My wife and I were gone for a week to Las Vegas. Our dog was left in the house. The neighbors would come and let him out the screen door for him to "do his business".

Our dog is smart. He can let himself back in using his paws to slide the screen door open. Problem is, he is not smart enough to slide it shut.

When we returned, the first thing I noticed was that the fly in my vise had been knocked "off kilter". Then, I saw on the pedestal base, a number of bird "poops".

Turns out, a local dove had followed the dog into the house and tried to eat the comparadun I had left in the vise!! It was pretty chewed up too.

I always feel complimented when a trout takes my flies, but this was worth washing the pedestal of my vise........