TOBY'S ADDICTION - PART TWO

Scuba's Diary - August 11, 2008
Weekly update on Toby's River Toad addiction. It seems that Toby is suffering from post-traumatic stress as a result of the unprovoked attack by the gopher snake and is turning to River Toads to deal with it. We found him behind the rock wall in the back yard with a couple of empty River Toads lying nearby. He said he was hiding from gopher snakes and wouldn't come out until they were all gone. Enough is enough, I called The River Toad Hotline (1-800-NOMORETOADS). The CANINE COUNSELOR (CC for short) on the line said we just need to be supportive of Toby and try to get him involved in a hobby to take his mind off the gopher snake and the River Toads. I mentioned Toby's project of 'OPERATION PEE ON HUGO' and was told that was an excellent hobby to keep him busy. The CC even volunteered to send in his best pee photo to help support the project.

HIDING FROM GOPHER SNAKES

TOBY'S ADDICTION

Scuba’s Diary – August 4, 2008
Mom caught Toby with another Colorado River Toad last night after the rainstorm had past. Keiko, Norman and myself believe that he’s addicted to them. We tried telling Mom about Toby’s dependence on the River Toads but as usual, Mom refuses to see the bad in any dog.
"No," she says, in total denial. "It’s not an addiction."
We mentioned some of his erratic behavior such as mood swings, sticking his head into a hole in the ground or spending hours alone beneath the porch steps. I even pointed out his glassy, wild eyed expression but Mom just called it his happy look. Of course he’s happy, he’s been licking River Toads. Will update weekly on Toby’s problem.

TOBY'S HAPPY LOOK

CANINE AILMENTS

CANINE OSTRICHTITUS - THE UNCONTROLLABLE URGE FOR DOGS TO STICK THEIR HEAD IN THE GROUND IS A COMMON SIDE EFFECT FROM LICKING THE TOXIN SECRETED BY COLORADO RIVER TOADS.

COLORADO RIVER TOAD

WOOF, EVERYPUPS:
SCUBA HERE AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A WORD OF CAUTION FOR ALL YOU PUPS THAT LIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE U.S. THE SUMMER RAINS HAVE STARTED AND ALONG WITH THE COOLER EVENINGS COMES THE DREADED COLORADO RIVER TOAD OR SONORAN RIVER TOAD AS THE EVIL BEAST IS SOMETIMES CALLED. THESE VILE CREATURES SECRETE A TOXIN THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO CANINES AND CAN KILL EVEN THE LARGEST DOGS. AND WHILE CRAZY-ASS HUMANS WILL SOMETIMES MILK THE TOAD (ONLY A HUMAN WOULD MILK A TOAD) FOR THE SECRETIONS WHICH ACT AS AN HALLUCINOGEN, ALL DOGS NEED TO STAY AWAY.

THE EVIL RIVER TOAD