My girlfriend had just returned from walking our dog when something immediately seemed wrong. A strange, translucent object was tangled in his wiry fur, and under the kitchen light it looked as if it were moving. We quickly began imagining the worst possibilities, wondering if it could be a tick, parasite, or some kind of infection. Our dog, meanwhile, happily wagged his tail, completely unaware that we were treating the situation like an emergency.
We crouched beside him and carefully examined his coat, growing more worried the longer we looked. Every small movement made the object appear even more suspicious. We imagined a trip to the veterinarian, expensive treatment, and the possibility that our dog might need to stay overnight. Yet he continued sniffing around the apartment as though nothing unusual had happened.
My girlfriend finally moved closer and examined the strange object under the light. She carefully touched it, expecting it to move on its own, but it remained tangled in the fur. Then the mystery was finally solved. It wasn’t a tick, parasite, or strange creature at all. It was a pair of fake eyelashes—warped, wet, and tangled in our dog’s fur after his walk.
