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Stolen Dentures

October 10, 2022 16 Comments

By MysticCatDragon

Whenever Fido is up to trouble, he hides in the living room corner. When walking time arrived, that’s where I found him.

“Fido, what are you doing?”

The Labrador didn’t budge. Thinking he was up to something, I went over and tapped his head. Fido jumped and faced me with guilty blue eyes and puffy cheeks. Something was in his mouth. Since he wouldn’t open it willingly, I scratched his nose. His sneeze sent a pair of dentures flying into Grandma’s chair. I was still staring at them when I heard Grandpa call from upstairs, “Alex, have you seen my dentures?”

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  1. yogita says

    October 10, 2022 at 5:22 am

    ha ha..give me the second part of the story!

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:23 pm

      Thank you for reading my piece. 🙂 I’ll consider adding another part to the story.

      Reply
  2. Valli Henry-Boldini says

    October 10, 2022 at 11:09 am

    A fun read… I enjoyed it… kudos…

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:23 pm

      Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it.

      Reply
  3. Cathy Cade says

    October 10, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    That actually happened to us when we were dog-sitting my stepson’s 6-month-old lab.
    My husband panicked – ‘What’s Rosie chewing? She’s broken her teeth.’

    Teeth were indeed sticking out of her mouth but they were his teeth, that she’d stolen.

    He’d only just bonded with those new false teeth. He’s never had a set since that felt so comfortable.

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm

      Oh, no! I guess Rosie wanted to see how comfortable they were. XD Thank you for sharing your story and for reading mine as well.

      Reply
  4. Derek says

    October 10, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    The hazards of having a dog! Good story.

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm

      Thank you! ^w^

      Reply
  5. Wendy says

    October 11, 2022 at 3:25 pm

    Great fun, I can picture that dog’s smile now.

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:27 pm

      I can tell you that Fido enjoyed his smile. Until he got caught.

      Thank you for reading my story.

      Reply
  6. Joanie says

    October 12, 2022 at 10:52 am

    A great story!

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:28 pm

      Thank you for reading it. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chetana Vaishnavi says

    October 12, 2022 at 11:34 am

    There used to be a story of the dog and the bone in my childhood days.
    Ha ha and now the dentures!

    Reply
    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:29 pm

      Oh, I remember that one. It was an Aesop Fable, if I’m not mistaken. 🙂 Thank you for reading my piece!

      Reply
  8. Doug Jacquier says

    October 12, 2022 at 1:48 pm

    All bite and no bark it would seem. 😉

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    • MysticCatDragon says

      October 15, 2022 at 8:30 pm

      Even good doggies can get into trouble. XD Thank you for reading my story.

      Reply

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