To Wear Shoes, or Not to Wear Shoes

...Wear shoes.

I have only tried once, so far, to play with the dogs outside without shoes.  I hobbled back in with burs in my feet that literally drew blood.  Howdothefreakin'dogsdoit.

For my fiance, who we shall call Tesla, the clear answer is also to wear shoes, even inside.

Actual conversation:

Me:  "Hey, can you grab me (whatever) from the fridge?"

Tesla:  "Sure."  *wanders off*

Tesla:  *wanders back*  "You had better love me."
Me:  "Okay, I love you.  Wait, why?"

Tesla:  "Because I just got you that without putting any shoes on."

Me:  "...Okay?"

Tesla:  "In spite of the fact that I could have been stung by a scorpion."

XD

When he isn't wearing his shoes, he keeps them four feet above ground, so scorpions don't get in them.  Considering we've only seen one scorpion so far, it was tiny, it didn't sting him, and we basically made it rain bug poison around the whole house, I feel like he probably isn't in a huge risk category for being stung/eaten alive by scorpions.

It's damn cute, though.

-MM

P.S. - Today, my dog brought us a vertebra bone.  I no longer think all the bones in our yard are from scraps/dog chew toys.  It...was almost the size of my palm.  My dogs don't dig...but now I'm wondering if they have managed to find a long-gone family pet or something...

Ew.