An update on Sam Dog, you ask? Sure! My life certainly revolves around him so why not share the love?
As most of you know, Sam, is our pit bull mix rescue dog that came to us about six months ago. We really struggled with whether or not we should keep him, knowing the responsibility attached to such a decision. And, you all know that we did, indeed, bring him into the family fold.
This morning I went to town (that means Charleston) to buy Sam some new toys at Pet Smart. I couldn’t wait any longer to make this trip as he is out of toys! If any of you out there in cyber space have a big pit bull mixed breed dog that suffers from separation anxiety, you know what I mean! Being out of dog toys at my house is very dangerous!
Since Sam can destroy most “indestructible” toys in a matter of minutes, I had spent hours on Pet Smart’s website reading customer reviews of the different products, ruled out the majority of them and made a list of only the ones that customers said their toy destroyer dogs could not destroy!
I bought a container of snacks and squeeze cheese to stuff the stuffable toys with treats. Supposedly, this can keep him occupied for hours. I also bought a container of bitter grapefruit spray to spray on every piece of furniture in my house!
I spent $158.00 on this handful of "indestructible" toys. Tink, our boy tabby looks on, agog at everything we bought for Sam!
I should tell you that Sam is, mostly, a sweetheart when we are at home. We do often have to scold him for tormenting the cats. And he wakes us up several times each night ,whether it is when he is climbing in and out of our bed or when he barks cause he hears his girlfriend, Princess, (the neighbor’s new rescue spaniel) escaping from her enclosure.
Except for that, and destroying our house and costing us a fortune at the vet and pet store, he is a good dog!
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- I spent $158.00 on this handful of “indestructible” toys. Tink, our boy tabby looks on, agog at everything we bought for Sam!
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- This is our handmade Amish rocker.
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- Sam pulled up the sticky vinyl tiles in our sunroom. We want to change them, anyway.
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- Sam has chewed all four dining room chairs.
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- This is the livingroom recliner. It was the first piece of furniture destroyed and is now known as “Sam’s chair.”
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- This is the coffee table that Brian built.
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- This is our couch.
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- This is one of two lampshades in our bedroom that have been smashed.
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- This is the dresser in the master bedroom.
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- The other area rug has been thrown out. This one is in better shape!
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- The vet’s office loves Sam! His neutering surgery was a success and he weighs just shy of 60 pounds!
