Once while I was out, my dog managed to get into the kitchen cabinet, pull out a family-sized container of honey, and break it open. She then ran through the house with it. I had to scrub the floors, furniture, and her because the honey was all over her fur. She’s an Afghan. That was a terrible day.
Lovely! All the best people are! I have only surrogate Pyrenees friends at this time but my spider sense was tingling. Or maybe it was b/c you posted a pic of a Pyrenees, but I’m half-caffeinated so let me pretend I’m magic for a few more minutes.
My dog, as a puppy, ate holes in our deck. We had to replace the entire deck.
Also every package ever delivered, the walls, the couch, a solar charger, snowboarding boots (3 boots from 3 different pairs), our cabinets....
I’m so sorry. But I laughed, ruefully.
(Our somewhere between 1 and 2 yrs old GSD, in the first couple months after we got him, chewed up some paperbacks, decorative pillows, collectibles, one boot out of a pair, and my spouse’s service-worn beret. The boot & beret almost got him returned.)
Yep.
We eventually found the right combo of toys (he loves boxes, of all things, and Ball Is Life) to divert him & keep him entertained, and chewing has largely been a non-issue for 6+ yrs. But oof that early time is HARD.)
Ours, at 4yo, ate large lump of silicone sealant he found on a walk. Had to be referred to a specialist vet because the sealant has the same density as flesh so couldn't be seen on X-ray and barely showed up on ultra sound. Endoscope used to locate and remove sealant blocking his gut. Vet bill £2k+.
Welcome to the club. My boy probably holds a record for number of times he had to have his stomach pumped. He also used to eat rocks, found the Easter candy stash, peach pits the squirrels drop in the yard etc,etc.
pro tip for anyone getting a puppy: pet insurance & a healthy amount in savings.
This reminds me of when a friend's dog ate her panty hose. This went unnoticed until the dog tried to poop it out. My friend spent 15 minutes pulling poop encrusted nylon out of the dog's butt while I laughed and helped her corral that poor dog.
Our first Golden ate some of my wife's underwear, which we discovered when he pooped them out. IMO, they were perfectly fine, but my bride insisted on throwing them out.
My dog never chewed a thing but would lick everything if nauseous.
Once we left him with a friend of ours. He got nauseous, started licking her leather throw rug & proceeded to eat a portion of it. Can I tell you what passed leather looks like? Acid-tanned long twisted straps coming out for a week.🤮
Oh I hear you. As puppies, our dachshunds chewed a delightful range of dishes, including such highlights as a leather-bound library book, assorted biros, fancy underwear, every corner of our sofa & arm chairs, plastic plant pots, various running shoes & a doll I'd had since the day I was born.
my MIL has a Great Pyr/black Lab mix and when we lived with her for a little while this dog managed to chew the strap off my purse (just the strap, very clean and specific!) and pull the classic move of only eating one member of a pair of socks
Yup had to redo 3 rooms worth of baseboards thanks to our Pyr when she was btwn 9-15 mos. Windowsills, carpets, pair of glasses, plastic cups, book about raising a puppy, dog bed, another dog bed, trash bags, recycling bin/contents, more carpets, window screens, doorknobs, doorframe...
I knew a chausie (jungle cat domestic cat hybrid) who was in rescue because in one day this 10 pound animal converted a dining room table to a coffee table.
I learned the hard way that kittens & yarn do not mix (none of our older cats cared about yarn at all, so I was unprepared for a kitten who thought yarn was her mortal enemy!) We ended up visiting a very nice emergency room vet who extracted gnawed yarn from said kitten's bum with a vaselined finger
Oh, the rocks! I was fostering a gizzard puppy and I took him to an adoption event at a brewery that had a gravel patio, which he treated as a buffet. People would come up to pet him and he would be like, “sorry, I’m eating right now. I have a mineral deficiency.” He did not get adopted that day.
I work with dogs and sometimes play "guess the xray" - show an xray and we have to guess what is inside the dog. Most impressive to date is 72 socks inside a great dane.
I had a Golden as a kid and the first time we took him to the vet after he was grown and spent more time outside the vet looked in his mouth and said "Chews on rocks doesn't he"
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Also every package ever delivered, the walls, the couch, a solar charger, snowboarding boots (3 boots from 3 different pairs), our cabinets....
Our motto is "good thing she's cute."
Such a cutie
(Our somewhere between 1 and 2 yrs old GSD, in the first couple months after we got him, chewed up some paperbacks, decorative pillows, collectibles, one boot out of a pair, and my spouse’s service-worn beret. The boot & beret almost got him returned.)
We eventually found the right combo of toys (he loves boxes, of all things, and Ball Is Life) to divert him & keep him entertained, and chewing has largely been a non-issue for 6+ yrs. But oof that early time is HARD.)
Met a Pyr out in the woods today. We didn’t discuss his diet.
pro tip for anyone getting a puppy: pet insurance & a healthy amount in savings.
Once we left him with a friend of ours. He got nauseous, started licking her leather throw rug & proceeded to eat a portion of it. Can I tell you what passed leather looks like? Acid-tanned long twisted straps coming out for a week.🤮
I assume so.
* chewed all the legs and edges until the table not only looked thrashed, but started to seem rickety