It occurred at work, probably a year or two ago (so before I began working there). My manager, Stephanie, told me this story. I will change the other name, though. Stephanie had come to a point where she said Im done and gave her two weeks notice. While she finished her time, an employee, Ray, from the hospital side took over her duties as manager so she could just do the job.
One morning, Stephanie and Ray came into the resort to begin their day. The day begins with walking the dogs and cleaning their rooms. They encountered a very distinct aroma walking in the door and knew they had a mess to clean up. Two chocolate labradors, Toby and Ginger (real names), had had quite the diarrhea accident some time during the night. Poor dogs. But they didnt act sick. They both were acting like your typical lab - energetic, excited, and friendly. Ray wanted to take them out for their walk, but was too impatient to wait for Stephanie to help. It might add to the picture if I told you Ray is not the manilest of men... If you understand. Also understand how strong these dogs are, combine that with their energy and you have a mixture that could be dangerous. You can barely handle one, let alone two. But Ray decided he could do it and unlatched the door to their room.
Before he could leash them or anything, both Toby and Ginger leaped up on him, knocking him to the ground. Of course, they arent vicious, so they began licking him and crawling all over him, excited and thankful to be out. The problem with this was that they were covered in diarrhea. So, instantaneously, Ray was covered in diarrhea too. At this point, Ray was trying to get his feet back under him and regain control of the dogs. Stephanie, watching the entire scene, told him to wait a second because she was right in the middle of something.
But still being impatient, he finally leashed the dogs, stood up, wound each leash around each hand, and headed toward the gravel yard. He was actually pulled to the yard, as a more accurate description. Once they reached outside, Toby and Ginger were so excited they could barely maintain the "walk" they had going. They lurched forward, preparing for a sprint. Ray had caught his foot on the mat walking outside and fell. That, combined with the leashes wound around his hands, along with the dogs running, means he was dragged several feet. Toby and Ginger, realizing Ray was on the ground, at their level, turned around and headed back to him... tongues hanging and tails wagging. More diarrhea and licking entered the scene. Poor Ray.
When he finally got up, he gave the phone to Stephanie and told her to take her job back. Obviously, she took it back, thankful someone understood how difficult and demanding her job was. This may seem very serious and unrealistic to you, but its very real and I will assure you it is okay to laugh. I still laugh about it!
When I heard this story, I could see how it would occur. I know Toby and Ginger. They are two of my favorite dogs that come into the resort, but they are younger labs, strong and energetic. To this day, Ray still jumps a little when he sees Toby and Ginger and wont go near them. They were just in recently, which reminded me of this story. I took them out for a walk and came across Ray. He tried to act cool saying hi to them, but ran inside his first chance. O man. I still laugh. Hope you enjoyed! And see the little hidden lessons within.
Labs = strength, energy
Diarrhea = extra caution
Winding a leash around your hand = bad idea
Diarrhea = extra caution
Winding a leash around your hand = bad idea
Wait for help!!
