Thursday, December 11, 2008

How many dogs fit in a PT Cruiser?



Yesterday it all started at 6:20AM at my first clients house. I was standing in front of the gate for about 10 minutes not being able to get it open. I called my client (who was still asleep, I usually just get the dogs out without disturbing them) and he basically told me I forgot to push the # sign (I have opened that gate many times before, who knows why I had to forget the # sign today...sleepy I guess). So, by now I am running late. Still had to go and pick up other dogs before meeting my hiking budds for our 7AM morning hike (I am a punctual fetishist, I admit publicly, I hate being late).
At my next client's house I got soaked in cold water from the sprinklers while trying to put on the leashes. It was 42F/5C degrees outside (no further explanation necessary). Now, I am pissed! With soaking wet pants I get in the car and blast the heater on 5 (it was so hot in my car that I hardly could breath but I got my clothes half dry). Not a good start for the day!
Later in the day while leaving the dog park with 6 dogs my car starts acting up. Seemingly out of nowhere it started shaking and the engine check light and other warning lights came on. Now, I am in panic! Who knows if the engine blows up any minute in the middle of the intersection and how in hell would I get all the dogs out in time if the car is on fire! I manage to drop off 2 of the dogs that live close by. Luckily I was near the Toyota Service Station. With 5 mph and a bucking and shaking car I made my way over there. Of course, they had to keep it there for inspection.
Second stage of panic set in. I had to drop off the dogs and make my other appointments. Clearly, I wasn't able to make it to my other appointments but what about the dogs in the car.
I called the Fabulous Miss K, who just happened to be in her car and on her way to the dog park. The Fabulous Miss K was kind enough to pick me up. Since she was on her way to the dog park she had her 2 dogs in the car + we had to get my 4 dogs in there. Can you fit 6 dogs in a PT Cruiser? Absolutely (see pictures below)! Does it look pretty? Absolutely not! We looked so absolutely ridiculous, people were honking and laughing at us all the way!
The end of the story. My car is fine, it had a system error that shut down my tires and who knows what else. The people at Toyota will always remember the frantic looking skinny chick with 4 big dogs in their office!
By the way, when I picked up my car the guy pulled off plastic seat covers that were placed over my regular seat covers. I said, since I already had seat covers there was no need to put another protection over it. He replied politely with a grim face that he put them on not to protect my seat but himself from all the hair! Oooops! :-)

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