« Previous · Home · Next »

"An awful lot of time down by the pond in our backyard"

October 29, 2006 10:51 AM

NPR's Laura Mirsch shares her family's story,

Lady "was really perky, and happy, and generally excited to see you when you came in the door every day," recalls Andrew Mirsch.

But that was before the Mirsch family moved into a new house.

"We noticed Lady spending an awful lot of time down by the pond in our backyard," Laura Mirsch recalls.

But why?

"Then, late one night after I'd put the dogs out, Lady wouldn't come in," Laura Mirsch says. "She finally staggered over to me from the cattails. She looked up at me, leaned her head over and opened her mouth like she was going to throw up, and out plopped this disgusting toad."

Yes, Lady the cocker spaniel was addicted to hallucinogenic toads.

Sucking on them made her high as a kite.

You can listen to her story, here.

Comments

Post a comment