T.A.R.P.

My initial plan, when I decided to foster a bunch of puppies, was to cover the carpet on the dining room floor with thick vinyl runner. 'Oh No!', said the Salesperson Who Fosters Puppies and Was Giving a Discount. 'Tarp! It's Way Cheaper! We used it for puppies and it's Perfect! Just Perfect!'

So I got two tarps and covered the entire dining room floor.

Yesterday, I had the vague dissatisfied feeling that my endless cleaning just wasn't producing the smell I wanted. Like cleaning up pee but still smelling pee, and then finding a puddle hidden in the corner. Only there were no puddles hidden in the corner. So I put the puppies in the x-pen on the tile floor and began investigating.

Did you ever wonder where the word "tarp" came from? It's an acronym. It stands for 'To a Reasonable Point'. And that is how waterproof T.A.R.P. is. Oh, I'm sure there are other tarps that are more waterproof, but I don't need those, oh no, because these ones are Just Perfect!

So I replaced the tarp with another tarp but this time I put old blankets underneath it so as not to worsen an already worst situation. And everything is taped back down again, where it shall remain until all the peeing and pooping stops.

Which brings me to the third funny story.