I think that title might be all I need by way of introduction to this post, but I will elaborate a bit. We have a cockapoo named Buddie. My husband got him about 2 months before we met. Yep, big man with a little froo froo, neurotic dog. Really, Buddie, is a great dog. He sleeps through the night like a log. We wake him up in the morning, not the other way around. He always lets us know when visitors arrive, no one is sneaking up on us. And he's a snuggle hound. He loves to snuggle and he keeps my feet warm in the winter. So, those being the virtues of Buddie, back to his neurotic side.
He doesn't like to be left alone. If I go outside without him for as little as 5 minutes he acts as if he hasn't seen me in days. We used to lock him in the kitchen when we left to keep his mischief to a minimum. He would, however, rip up bits of paper and other things he'd find at the edge of the table. Since he learned to jump the gate, we found that he wasn't really destroying the house we could leave him roam free. I figure he was pretty much just sleeping on his favorite spot on the sofa anyway.
While he is, for the most part, well-behaved he has streaks of mischief. Such as when he eats things he's not supposed to. Here's my running list of things he's eaten over the past month.
1. Granola - and part of the bag.
The stand next to me at market is Nuts About Granola . They have a variety of flavors with my favorite being Lover's Combo, peanut butter and chocolate. Yummy! Now, Sarah, being the marketing genius that she is, is cross marketing her Plain Jane, peanut butter granola, as Dogrrrranola, Granola for Dogs. It's a nice, all natural little treat for your furry friends. Her slogan is, "Dogs love grrrrranola." Well, I can attest to that. I left a bag of Lover's Combo sitting next to my computer when I left the house one day. I came home that afternoon to find the bag on the ground, empty with a large hole in it. I was a bit worried since he ate dark chocolate and well, dogs aren't supposed to do that. He looked fine though and he lived to destroy more things.
2. Raisins - large bag
We had a large bag of assorted raisin varieties that we got from BJs that Timmy has been snacking on. Timmy left the bag on the coffee table and we came home to, once again, find the bag on the ground nearly empty and Buddie seemed fine.
3. Fiber One Cereal - Do I see a theme here???
So far it seems all of Buddie's snacks have been of the high fiber variety. Again, a large box from BJs. I was snacking on some cereal straight out of the box while I was sitting on the couch reading a book. I closed up the box and left the box of cereal sitting on the coffee table. Again, I came back a few hours later to find the box on the floor, ripped open and some of the cereal eaten. Again, he looked fine, so no worries.
4. Chicken bones
Timmy and Buddie went to a picnic at Grammie Wilson's house. There was barbeque chicken. It was yummy, Timmy brought some home for me to eat after I got home from my craft show. Apparently, Buddie was drawn to the delicious smell too beause his grandmother found him sneaking leftover bones off the table. I was extremely worried about the chicken bones. I was trying to remember if they caused the problems when they were going down or after they were already down. But again, he seemed fine, and after a week and a half, he's still alive so I guess he'll be fine.
He doesn't like to be left alone. If I go outside without him for as little as 5 minutes he acts as if he hasn't seen me in days. We used to lock him in the kitchen when we left to keep his mischief to a minimum. He would, however, rip up bits of paper and other things he'd find at the edge of the table. Since he learned to jump the gate, we found that he wasn't really destroying the house we could leave him roam free. I figure he was pretty much just sleeping on his favorite spot on the sofa anyway.
While he is, for the most part, well-behaved he has streaks of mischief. Such as when he eats things he's not supposed to. Here's my running list of things he's eaten over the past month.
1. Granola - and part of the bag.
The stand next to me at market is Nuts About Granola . They have a variety of flavors with my favorite being Lover's Combo, peanut butter and chocolate. Yummy! Now, Sarah, being the marketing genius that she is, is cross marketing her Plain Jane, peanut butter granola, as Dogrrrranola, Granola for Dogs. It's a nice, all natural little treat for your furry friends. Her slogan is, "Dogs love grrrrranola." Well, I can attest to that. I left a bag of Lover's Combo sitting next to my computer when I left the house one day. I came home that afternoon to find the bag on the ground, empty with a large hole in it. I was a bit worried since he ate dark chocolate and well, dogs aren't supposed to do that. He looked fine though and he lived to destroy more things.
2. Raisins - large bag
We had a large bag of assorted raisin varieties that we got from BJs that Timmy has been snacking on. Timmy left the bag on the coffee table and we came home to, once again, find the bag on the ground nearly empty and Buddie seemed fine.
3. Fiber One Cereal - Do I see a theme here???
So far it seems all of Buddie's snacks have been of the high fiber variety. Again, a large box from BJs. I was snacking on some cereal straight out of the box while I was sitting on the couch reading a book. I closed up the box and left the box of cereal sitting on the coffee table. Again, I came back a few hours later to find the box on the floor, ripped open and some of the cereal eaten. Again, he looked fine, so no worries.
4. Chicken bones
Timmy and Buddie went to a picnic at Grammie Wilson's house. There was barbeque chicken. It was yummy, Timmy brought some home for me to eat after I got home from my craft show. Apparently, Buddie was drawn to the delicious smell too beause his grandmother found him sneaking leftover bones off the table. I was extremely worried about the chicken bones. I was trying to remember if they caused the problems when they were going down or after they were already down. But again, he seemed fine, and after a week and a half, he's still alive so I guess he'll be fine.
There have been a few other things he's gotten into, but I just can't remember them off the top of my head. So, now here the final quiz. The question is, which one of the above items made him throw up (eight times)? Was it, a. granola, b. rasins, c. fiber one, or d. chicken bones? Talk amongst yourselves and ponder that question until next time...
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