Today, I saw a spider in my bathtub, so instead of killing it, i decided to bring my dog inside the bathroom to kill the spider for me. Turns out that the spider was a black widow, and my dog was bit. The dog killed the spider. The spider killed my dog. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I learned that my big, tough, strong dog is terrified of spiders when he jumped, knocked over a table, and then peed on the spider to drown it. FML
Today, I tried to have a relaxing soak in the tub. The giant wolf spider that was already in the tub didn't like me trying to set it free outside. It ran right across my feet and back into my house when I dumped it out of a cup outside. I screamed like a little girl. FML
Today, I saw a huge wolf spider in my room. It ran off and hid before I could kill it, but after two hours looking for it then giving up, I finally found it, with my foot, as I put on my shoes. FML
Today, I saw a spider crawling on the floor but had nothing to kill it with and it hid somewhere. So, I got dressed and went out and come home for a shower, and as I'm taking off my undies, something crushed and black fell out. It was the spider and he had been in my underwear the entire day. FML
Today, we found a tarantula type spider in our shed so big it could only have been someone’s escaped pet. This thing was so big, even my husband said, "NOPE!" In the end, we used our neighbour's crossbow to kill, it because I think it grew that big by eating dogs and small horses. FML
Today, I found a big spider on my wall. I have arachnophobia, and I was trying to kill it with my shoe. I pulled back and hit myself in the face, causing me to fall backwards. The spider is still alive somewhere in my house. FML
Today, I found the same spider which I had let live yesterday hidden in my bath towel. I didn't find it until it was smeared on my face. FML
Today, I asked my husband to deal with the very large spider in our kitchen. Rather than a newspaper or a slipper, he went after it with an aerosol can and a lighter. The spider is now dead, but so are the wall and cupboards in my kitchen. FML
Today, I saw a big, black spider on the floor of my bathroom. I promptly jumped up on the toilet seat, slipped off, and slammed my head against the wall. The best part? It was a tuft of my hair. FML
Today, I spotted a huge spider in my bedroom. I freaked out at first, but I managed to confront my arachnophobia and killed it with a book. I was ecstatic and went to tell my boyfriend. By the time I returned to my room, the "dead" spider had vanished. Now I'm too scared to sleep. FML
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squeezebox 0
Oiii, that's so terrible!! I'm sorry to hear that. ):
vicious_ 0
Wow. This is why you run water when the spider is in the bathtub. Poor dog.
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yourtinystar 0
#16/18 ftw. #29: ...I don't know kind of person you/those people are, but you don't use your pets to do your "dirty work". I'm an arachnaphobic. I lock up when I get near spiders, but I would NEVER send my dog after one. Fact is, as a responsible pet owner it's your job to keep your pet safe. Sending him/her after a Black Widow is NOT the way to do that. Furthermore, if you live in an area in which Black Widows exist, I find it a little hard to believe that you have no idea what one looks like. :/
dcapp 0
omg this is terrible! why didn't you just kill it yourself jerk
phobes 0
damn man, i was saddened by this post. I'm sorry for your loss :(
nomadxx7 0
Um either this is fake, sensationalized, or "true" I mean, a Black Window has a red hourglass on it's abdomen. It's the one of the most poisonous spiders in the world. Flipping through channels I'm sure in your lifetime you'd have seen a picture of one somewhere. Also I thought that they liked dark, dry places whereas a bathroom isn't usually dry from all the humidity and moisture. I think it was a spider and bit your dog but I don't really think your dog died. If so, YDI since you obviously don't know what a black widow looks like or trying to get a little sympathy for doing something idiotic.
Southbark 1
You people are jerks. If the OP has a phobia of spiders then that explains why she/he got the dog to kill it. And if He/She had tried to kill it themself then they could of been the ones who were dead.
mikemanray 0
#26: In Sydney, there's a very dangerous (and huge) spider called the sydney funnel web, and if you see one you're supposed to get a dog to kill it. Its poison kills humans and most other primates but dogs and cats are unaffected. No one really knows why...but if he's in australia (which I doubt because the black widow is called the redback there...) then it would be perfectly normal to have your dog kill a spider. To the OP: there is antivenom for it, didn't you realize that your dog was in pain or acting strange after? Well if your dog is small then I guess it would have died quickly...But for future reference I think you can get a shot of antivenom for your pet in an emergency.
mrcarmine 0
your dog is a martyr now. he has like 62 virgins in heaven.
Mnemic 6
#36 If you live in an area where black widows are common that you should at least check what kind if spider there is in your bath tub. I live in a country where no deadly poisonous spiders are living so... if I wanted to kill a spider it would be safe to call my dog (although I don't have one atm ;(). If I'm living with poisonous insects/reptiles I certainly would not call in the dog.
BlerbFace306 0
im not one to kill spiders, nor have i ever seen a black widow, but i probably would have just closed the door and waited for someone like my dad to come home and drop a book on it.
fcuk_mylife 0
should have been you.