The last couple of days TLC painting has been coming to paint our hall and bathroom. I noticed today that Lucy had a little paint on her nose. I thought it cute and bent down to wipe it off. When I bent down to do this I noticed that her entire left side was white with paint. My first thought was: For crying out loud, we pay this people to paint our walls not our pets. But upon further inspection I discovered a small strip of hairs stuck to the hall wall next to the stairs. I looked from my dog to the wall and came to the conclusion that she must have walked leaning against the wall. I looked at where she was now and following the path of hairs on the newly painted wall. It lead me to her water bowl and then the top of the stairs where I figured she had been headed to the upstairs couch. Apparently she has gained more weight than I had thought and needed the support of the wall while she walked. Poor dog. Either way, I can now trace my dogs path during the day and see where she has been. I suppose the painters will fix this problem. Lucy will just have to stay away from the painted areas for now.