Having a puppy at home is very different the second time around. Ketchup was born middle-aged and neither Craig or I remember him doing the things the G Man does.
Please note the following examples:
He has a bowl full of different toys that I pick up at least 10 times a day. He then dumps out the bowl and scatters things all over including between the couch cushions.
He jumps up repeatedly so he can get enough of a mouthful of blanket to pull it off the couch and therefore lie on it for his afternoon nap.
While he is no longer teething, he loves to chew on things - though amazingly never anyone`s shoes. This is one of the caps that covers the bolts on the toilet. Other items that have been found in his mouth are the pads from the bottom of the dining room chairs, and any plug whether it is in the newel post or the patio door. They are now in a plastic bag until we have squirted him with enough water to stop him from doing it.
He is the opposite of a retriever. He likes to lose things and will bury any bone you may give him in the couch, under the pillows, in a rumpled tea towel.... you get the idea.
Speaking of tea towels - for him it is some kind of game - he is not satisfied until every hanging tea towel is safely on the ground. You can pick them up 20 times, and he will come right behind you and pull them off. Then look at you as if saying, "what?"
I must admit that he is such a super dog and these small things are like having a toddler in the house again. He brings light and fun and a lot of laughter into the house. So a few tea towels on the ground is a cheap price to pay!
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