finesse_r
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I don't know what to think about these dog owners that will not give their poor puppies real toys, leaving the puppy nothing to chew on but old shoes and soon to be discarded furniture.
Reasons to Kill your Puppy
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cussedemgun
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OP's #1, doggies do what doggies do
An old story that was one of my Dad's favorites.
Jonnie returned to school after a 3 day absence. The teacher asked for an explanation.
Jonnie said "you see teacher, my daddy sleeps in the nude".
"Stop right there" said the teacher, "I don't need to know about you family's sleeping habits, just tell me why you weren't in school."
"If you wanna know why, I gotta start at the start" insisted Jonnie.
"Well if you must, just be quick" she stated.
"My daddy sleeps in the nude & the other night while we were all asleep, sump'en stirred up a big ruckus in the hen house. He jumped up, grabbed his shot gun, & ran out real quick so he could catch the chicken steal'en varmint in the act. He got down on all fours & stuck the shot gun & his head into the little chicken door so he could see inside. Now I wanna tell you, my doggy has a real cold nose."
"We all been pluck'en chickens ever since."
An old story that was one of my Dad's favorites.
Jonnie returned to school after a 3 day absence. The teacher asked for an explanation.
Jonnie said "you see teacher, my daddy sleeps in the nude".
"Stop right there" said the teacher, "I don't need to know about you family's sleeping habits, just tell me why you weren't in school."
"If you wanna know why, I gotta start at the start" insisted Jonnie.
"Well if you must, just be quick" she stated.
"My daddy sleeps in the nude & the other night while we were all asleep, sump'en stirred up a big ruckus in the hen house. He jumped up, grabbed his shot gun, & ran out real quick so he could catch the chicken steal'en varmint in the act. He got down on all fours & stuck the shot gun & his head into the little chicken door so he could see inside. Now I wanna tell you, my doggy has a real cold nose."
"We all been pluck'en chickens ever since."
A furry angel
We were staying at a military receation area-my son went to the MP office to check in equipment and came back telling us that they had a little lost or dumped dog at the station-he had been there 8 days and they were going to take him to the humane society-My wife was dying of cancer and didn't want an additional dog. My son was on leave and coudn't take him. When we got ready to depart the rec area my wife went with my son to the office-and came back with the dog-a miniature long haired Dauchshund-9-10 months old-
Returning home my wife became bed ridden-that little dog would not leave her side-except to eat and go out-He would watch the nursing people-never bark or growl-he sits up if you just look at him.
About six weeks later my wife was in the hospital-on morphine-she required 24-7 care-we were preparing to take her to hospice-I leaned down close and told her we were taking her to a care facility-and stated "and you know what? they said little dog can come and stay with you!" She grinned-then passed away.
Its been a little over a year now-and since I'm moving to an isolated country hide-away I've adopted a couple big dogs too-and I have a number of cats- Little dog controls the pack!
We were staying at a military receation area-my son went to the MP office to check in equipment and came back telling us that they had a little lost or dumped dog at the station-he had been there 8 days and they were going to take him to the humane society-My wife was dying of cancer and didn't want an additional dog. My son was on leave and coudn't take him. When we got ready to depart the rec area my wife went with my son to the office-and came back with the dog-a miniature long haired Dauchshund-9-10 months old-
Returning home my wife became bed ridden-that little dog would not leave her side-except to eat and go out-He would watch the nursing people-never bark or growl-he sits up if you just look at him.
About six weeks later my wife was in the hospital-on morphine-she required 24-7 care-we were preparing to take her to hospice-I leaned down close and told her we were taking her to a care facility-and stated "and you know what? they said little dog can come and stay with you!" She grinned-then passed away.
Its been a little over a year now-and since I'm moving to an isolated country hide-away I've adopted a couple big dogs too-and I have a number of cats- Little dog controls the pack!
Triathloncoach
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That is a beautiful story. Your wife would be so happy with how you are living your life. I hope you are well.
Frank
The baby Rottie....
The 'baby' Rottie has toys galore and two other dogs to play with but she still want's other excitement and though she's aggravating as you know what, she is so comical. She drags in the biggest branches she can find in the back yard and proceeds to pulverize them into tiny pieces. I tell her to get out of my bed and she takes that as an opportunity to wrestle and play bite. I end up moving her bodily. In fact she interprets every move as an invitation to play and being a Rottie, won't be convinced otherwise. Most stubborn mutt I ever met in my life.
The 'baby' Rottie has toys galore and two other dogs to play with but she still want's other excitement and though she's aggravating as you know what, she is so comical. She drags in the biggest branches she can find in the back yard and proceeds to pulverize them into tiny pieces. I tell her to get out of my bed and she takes that as an opportunity to wrestle and play bite. I end up moving her bodily. In fact she interprets every move as an invitation to play and being a Rottie, won't be convinced otherwise. Most stubborn mutt I ever met in my life.
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Arik
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truckemup97
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jlrhiner, that looks more like a pony than a puppy.
How about, The damn border collie got ahold of the formal dining table, that your grandparents gave your parents for a wedding present in 1946, and chewed the legs until they were completely void of any finish, and looked like something on the floor of a lumber mill. The dog was lucky, we were in the city limits, so I couldn't just drag her out in the yard and shoot her. I did drag her to the table, and shoved her nose in the splinters of what was left of one of the legs, and proceeded to beat her with my open palm on both ends. She never whimpered a bit. But she learned two lessons that day. 1- She never chewed the furniture again. 2-She was never going to take a beating like that again. If I overreacted to her sudden barking or something, and stood over her with a raised voice and pointing or grabbing her, she would cower against the wall and growl at me. I knew when she did that, that I didn't need to be that aggressive with her. She was my buddy over 13 years after the table incident. She's been gone now about 16 months. I miss her.
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vigil617
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I still wish you'd change the thread title, JL, but in the spirit of sharing reasons to be exasperated with a puppy:
1. For gobbling up what the cat left behind in your yard, and being so overjoyed about it that puppy wants to come lick owner all over the face.
2. For gobbling up whatever hits the kitchen floor, including non-food items like mom's dropped medication.
3. For notifying owner to let puppy back inside by scratching frantically at the wooden doorjamb.
4. For the front door jailbreak.
5. For seeming perfectly happy to lie down and enjoy the car ride, until at its conclusion owner finds that puppy has peed on the (covered, thankfully) seat and lain in it.
6. For chewing Mama's shoes, starting with the most expensive pairs and not seeming to associate the whuppin' with the act of chewing the shoes.
7. For chewing the power cord to the refrigerator in half and not being electrocuted in the process. (I still haven't figured that one out.)
8. For chewing the cover off of a baseball and swallowing it, unbeknownst to owner, and not revealing it until the next day while riding on a ferry and being walked around on deck for "fresh air" in front of the other passengers. (The term "hanging curve ball" comes to mind.)
9. For having an appetite for socks. (Side benefit: dad picks up his socks now.)
10. For being the only puppy at the vet who thinks the right way to get on the scale is to hunch down on stomach and drag puppy's self across the floor and onto the scale.
I could go on, but I might make someone decide not to get a dog, and that's not my intention.
1. For gobbling up what the cat left behind in your yard, and being so overjoyed about it that puppy wants to come lick owner all over the face.
2. For gobbling up whatever hits the kitchen floor, including non-food items like mom's dropped medication.
3. For notifying owner to let puppy back inside by scratching frantically at the wooden doorjamb.
4. For the front door jailbreak.
5. For seeming perfectly happy to lie down and enjoy the car ride, until at its conclusion owner finds that puppy has peed on the (covered, thankfully) seat and lain in it.
6. For chewing Mama's shoes, starting with the most expensive pairs and not seeming to associate the whuppin' with the act of chewing the shoes.
7. For chewing the power cord to the refrigerator in half and not being electrocuted in the process. (I still haven't figured that one out.)
8. For chewing the cover off of a baseball and swallowing it, unbeknownst to owner, and not revealing it until the next day while riding on a ferry and being walked around on deck for "fresh air" in front of the other passengers. (The term "hanging curve ball" comes to mind.)
9. For having an appetite for socks. (Side benefit: dad picks up his socks now.)
10. For being the only puppy at the vet who thinks the right way to get on the scale is to hunch down on stomach and drag puppy's self across the floor and onto the scale.
I could go on, but I might make someone decide not to get a dog, and that's not my intention.
That's all part of the fun!!
Was that a couch?
kenv1950
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Reason to kill. My Rotty (Malcom) Very large Rot, 162 LB. gentle giant.. Couldn't leave him in all day so I put a doggy door in for him.. Everyday I'd come home he would be on the porch waiting, always sitting like he was at attention.. Came home from work one day (about 90 deg. out) He was sitting on the porch just as proud as can be.. Opened up the front door and the smell was so bad it pushed me back a couple feet, He brought me a gift.. (DEAD WOODCHUCK in the living room) Couldn't scold him for doing what dogs do.. He's since gone (BONE CANCER) he made it 10yrs.
Arik
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I still wish you'd change the thread title, JL, but in the spirit of sharing reasons to be exasperated with a puppy:
1. For gobbling up what the cat left behind in your yard, and being so overjoyed about it that puppy wants to come lick owner all over the face.
2. For gobbling up whatever hits the kitchen floor, including non-food items like mom's dropped medication.
3. For notifying owner to let puppy back inside by scratching frantically at the wooden doorjamb.
4. For the front door jailbreak.
5. For seeming perfectly happy to lie down and enjoy the car ride, until at its conclusion owner finds that puppy has peed on the (covered, thankfully) seat and lain in it.
6. For chewing Mama's shoes, starting with the most expensive pairs and not seeming to associate the whuppin' with the act of chewing the shoes.
7. For chewing the power cord to the refrigerator in half and not being electrocuted in the process. (I still haven't figured that one out.)
8. For chewing the cover off of a baseball and swallowing it, unbeknownst to owner, and not revealing it until the next day while riding on a ferry and being walked around on deck for "fresh air" in front of the other passengers. (The term "hanging curve ball" comes to mind.)
9. For having an appetite for socks. (Side benefit: dad picks up his socks now.)
10. For being the only puppy at the vet who thinks the right way to get on the scale is to hunch down on stomach and drag puppy's self across the floor and onto the scale.
I could go on, but I might make someone decide not to get a dog, and that's not my intention.
7) Same here only with the lamp
I'll just add to yours
11) Shredding new rolls of toilet paper all over the house
12) eating the armchair of the couch
13) for thinking the only place to pee while going to the vets office is IN the vets office despite being walked before and after the car ride
14) for arguing with you. Yes my dog actually argues and answers back.
15) for walking away and mumbling under her breath when kicked out of the kitchen.
16) liking her bowl spotlessly clean even if it takes an hour
17) attempting to destroy every toy in 12 seconds or less....and often succeeding
18) playing the roll of a linebacker and Tackle when excited
19) Sleeping on top of you when you fall asleep on the couch
I'll add a few that I don't think have been mentioned.
We had a pair of black lab/chessy cross.
One had a plastic fetish, destroyed 2 cell phones,anything plastic inside the Surburban including the turn signal lever, knobs, window cranks, anything in a plastic bag from food(human and dog) to the little baggies with my husbands medications & vitamins. She also ate and rolled in any dead stinky thing she could find. Was a good thing she liked baths.
Her sister's puppy chewing was wood, any size stick became fiber in her diet or at least kindling. And she destroyed the spindles on the house deck.
Latest dog has a fondness for gummy bears and then pukes.
We had a pair of black lab/chessy cross.
One had a plastic fetish, destroyed 2 cell phones,anything plastic inside the Surburban including the turn signal lever, knobs, window cranks, anything in a plastic bag from food(human and dog) to the little baggies with my husbands medications & vitamins. She also ate and rolled in any dead stinky thing she could find. Was a good thing she liked baths.
Her sister's puppy chewing was wood, any size stick became fiber in her diet or at least kindling. And she destroyed the spindles on the house deck.
Latest dog has a fondness for gummy bears and then pukes.
coltle6920
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Frankly,I'm a firm believer that all pet owners should be neutered! 
I'm amazed at the stories I'm reading here.My friend has had 5 dogs at one time and all of a different breed.I think the worst one of them did was turn over the trash can in the kitchen and that was only done once.Whenever I come to visit I make it a point to bring a nice meaty bone for each of them.Other than their initial excitement when they see me drive up they are some of the best behaved dogs I've ever seen.
Anyone else watch the Dog Whisperer on Saturday mornings?
I'm amazed at the stories I'm reading here.My friend has had 5 dogs at one time and all of a different breed.I think the worst one of them did was turn over the trash can in the kitchen and that was only done once.Whenever I come to visit I make it a point to bring a nice meaty bone for each of them.Other than their initial excitement when they see me drive up they are some of the best behaved dogs I've ever seen.
Anyone else watch the Dog Whisperer on Saturday mornings?
OP
jlrhiner
US Veteran
Well duh, no.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
I'm extremely lucky. Moose the Micro-Mastiff (he's a fifteen pound rat terrier) was, they thought, about six when he adopted me at the animal shelter. He's now about ten, and has slowed down very little--still very lively at play time. Has two speeds, Fiesta and Off. But he only chews rawhide bones and toys, both of which he demolishes. He barks only to let me know someone is at the door, apparently believing I don't know what the doorbell signifies, or if he sees a cat. He likes baths.
He's perfect for a half-crippled old man. He keeps me laughing and walking, the latter four or five times a day. He sleeps with me but doesn't take up much room. He can go ten hours at night without going out to post on canine social media. We both landed soft when he came to live here.
Still, puppies are so much fun and--no, fortunately we have a one-dog limit here.
He's perfect for a half-crippled old man. He keeps me laughing and walking, the latter four or five times a day. He sleeps with me but doesn't take up much room. He can go ten hours at night without going out to post on canine social media. We both landed soft when he came to live here.
Still, puppies are so much fun and--no, fortunately we have a one-dog limit here.
That's just too funny. FYI...my C-PAP cost nearly five grand. That's a lot of S&W's.
Arik
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I'm extremely lucky. Moose the Micro-Mastiff (he's a fifteen pound rat terrier) was, they thought, about six when he adopted me at the animal shelter. He's now about ten, and has slowed down very little--still very lively at play time. Has two speeds, Fiesta and Off. But he only chews rawhide bones and toys, both of which he demolishes. He barks only to let me know someone is at the door, apparently believing I don't know what the doorbell signifies, or if he sees a cat. He likes baths.
He's perfect for a half-crippled old man. He keeps me laughing and walking, the latter four or five times a day. He sleeps with me but doesn't take up much room. He can go ten hours at night without going out to post on canine social media. We both landed soft when he came to live here.
Still, puppies are so much fun and--no, fortunately we have a one-dog limit here.
I have one too! Awesome dogs. Although mine has the speed of lounge and sleep
vigil617
US Veteran
I see what you did there, Mike.
You were in especially fine form with that posting, by the way.
After having raised 5 rotts, I smiled as I read your post. But don't worry, they usually turn into really good listeners around 2 years old.
