The things we do!

Wellyboots6

Liver cake is in the oven ready for when Santa Claws comes.
LS is lay in front of the oven watching it cook.
I am in the living room trying not to gag!

Anyone else come to the realisation that we do some crazy stuff for our monkeys?!

neveranymoney

God, yes. We are literally only through the door from pets at home, where shadow did a lovely big submission wee at a lovely lab exactly like her, only a year older.

After we got that all sorted out, we perused leads, tut tutted at their scandalous prices and then, after approximately 10,000 people gave her fussed, we proceeded to to hold out a variety of toys to her to see which she preferred. At this point, I did turn to my husband and say, 'we are mental, we are letting a dog chose toys with people watching.'

In my defence, we need something she is going to really go for, she is retriever through and through and her obsession for sticks, holding them in her gob, wanting you to throw them even if they are twice the size of her is dangerous. Plus, my sons aim ain't so great and I fancy keeping both my eyes without a 'casualty' type senario swayed me also.

con1888

Yep... I feel guilty because for Christmas he only has two balls... I did buy him more soft toys but have gave them to him and he destroyed them !!

I'm now planning a trip to pet shop on Thursday to get him more..

Frankie the cat has nothing so far but I will pick him some up too, he's more food orientated though so mainly treats for him

I also feel bad if I am off work but have to go out to do messages or see friends as I feel I should be with the pets- crazy indeed !!

meritaten

Personally, I am thinking of getting Barney every packet of Dreamies PAH stock plus a goodly supply of Webbox Beef flavour cat treat sticks!
and a few dozen ping pong balls from the poundshop! I really don't understand where the heck they disappear to? is there a black hole especially for ping pong balls?

elsien

Gitdog can't have toys for Christmas as I can't find anything other than nylabone that it's safe for him to have.
We're slowly building up the food repertoire to see what he can have without his ADHD kicking in. Baked liver is on the list of things I keep putting off trying. As is tripe. Although it can't smell much worse than those disgusting hot dog sausages that are theoretically for human consumption.

I am also a bad owner because gitdog is going into kennels for a few days. I've decided on balance it'll be less stressful for the both of us than trying to stop him from eating decs, food and small children. And he'd have to be crated most of the time otherwise. Maybe next Christmas when he's the new reformed gitdog.

meritaten

I quite understand elsien - and tbh I think it would be a good thing for gitdog. he may well think he is in 'detention' and needs to ingratiate his self with you when you get him back - or alternatively - you could be back to square one!

MrsAtobe

katy721 wrote: »

Liver cake is in the oven ready for when Santa Claws comes.
LS is lay in front of the oven watching it cook.
I am in the living room trying not to gag!

Anyone else come to the realisation that we do some crazy stuff for our monkeys?!

I only made it twice, Igagged the first time, the second time I did throw up, so decided that however much I love my dogs, it wasn't worth it, and I'd buy from then on. One of the better decisions I've made

trolleyrun

Pipsqueak doesn't get to choose her chews anymore after we spent ages in PAH and she chose a chew shaped like a crocodile. It was only 60p or so but she was adamant she wanted it (showing it by spinning in circles and getting jumpy). Took it home and tried to give it to her. She decided it was scary (it was tiny) and ran away from it. The croc went to a friend's dog who was very grateful and chewed it in 40 seconds :rotfl:

neveranymoney

Shadow has already gotten stuff that was out of her Christmas stocking too, a long line (pee'd on 30 seconds out of the box whilst we got tangled in it and I couldn't get it from below her bum in time!) one of those crocodile chews but in stick form as she likes to troop about with things and I gave it to her whilst trying to wrap presents, write cards and make a shepards pie. It gave me 15 minutes of precious, precious peace. We are now down to 3 tennis balls and a Santa toy and pack of the cheapy applaws!

Meri, check shoes. I know Barney is a cat but I have a dreadful canine confession that I hope my daughter never sees...... Shadow was found having an absolute ball with a proper butchers bone, taking in it in and out of one of my daughters converse boots! Oops. Well. Human daughter should have darn well taken them up the stairs when I asked!

Elsien, GitDog won't know it's Christmas and it could be just too much for him - our plans are completely changed for missy, going to see mother in law on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas morning as she spends it in my sis in laws and her house is, well, she's a lot more housey that I'll ever be (see bone in shoe debacle) and as we have dinner in my mums where shadow just wouldn't be welcome, I refuse point blank to leave her in the morning and then for 2 hours in the afternoon. Secretly hoping I can get another good bone from the butchers on Christmas Eve so shadow will have peace for the mania that is the usual 4am 'SANTAS BEEN!' Battle cry.

meritaten

The first thing I do is check inside my boots for stray ping pong balls! I find the occasional one - but you can guarantee another will immediately 'disappear' to compensate! everyone elses shoes and boots are in another area with the door shut! (I am the only lazy one who ALWAYS leaves her boots and slippers at the bottom of the stairs!)

Lequirk_2

Went out for a meal today, got home and had a cuppa, our dog went ballistic, she always searches our bags when we get home as she always thinks there may be something for her in them. Well she was frantic trying to get her head in my handbag, it was then i realised that there was a piece of turkey wrapped up in a serviette, which i had saved to bring home for her for a treat.

And she hasn't had her advent chocolate today so i must give her that later LOL!