>Hi all .... just thought I'd share our misfortune. Last Monday (Canadian >Thanksgiving) we lost Hobbs - one of our male sables. We were doing >laundry and he managed to scoot into the dryer while we weren't looking >and yes, we turned it on..... Needless to say poor Hobbs didn't survive. >It was a terrible scene ... wife, kids and self terribly upset. We >buried him out back beside the gully leading down to the stream ... a >nice forest area. When I read this my heart went out to you as I had a similar experience, though mine was with a dishwasher. I found her and it was horrible as it was obvious she had been trying to get out. You are right it only take a split second...like the reaching for one last dish. Please know that my heart goes out to you<dripping tears> Ellie....the slave of Dink, Polar Bear, Bonsai!, and Foxy [Posted in FML issue 1345]