The Top 25 Things Our Dogs Ate in 2009.
So this may be a strange thing to blog about, but in know that dog lovers, especially those who have giant breed dogs will get a kick out of this.
So my husband and I own 2 beautiful blue Great Danes. We got our boy when he was 8 weeks old and our girl was adopted from a Great Dane rescue in Southern California. Our boy’s name is Butterball and our girl’s name is Wiggles, ( I commonly refer to her as Wiggles the Destroyer!)
Although Great Danes are noted as being calm, laid back and mostly lethargic, they can also be a handful during their puppy-hood, which unfortunately lasts for 2 years. Please understand, when I say unfortunately, I mean that in the most loving way and kindly use the word as a lead in to the remarkable list of carnage.
So in keeping with the title of this post and hopefully not to disappoint those who are eagerly anticipating a good laugh at our expense, here it goes.
The top 25 things our dogs ate in 2009……………
- Over 1,100 sq. feet of white carpet (literally pulled from the carpet tacks and destroyed in puppy rage)
- The linoleum that was hidden under the carpet and immediately offended our 4 legged demolition crew
- A beautiful modern sectional sofa
- The corners of an antique china hutch
- Legs on the matching table
- Legs on the matching chairs
- Kitchen cabinets
- Numerous door jams
- Large expanses of baseboard
- Chunks of the kitchen countertop (Tile)
- Over 20 socks
- At least 4 pair of shoes
- Several jackets
- Sweat shirts
- T-shirts
- 2 Comforters
- 6 Pillows
- 2 Dog beds
- 1 solid granite coaster
- Speakers to a home entertainment system
- At least 3 large towels
- Electrical Cords (thank gods we were smart enough to unplug stuff in their reach)
- Uncounted pieces of mail
- A dozen or more Starbucks cups (most of them with coffee still in them)
- many ¾” tile spacers
Now mind you, this is only the top 25 things I can count or remember. The actual carnage from our adorable babies extends far beyond this short list. Our dear, loving, cuddly children seem to take offense to just about anything that catches their eye and once it is in their sights, it’s very existence is doomed.
Don’t get me wrong, these are 2 animals who have been through numerous obedience classes and passed with flying colors. We are on a first name basis at more than one local Petsmart because we are always taking them toy shopping (you think real kids have expensive toy habits!). They receive an unbelievable amount of attention and want for nothing that can be legally provided to them. In short, these two wonderful creatures are our children and are denied nothing!
The good news in all of this, is that we had plans on remodeling our house in a few years. Our built in demolition crew has saved us a great deal of expense in hiring someone to do the demo for us and we actually got to speed up our plans and make some changes to the plans that included more robust materials that would withstand the most testing conditions.
