gratefulforhelp's austerity measures

cha97michelle

twinklie wrote: »

We trained our pup with kongs and a tennis ball in a long sock...she's never chewed anything else other than tissues and paper if she gets the opportunity. She's a good little puppy (or a good big one at least).

I thought she also chewed your door, or is that someone elses pup i am thinking of??

gratefulforhelp_2

They love tissues don't they? I'm getting really excited, and greenbee on flylady has just taught me an excellent expression for work...

Poor planning on your part doesn't make an emergency on mine!

I don't mean you, twinklie I mean the several grown adults who have emailed me today saying can I just...handhold x y and z through their coursework as they have suddenly developed an interest in completing it, even though I have offered three lunchtimes a week since October which they have chosen not to bother with GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

gratefulforhelp_2

Michelle its probably like the pain of childbirth, she has wiped Belle's worst naughtinesses from her memory!

twinklie

cha97michelle wrote: »

I thought she also chewed your door, or is that someone elses pup i am thinking of??

Ahem...she didn't eat it - she scratched it ACTUALLY!!
To be fair though we'd never had any doors on that room and suddenly when she was 7 months old this massive smelly door appeared. I think she was just freaked out to be honest.

She did eat a pencil the other night as well....:o

twinklie

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Michelle its probably like the pain of childbirth, she has wiped Belle's worst naughtinesses from her memory!

Belle's worst naughtiness....hmmm. Sleeping on the sofa at night and dribbling all over it!! She's not allowed on the furniture!!

We keep having to frebreeze it cos it smells of stale dog! :rotfl:

gratefulforhelp_2

Certainly you can't be too uptight about your house with kids or pets...apart from that woman who was coming for coffee, michelle!

My last dog climbed some net curtains (in someone else's house!) and then gracefully slid back to the floor when her weight ripped them.

cha97michelle

She has quite a big dog as well as her 3 year old and 10 month old, but i think the poor dog spends most time outside. Maybe the kids live under a bed or something too? That would stop the mess.

Can't help but have a little chuckle at what your dog did, but it must have been embarassing at the time.

gratefulforhelp_2

I was mortified and she was unrepentant!

pammyj74

haha reading your stories of pets, I remember having a japanese akita and he would chew doors and chairs and always be on the sofa but when he heard us coming down he would glide off as if he had never even been there and look really quilty at me.

LilacPixie

aww Akitas are absolutly stunning dogs but strong as hell.... I actually miss having pets.. still 3 kids and intentionof returning to work so not sure its the best timeto introduce a pet KWIm