Always strive to learn something useful. --Sophocles

I think most people on my flist have owned Birkenstock sandals or similar footwear. I've had a pair (Arizona's) for about 15 years, they have a nice glossy sheen on the leather of the sole from the wear and the oil in my feet.

So I slide in to them this AM and walk to the bathroom. Something doesn't feel right. I slip off the right one and look: the poodle had licked the leather back to a more natural state. And it was still damp.

Stupid poodles. :P