I left off one thing.
After the Dog died (probably from Beef Liver Poisoning), I was in a quandary. Then I noticed the Heating System Grate on the floor next to the TV.
A couple of years later my Parents had the entire HVAC System replaced. The HVAC guy found some Fossilized Beef Liver inside the Duct Work and I was busted when my Mother and Father confronted me with the Evidence.
I should have insisted that my Parents buy us another Dog as soon as the first one died. LOL
LOL, that’s great!
Kind of reminds me of the time when I was 13 years old, my brother had a minibike (the old kind with a lawnmower engine) that didn’t work, so I got it in my head to disassemble the motor and find out what was wrong with it (even though I had no idea about motors)
I drained the gas tank into a large cup. To my surprise, as the gasoline entered the styrofoam cup, it immediately disintegrated.
I found an old Maxwell Coffee can, and drained the gas into that. Curious, I threw a piece of the cup into it, and it disappeared.
Fascinated, I threw the rest of the cup in...poof. There was a bag of styrofoam pellets, and I wanted to see how many I could throw in before it wouldn’t dissolve them anymore, and I was astonished. It was like magic. I grabbed a screwdriver and stirred the viscous goo, and still disappeared!
Now I had this can of thick goo with a screwdriver in it, and I didn’t know what to do with it, so I stuck it behind an old cabinet.
A year later, when we moved out of the house, my dad and I were cleaning out the garage, and I looked over to see him quizzically holding a coffee can with screwdriver sticking out as he ran his other hand thoughtfully through his hair...:)
Needless to say, I didn’t volunteer anything!