Dogs LOVE diapers. To a dog, a dirty diaper is the king of all scents. What may seem fairly disgusting to a human, a dog considers a convenient container full of hopes and dreams. Being human, it never occurred to me that my dog would find a diaper so irresistible. But there he was beside me at the changing table, nose twitching eagerly, silently reveling in the happiness of his new favorite smell. It never bothered me, until one night, we left the door to the baby’s room open by mistake and went out to dinner…

When we returned home, we were shocked to see that the Diaper Genie had exploded. The room reeked of urine and poo, while shredded pieces of diaper and those tiny little absorbent gel balls covered the carpet. At first, it was comical. Add another funny dog/baby story to the list, we should have known better than to leave that door open. We giggled as we cleaned up the room, trying hard to admonish Sam, who had already whipped out his “guilty dog” face.

I wondered if this had ever happened to anyone else and did a quick Google search to amuse myself. Suddenly, my blood ran cold and my heart began to pound. Those tiny little gel balls could expand in a dog’s stomach and could cause serious issues or even death! Of course I panicked, alerted the hubs and we frantically checked Sam for signs of danger. We considered calling the emergency vet, but he seemed okay. We repeated this procedure several times throughout the night and were relieved that nothing happened. Thankfully, Sam is more of a chewer/shredder and not much of a consumer of foreign objects, so it didn’t turn out as tragically as it could have.

Yet another shocking revelation of parenthood. Dog lovers, lock up those Diaper Genies!