I’ve had the pleasure to have lived with 7 dogs so far in my life. These were long term relationships(except for one short – about a year) that I value deeply. They give us so much, our canine comrades. This means, in addition to loyalty, love, and wildly wagging tails, lots of dog food, dog barf, dog pee and dog poop have passed my way. This last week we endured the event that every dog owner fears and until this point, I’d had the good fortune to have never experienced. In the aftermath, the vet described it as «garden variety diarrhea.» To me, «garden variety diarrhea» should be quarantined to the garden. Therefore, this was most definitely NON-garden variety due to the fact that it was deposited broadly and savagely over the Huzby’s rugged, carpeted study. A happy Friday morning it was NOT as the Huzby hosed down two defiled dog beds outside while I mopped up the bulk of the muck on my hands and knees from the desecrated carpet and oriental rug(and walls and power cords). Clearly, this was a job for a consummate professional with the proper tools to address the devastation – and hopefully one who had some major nasal congestion so they could handle staying in the room long enough to get the job done. Huzby called Coit since we’ve used them before but they were booked. Two phone calls later we connected with Tommy Temen of Steam’n Temen’s. He could come around one. I headed off to work hoping to hell we wouldn’t have to replace the carpet. When I got home, the carpet was miraculously clean. I mean CLEAN as in not a spot, not a darkened area, not a fecal blemish remained behind. And no stench either. It was well beyond my wildest hope. No carpet replacement required. Huzby informed me that even Steam’n Tommy Temen was surprised it all came out. What a relief! Thank you Tommy for being available to come to our aid in this doggy dysentery, egregious emergency situation. The afflicted pup is now on medication so hopefully we won’t have to have a reprise surprise.