Thou Shalt Not Wash Thy Neighbor's Dog

Our neighbors got a puppy a couple months ago and we have become it's adopted family. It might have something to do with the fact that we spoil it a little bit. At every moment we're tossing it scraps of fish or bread. It has become quite accustomed to running through our house and using our clothes as chew toys. The one big problem that we have with it is how dirty and flea ridden it is. So one afternoon when we were washing clothes we noticed that the dog could use a little scrub a dub dub. We waited until our neighbors left and grabbed the puppy. I was posted as look out and Rebeka went to work scrubbing the puppy until it was as good as new. The puppy was not particularly happy about the turn of events but it was the best thing for everyone. I had just finished drying the puppy when our neighbors arrived home. They walked into their house without a second glance towards us and we figured that we had gotten away with our endeavor. It wasn't until later in the afternoon when Rebeka was at the water pump and our neighbors kid walked up to her with doe eyes and innocently asked "did you wash my dog?". This caught the attention of the kids mom and she was waiting for Rebeka's response. Rebeka smiled and said "yes I did take a bath this morning". Then she scurried for the protection of our house and we had a good laugh about it. However, our neighbor, Jim Boy was still left wondering why his dog smelled like Herbal Essence.