Comments on: Checks: It’s what’s for dinner

By: Lis

Lis — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:21:30 +0000

My very first dog, when I was a kid, was a wonderful border collie with no behavior problems at all, once she reached adulthood, and a combination of maturity and good management had eliminated the submissive peeing problem.

Except that, of course, she regarded anything coming in through the mail slot as a Major Threat, or maybe as Major Toy—I don’t think we ever really determined which. And we were slow learners. We crated her if there was going to be no one home all day, but if she was only going to be alone for a couple of hours, we didn’t.

Eventually, after a check was utterly consumed, my parents replaced the front door and put up an outside mailbox.

She didn’t chew anything else she wasn’t supposed to. Just the mail.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:20:50 +0000

I came home from work one day to find $100 in $20 bills shredded on the floor beneath the dresser it was on. Navarre, Flat-coated retriever, had shredded the money I had put aside for his very first dog show. He must have been trying to tell me something or maybe he just didn’t think he needed any extra stuffies or chewies. Thankfully, he hadn’t ingested any of it and I was able to tape it all back together. The bank didn’t seem to appreciate it when I turned it in to them. LOL

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:21:25 +0000

heeheehee…someone once gave me a $50 donation at my yearly open house. I made the mistake of leaving it unattended on the counter, and I’ve never seen those two $20s and a $10 again. Since my cats didn’t likely eat it, they obviously hid it. And yes, I did check under the refrigerator. Yesterday a foster kitten came trotting out with a $5 in her mouth. Do you think they’ve learned to make change?

By: FrogDogz

FrogDogz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:20:37 +0000

I was fostering a Dobie once who ate my ENTIRE business bank account deposit. Rough total?

About $500 in cash, same in checks, and about $2,000 in credit card slips. Thankfully, we had duplicates of the credit card slips, and most of our customers were happy to replace the checks.

The cash? Well, we got some of it back. The hard way. Thank God money can be laundered - in a washing machine, with soap.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:04:44 +0000

Don’t forget envelopes, electric bills and insurance reminders…

I seem to have hidden the car title well enough. For now.

By: Carol V

Carol V — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:02:05 +0000

Reminds me of the time that my Harry ate the post and beam blueprints of our new home that we had gotten that day to approve them (just moved in last month)…Hubby had to call the Post and Beam guys and say…my dog ate the plans….Laughter was heard on the other end (he had a golden too)

And good to see Faith has good taste!!!

By: Phyllis DeGioia

Phyllis DeGioia — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:44:01 +0000

It’s a darn good thing that was an outgoing check instead of an incoming one, or else I would not have been laughing at all.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:15:58 +0000

Puppy Faith — five months old already — specializes in chewing MY books. Not as in ones I own, but as in ones I’ve WRITTEN.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:57:38 +0000

Must be he11 on your library account!

By: Mary Mary

Mary Mary — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:48:15 +0000

Hahaha!

I live with rabbits. Chewed paper is just part of the decor. Phone books are a delicacy.

I love when they come into my office, grab a business card, and take off! Or when I find the paperback I “hide” under my spare pillow in the middle of the bed, cover removed.