It started as an innocent day. I went to a meeting and left the dogs in the kitchen/laundry room suite, but by mistake I did not put down the myriad of dog toys after washing the kitchen floor the day before (what a wasted effort that was!). I returned to a freshly-chewed chunk missing from our sheetrock by the back door. So, who to blame. Wallace returned my gaze with a look that said, "Don't blame me, I only watched it happen." Phoenix, with her ever-guilty-look pled, "I am a reformed chewer, honestly!" Frodo, however, looked me straight in the eye and gave me the "puppy-defense" of looking cute. Additional evidence (see below) shows that the chewing was puppy-high. Please note the existing hole in the wall contributed by Phoenix shortly after we got her and before we realized that if we maintained a toy density of one toy per square foot, she would not literally eat us out of house and home.
Frodo is also taking after his aunt in the landscaping department. Whereas Phoenix can't stand to let a plant in a pot rest (she drags them all over the yard, chewing the rim and placing them where she thinks they should be planted), Frodo has taken it upon himself to roll up the newly laid sod in our backyard. Everyday I have to roll back the corners. He will roll back over a foot of sod, which is pretty heavy. So we have sod and plants covered, we just need Corgis that can move rock and install water features and we will have a full landscaping crew.
The Look of Innocence
Exhibit A: A puppy-level hole
Phoenix's hole in the wall
Frodo's Defense: I am too cute and you took my toys
8 comments:
LOL! He and Greta are so much alike. I can't wait to get them together again. We will definitely need to take photos.
BAD Frodo! ;-)
Sounds like you need to put the bitter apple on more than Frodo's crown.
We can call them "Handsome and Greta", the brother and sister who leave a trail of chewed items behind them.
And yes, it is time to buy stock in Bitter Apple. I have a dining room table that will need a bit of refinishing when The Beast is done teething on it.
Oh, Sage has been using Denali's tail as a chew toy. I find long strands of her tail hair all over the place now!
Yes, nylabones, kongs, and the big favorite, tennis balls are required en mass!
Just like Denali, when Sage is feeling destructive, the first thing he looks to is the zipper on the dog bed cover. We currently have only one bed with a functioning zipper. I doubt it will survive his puppyhood.
Frodo sure is an adorable boy - and very handsome. Good thing they're SO cute!
Yes, Frodo, too, thought the dog bed I bought him was a giant chew toy. Since he has slept on our bed since the second week, I doubt he will ever use it, though.
i've lost chunks of wall to every cardi puppy i've owned. phoenix's sister even ate some carpeted stairs and a bed once. :D
Well, it definitely runs in the family, then!
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