Puppy Love

23 July 2010, by gj

first snow

We’ve had our rescued lab/Dane mix puppy, aka ‘Mandog’ a little over a year now. He can reach all but the highest places in the house and loves to chew. Just about anything.
I should say here that of course anything he has gotten is our fault, he is just a puppy and whatever is within his unusually high reach is fair game.
He is especially fond of wood and wood–like items, and bread. He loves to lick plastic cheese wrappers and plastic bread wrappers.
Fortunately he doesn’t ingest anything inedible, he just tares. To shreds.
Here is some of his booty to-date:

this chew toy was dispatched in quick order

all that remained

1 antique oak rocker runner (ouch)
4 loaves of bread, numerous sandwiches and bread ends (he seems to have a slight preference for homemade)
5 bodhran tippers, including 3 handmade for me (another ouch)
1 rather expensive Large Breed Dog Bed
2 containers of salt, sans the salt
Any fresh produce left unattended, including hot peppers and garlic
3 houseplants
The back of the couch, and part of the side
1 scan disk (again, he does not eat, only destroys)
1 cell phone
1 wooden chair
Gourds…numerous gourds

teething on trees

1 leash, 2 runs, 1 collar
1 large wooden swing set
1 kitchen chair seat
3 jars of peanut butter
1 canning book
1 shoe insert
1 hammer handle, 1 plunger handle
Enough cat food to aggravate the cat
3 slippers from 3 different pairs

how he responds to the command BED since he destroyed his

Several gum packs
Parts of the back of the house
A few sips of Irish Cream. Twice.
1 Box tissues, inc. the box
Assorted napkins and paper towels
3 rolls toilet paper
1 perfectly cooked and seasoned Black Angus steak, just the way I like it

all tuckered out

This last picture says it all.
We love our rescued puppy, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
If you are in the market for a pet, consider adoption.
They will love you for it.
A Lovely Dog Video
Just my dog and me
Through a dog’s eyes
The heartbreak of shelters

Categories: keeping up with the joneses

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