Destructive Domino

Posted in The Dog by Cujo
December 20th, 2005 - 12:20 PM

In the past week our lovable basset hound has turned into a super menace and has destroyed absolutely everything in his path. I’m not sure if Dom is punishing us for getting him neutered but he sure is being destructive. Below is a list of things in the past week that I can remember that he’s chewed/destroyed/damaged:

  • a large candle - 6 inch diameter/8 inch tall
  • my red hat
  • my new blue hat that was bought because he killed my red hat
  • my wallet
  • my driver’s license - still “somewhat” usable
  • my bank card - needed a new one as it was quite mangled
  • a wooden paddle that my mom used to hit him with - he showed her
  • a razor blade (Mach3)
  • a razor handle (Mach3)
  • the phone book
  • a Santa hat
  • 2 library books
  • the news paper many times
  • multiple pens
  • multiple Sharpies
  • toilet paper roll
  • a hiliter
  • a strawberry ornament on the Christmas tree - first time he was able to sneak into the living room
  • a Christmas throw carpet that was in front of the stove
  • my tablet’s pen holder
  • socks
  • the bathtub mat - I actually caught him trying to drag it out of the bathroom - it was quite funny to watch but still bad
  • a pamplet out of the recyle box in my office
  • a couple of pop cans
  • plastic bottles
  • Jes’s boots (aka her slippers)
  • buttons
  • his own collar
  • some of my business cards - maybe he was trying to hand them out to some of his dog friends

And like I said that list is only what I can remember. Every day I recall something else he has chewed etc. It’s quite crazy. We’re now looking at ways of trying to get him to calm down and be a “good dog” again.

Obedience training is one option we’re definitely looking into. Jes contacted a trainer who we thought was in town but moved but she did give us a couple of great links to articles on her site which we are going to try this week. The first being the Social Isolation. It’s something that seems bad to do but if it needs to be done to get him back into “order” then we’ll try our best to do it.

I still laugh at him every day so that’s a good thing right?

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10 Responses to “Destructive Domino”

  1. Ã?â??Ã?§hria Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 3:29 pm

    Maybe he’s a little ticked about being nipped in the buds, so to speak?

    For another laugh, click here:
    http://www.sootoday.com/content/arts/details.asp?c=11905

  2. Cujo Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 3:32 pm

    Yeah, that’s what I’ve been saying. HAHA. The plan is to try the Social Isolation the next couple of days and see where that leads us.

    As far as the link I followed from Craig’s blog. You’re link whoring it up. Sheesh. ;) But Belsito in a vampire suit is quite funny.

  3. Ã?â??Ã?§hria Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 3:42 pm

    Yeah, pay me ten bucks and call me a whore.

    I’ve gotta promote my Entertainment page, though. No one else is and I’m trying my best to resurrect it after Belsito deserted us. If not, my career as a page editor will be very short.

    That’s why it’s fun to pick on Belsito, sort of like Domino chewing your hitiler (what the heck is that, anyway?). Get my frustrations out and destroy a deserving victim at the same time.

    I’ll have to go to the show so I can get more photoshop fodder. Hopefully he’ll be mad at me. Better than social isolation, for me at least.

  4. Cujo Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 3:46 pm

    See you made me think I had it spelt wrong but I don’t, a hiliter, well maybe I forgot a hyphen, a hi-liter, those colourful pens used to mark “important” information in books or papers etc. You usually see University kids hiliting every single word on every single page for no reason really. I laugh at them that do that. Silly kids and their hiliters.

  5. Ã?â??Ã?§hria Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 4:10 pm

    Ah, I guess it’s all in the em-phasis.

    I have no hi-liters left. Nova used them to colour the dog. He was white. Made a lovely canvas for all the pretty colours. Bits of him are still white. Kids and dogs are even more fun than dogs and dogs.

    Hi-liters are very deserving victims for chew-minded dogs’ teeth. For Cooper, give Domino another hi-liter to chew.

  6. Cujo Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 4:33 pm

    I’d “love” to give Dom another hi-liter but I’m all out, it seems he’s chewed them all already. I’m semi starting the “isolation” today as I’m trying not to react to his every jump/bark/bite that he’s trying to do to get my attention. Hopefully this works in general to stop him from attacking people then we’ll just need to work on the chewing aspect of his behaviour then we’ll have the ultimate basset hound HAHA.

    And maybe if he’s good he can get a basset hound or pug brother in the next couple of months.

  7. Jes Says:
    December 20th, 2005 at 4:41 pm

    Pug brother! I’ve decided (I think). It depends on how nice the lady is on Sugar Island. I saw a picture of one last night and it made me want one.

  8. Darcy Yanni Says:
    December 21st, 2005 at 10:04 am

    With all this destruction and mayhem you might as well have kids!!

  9. Cujo Says:
    December 21st, 2005 at 12:16 pm

    Kids, sheesh, no thank you, well right now anyway.

    Also, a couple more items to add to the list.
    Another book
    Random paper off the counter

  10. Jes Says:
    December 21st, 2005 at 12:40 pm

    Pug Pug Pug Pug