver in which they surreptitiously took samples from the eating surfaces, plates, and silverware in dozens of restaurants, then had then tested for the presence of e. coli (ie/ shit). The results were an absolute horror show. Nearly everything from salad forks to drinking glasses tested positive for e. coli, and not just in the cheap restaurants. Since studies have shown that the vast majority do not wash their hands after taking a dump unless someone is watching them, everything we eat is covered in and contaminated with other people’s shit. A few slobbers of doggie drool aren’t going to make your turd-crusted squash any worse.

And a Merry Poopmas to you, too, @SmashTheState ! ;-)

I had a big dog years ago that literally took a 4 lb. pork roast right off the counter while it was cooling for 5 minutes before dinner.
Unbeknownst to me while I was upstairs for a “minute”.
Poof! gone in 60 seconds! An hour later he was sick and had to go to the emergency vet for IVs for his pancreatitis. It was a costly Christmas. lol

We’ve shared food with our dog before with no ill effects. You did the right thing and there is no reason to broadcast the rough ride your squash had to the party.

My dog doesn’t like squash, I’m surprised.

Shrugs. No, what they don’t know will not hurt them. My sister made a stuffed rolled roast one weekend. We left it on the bench for a little while and came back to find the cat gnawing on one end of it. We just made sure we gave that end to her husband :D He was an asshat so he deserved it. We couldn’t help but grin at each other as he tucked into that cat munched meat.

Oh jeez hahahahaha! You’re not evil! You are smart. Taking the inconveniences life throws at you in stride! Oh my gosh that is to good!

Haha..reminds me of one of the very rare passive aggressive moments I have indulged in over the years.
Years ago my ex husband brought a friend home for dinner that I never liked.
The guy was SO freaking picky, and he was an asshole.
I had made these awesome salads and he rejected his salad because it actually had more than lettuce, which was all he would eat.
No tomatoes, no mushrooms, no cucumbers, no onions, no olives, no NOTHING!

When he rejected the salad I offered to take it back to the kitchen and remove all the offensive veggies and I accidentally dumped the whole bowl on the floor, tipping it over the sink to pick out all the stuff he rejected.

Yep, I scooped up his lettuce off the floor and returned it to him! Heh! Jerk! LOL