New Puppy

elmccw

For all you thinking of inviting a new puppy into your home-

They will eat everything in sight-

Including

Salad servers
Cds
Dvds
Shoes
Bags
Chairs
Sofas
Lino from the kitchen floor
Any clothes within reach
Handbags
The contents of handbags
Underwear
Socks
Tights
Paper,especially paper that has been touched by humans (smell)
Pencils
Pens
Remote controls
Wii games
Wii Consoles
Wii remotes
Nunchucks
Shin Pads
Golf Clubs
Boots
Books

I could go on

whitewing

Bet it's cute though. Do we get a photo?

elmccw

And coathangers

Will attach photo shortly

elsien

And the really good news is it could carry on for the next two years. Just with larger holes in things.
Yes, defo piccy's please.

foreign_correspondent

I learnt from the vet recently, after my dog swallowed some broken glass (from a smashed jar of food) that apparently socks and tights are often very problematic and dangerous if ingested, as the waves of motion in the bowel that pushes waste matter through can mean that the part of the material is pulled along in a sawing motion, cutting through the bowels like a cheesewire...

.. so do be aware that it may not only be your possessions at risk. All these things must be kept out of pups way as far as possible, for the pup's safety.

A friends boxer dog ate half the settee and the door frame when he was a pup...

suki1964

All my dog owning days, I have lost one pair of shoes to a dog and that because he was being ignored whilst hubby and I were otherwise engaged (and the shoes were just dropped in our haste):rotfl::rotfl:

Pups certainly teach you to keep a tidy house

Jenny_Wren_3

I think I must be lucky, my 15 week old pup hardly chews anything. It could be that she's just so small (Bichon Frishe/ Cav King charles cross) or that she will get worse! She loves chasing my children though when they run and she runs faster than them even with her little legs!

adandem

We were lucky too, our dog only chewed a the leg of a table once.
That said, if we were leaving him unattended, we always popped him in his crate.
He's 3 now and will steal and hoard things but not chew or eat them.

welshmoneylover

My 10 week old pup has chewed nothing.. cos nothing is left in his way!

All my plugs are pulled up and then tucked behind something, but he does have a habit of pulling my throws off the sofa. once they're on the floor he's happy!

Any

Jenny_Wren wrote: »

I think I must be lucky, my 15 week old pup hardly chews anything. It could be that she's just so small (Bichon Frishe/ Cav King charles cross) or that she will get worse! She loves chasing my children though when they run and she runs faster than them even with her little legs!

OMG! That sounds like lovely cross! I love both of those breeds and together she must be cutie!
Do you have a pics please?

Rosie75

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

I learnt from the vet recently, after my dog swallowed some broken glass (from a smashed jar of food) that apparently socks and tights are often very problematic and dangerous if ingested, as the waves of motion in the bowel that pushes waste matter through can mean that the part of the material is pulled along in a sawing motion, cutting through the bowels like a cheesewire...

.. so do be aware that it may not only be your possessions at risk. All these things must be kept out of pups way as far as possible, for the pup's safety.

This is good advice. It only takes a sharp bit of plastic or some fibres to cut through the intestine, killing the dog. My dog had to go in for surgery a couple of months ago to remove a washing-up sponge he'd swallowed - he obviously couldn't pass it as it was too big, but if it had been left it would have started rotting in his stomach and he'd have died of toxic shock. The operation was not only expensive (£1500) but it also carried a 20% chance of dying from stomach / bowel leakage afterwards.

You need to make sure your floors are completely clear and that the pup can't get hold of anything he can swallow. Often trying to take something off a dog will make the dog swallow it so that you can't get it (that's what happened with my dog and the sponge). Electrical cables are another hazard that the pup needs to be kept away from. If you are having trouble keeping him out of mischief it would be worth considering a puppy pen.