Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What other use would a dog have for reading glasses?

I was worried about what I might find when I got home from work yesterday after leaving Leigha home alone all day. There was surprisingly little damage. A 97 cent paper fan was a bit ragged and a corner of the arm of the futon frame was a tiny bit chewed. The only other thing was the dime store reading glasses. They are apparently a satisfying chew.

This morning I put all the remotes and other potential chew toys away. When I got home, I saw that she had scattered some paper that I had put in the firewood pile. There were also some plastic bottles on the couch that I could have sworn I put in the recycling, but I could be wrong. Overall, a pretty good result for a young dog left on her own in a new house. She is a good girl.

I stopped at Petsmart on the way home tonight and picked up a strong chew toy and a Kong toy that will be the source of all her food going forward. It took her an hour to eat tonight, and she was totally engaged and entertained the whole time.

I have been walking her, and that makes a big difference. I realized today, though, that I need a fallback plan for bad weather, busy schedules and illness. I started crusing Craigslist for a used treadmill.

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