Mud? What mud? Oh that mud. Mom, I can explain! You see I was out walking Dad when all of a sudden he stepped in quicksand. So I had no choice but to jump in and save him! Oh you noticed too that there’s no mud on Dad. Well that’s because I saved him before he could get dirty.

That’s when we were suddenly surrounded by a gang of Martian Cats! I distracted the cats so Dad could run to safety, while I fought them all off by myself. I see, yes, that still doesn’t explain the mud, nor why Dad has no recollection of the cats.

That’s because after watching me fight off the Martian Cats, Dad was in shock, and the quickest route to run to him was through a mud puddle. You wouldn’t want me to take the long way around just to keep my paws clean when Dad needed me, do you?

So there you have it. Thanks to Dad not paying attention and walking into quicksand, we got surrounded by Martian Cats, that through my heroic efforts I saved him! But poor Dad is in shock on what happened and therefore doesn’t remember these events or the mud puddle I had to run through to get to him. Yes, that’s exactly what happened! Mom, you should feel ashamed for ever doubting me.