'My' dog ate our floor. But so did 'his'!Our home was built in 1888 and still has the
original wood floors. Gorgeous wood floors that we desperately need to
refinish.
After a long morning of church and setting up for some events at church that will happen later in the week, hubby and I returned home around 3:00 or so to try to get a little nap. The dogs, of course, had to stay in the house due to the rain, so we made sure they had plenty of toys before we settled in. Hubby likes to sleep to the TV, so we turned on the races and settled in on the daybed. I love napping on the daybed with him.
I kept hearing a little ripping sound, so I sat up and put my glasses on and noticed Murray at the bookcase. Looking at me. Not looking guilty or anything, but I knew he had been tearing a book. I made him get away from the area and put a step ladder in front of the book case so he'd leave it alone then went back to napping.
After a few minutes, I heard scraping, so I checked again and found Bernoulli chewing on the step ladder. It's aluminum and feels good on their gums, so I left him alone.
Next thing I knew, hubby jumps and I let him off the bed and suddenly he's yelling at Bernoulli because he's pulling a little section of the wood floor up! We made the dogs all come into the room with us and put up a gate so we could 'rest in peace', as it were. Napping ensued.
After naps and hubby's bike ride, we were watching a little Law and Order, CI when I heard that distinctive 'snap' of a piece of the floor snapping back as it was pulled on. I jumped up and found Murray this time. Same hall, same floor, same spot. {sigh} At least I could tell hubby it wasn't just 'MY' dog!
These little guys are tough. We never had such destructive problems with the retrievers. The pups have chewed on a formal dinning table, a formal dining chair, a desk chair, 2 cheap chairs (thank goodness for cheap chairs!), a window ledge, ripped a sheet, destroyed a plush ball and 2 plush toys, chewed up an old picture that I wanted, chewed and emptied about 5 or 6 plastic water bottles (all full of water when they started), eaten 3 socks, 2 book bindings, and, now, pulled wood up off the wood floor. I'll be so glad when they grow up!
After a long morning of church and setting up for some events at church that will happen later in the week, hubby and I returned home around 3:00 or so to try to get a little nap. The dogs, of course, had to stay in the house due to the rain, so we made sure they had plenty of toys before we settled in. Hubby likes to sleep to the TV, so we turned on the races and settled in on the daybed. I love napping on the daybed with him.
I kept hearing a little ripping sound, so I sat up and put my glasses on and noticed Murray at the bookcase. Looking at me. Not looking guilty or anything, but I knew he had been tearing a book. I made him get away from the area and put a step ladder in front of the book case so he'd leave it alone then went back to napping.
After a few minutes, I heard scraping, so I checked again and found Bernoulli chewing on the step ladder. It's aluminum and feels good on their gums, so I left him alone.
Next thing I knew, hubby jumps and I let him off the bed and suddenly he's yelling at Bernoulli because he's pulling a little section of the wood floor up! We made the dogs all come into the room with us and put up a gate so we could 'rest in peace', as it were. Napping ensued.
After naps and hubby's bike ride, we were watching a little Law and Order, CI when I heard that distinctive 'snap' of a piece of the floor snapping back as it was pulled on. I jumped up and found Murray this time. Same hall, same floor, same spot. {sigh} At least I could tell hubby it wasn't just 'MY' dog!
These little guys are tough. We never had such destructive problems with the retrievers. The pups have chewed on a formal dinning table, a formal dining chair, a desk chair, 2 cheap chairs (thank goodness for cheap chairs!), a window ledge, ripped a sheet, destroyed a plush ball and 2 plush toys, chewed up an old picture that I wanted, chewed and emptied about 5 or 6 plastic water bottles (all full of water when they started), eaten 3 socks, 2 book bindings, and, now, pulled wood up off the wood floor. I'll be so glad when they grow up!
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