Blog reader Andrea nominated her cat Stewie to become the first feline face on the Wall of Shame. She said Stewie's nickname is Chicago, because he's the Windy Kitty.
Poor Stewie. He looks so adorable in this sweet little kitty pose. However, Andrea warns all of us with functioning noses not to fall for that tender trap.
"Just remember, looks can be deceiving," Andrea writes. "...so cute but so very gassy."
The newest face on the Wall of Shame belongs to Spud, who shares his nauseaous fumes with blog reader Sandy. She writes:
I've been chuckling over the two blog entries regarding flatulent dogs. Here are a couple of pictures of my fiancé's English bulldog, Spud. I believe the Spud-man has to be the most gaseous of any of your readers’ pets.
English bulldogs are famous for their gaseous emissions due to the shape of their muzzles. They swallow a lot of air while eating. Might I also mention the snoring that bulldogs are famous for? There isn't a dog food made that will lessen the after effects of bulldog digestion.
Spud does his best to temper the foulness of his bowels by eating copious amounts of grass. I've often compared him to a goat. Believe me, it doesn't help. We buy Royal Canin dog food made especially for a Bulldog's sensitive stomach at PetSmart to the tune of $43 a bag plus tax. Needless to say, that money ends up going up in "smoke".
I've heard you can mix in activated charcoal in their food to help with gas but I can't see a sharp-nosed dog going for that unless you mix it with caviar.
Sorry to say, we have pretty much abandoned any hopes of controlling this and have to banish him to the outdoors. He's very sweet and lovable, but a very stinky little man!
Loyal blog reader Mike sent us this picuture of his sweet little Tater.
Oh yeah, Tater looks harmless, but according to Mike, this pooch can bring tears to your eyes.
Mike writes:
“…[w]hen he squeaks one out he can melt steel and nothing I spray can hide the smell, I just have to "enjoy" it until it dissipates.”
We feel for you, Mike.
Send pictures of your little stinkers to pets@roanoke.com.
This is Murphy. According to his pet mom, Anne, he has the ability to bring tears to your eyes. If you don't know what I mean by that, please refer to yesterday's blog post.
I think we can start a wall of shame of dogs who can send us running for the nearest aerosol air freshener. Yesterday you saw a mug of our pup Stormy, who in his short time on the Earth has contributed to the global warming problem in a big way.
Today Murphy joins Stormy as a most-wanted offender. Sure, he looks sweet, but beware. He will leave you begging for mercy and for a pillow to bury your face.
Who will be next? Got a dog that fills the room with more than love and affection? E-mail the photo to pets@roanoke.com.
(Photo courtesy of the amazing photographer Amanda Jones)
