Comments on: Life after rescue: Dodger, happy at last

By: Phyllis DeGioia

Phyllis DeGioia — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:42:02 +0000

Sewing up ripped stuffies with dental floss rather than thread helps them last longer.

I am so glad to know that other dogs steal underwear and eat used tissue. Good grief!

By: Anne T

Anne T — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:49:27 +0000

While getting ready to shower the other morning, I watched as the underpants I just removed acquired 4 legs and trotted out of the bathroom, to be nibbled at leisure on the dog bed next to the wood stove. And as for used kleenex, it’s got to go in the wood stove or down the toilet and Never into a wastebasket. And you should see the system I have to protect the kitty box closets from unauthorized canine entry! My smallest dog weighs less than either of my cats, so this is a real challenge. I hate “kitty-rocha” breath. However, the paper shredder extraordinaire in my house is my simaese cross. He particularly relishes paper back book covers. Chomp, gnaw.
Glad to see handsome Dodger is learning how to be a happy dog!

By: straybaby

straybaby — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:38:57 +0000

YES! I’m not the only one with a “snot dog”!!!!! For some reason I find her tissue hunting and “cleaning” much more disgusting than her vomit cleanup patrols (kitty eats too fast, pukes, spotted vomit patrol swoops in and does a clean sweep before I can even focus on getting a paper towel). And I think this is the first time I have ever admitted this snot habit of hers {outloud}.

And, now I’m off to dry off my keyboard protector as it seems said spotted one drooled all over it when we were sharing cheese earlier. Slimy keyboards = YUCK!!!!!!!

By: Dorene

Dorene — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:49:46 +0000

What IS it with the used tissues? Pepper will root through the recycling box to find mine — it’s almost better than treats!

I buy replacement squeakers and then sew up the toys once Pepper had disembowled them. They look pretty funny, but she enjoys ripping them apart again. She’s so used to me mending her toys that when I got out the needle and thread and mended some clothes, she was quite miffed — needle and thread was supposed to mean more toys for HER! ;-D

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:14:43 +0000

Wow, sounds like a certain deaf pointer I adopted out of the shelter about 4 years ago. Sure they are not related? Hector is so much calmer, but the disembowling and chasing the invisibugs in my back yard will remain his trademark.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:26:36 +0000

I [heart] Dodger.