My attitude going into the latest Dog Blog Challenge was pretty confident. “Great! I’ll just find some ink and get a paw print from Choppy.”

I should not have been so sure of myself.

First, I couldn’t find the ink pad (I’m sure it’s around here somewhere…). Then, my other ideas about how to do this failed (note: chalk does not create a footprint. Neither does food colored water). Eventually, I asked Paul what he would do.

“Do you have any Play-Doh?”

It was an excellent suggestion. Mere seconds later, I was ready to get Choppy’s paw print.

Choppy has no idea what is going on.
Choppy has no idea what is going on.

Within seconds, I had a paw print. Then, unsatisfied, I quickly tried more. It was easy, and as you’ll see with the last picture, the results were excellent.

Choppy was not the biggest Play-Doh fan (despite it being edible, as I am pretty sure every person who grew up in the US over the last 40 years is well aware).
Choppy was not the biggest Play-Doh fan (despite it being edible, as I am pretty sure every person who grew up in the US over the last 40 years is well aware). This was a test run.
Not entirely happy with the previous result, I tried again.
Not entirely happy with the previous result, I tried again.
Much better: Choppy's footprint!
Much better: Choppy’s paw print!

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