Monday, September 28, 2015

September 28 – “The Fred … a Follow-up”

Fred update … so far this “not-a-puppy-because-she-has-adult-teeth” little dog of ours has managed to chew a hole in and scatter the contents thereof of her bed all over the laundry room.  She has discovered and dragged into the den one of Chris’ houseshoes and at least three stuffed animals, all of which have been at least three times her size.  We actually saw her bring one in, proudly prancing with her head held high.  Of course that was the only way she could get it far enough off the floor to make it move.  Fortunately she didn’t have time to completely decimate the stuffed animals like she did her bed.  We have also discovered duplos all over the house in various stages of chewed-up-ness.  Just caught her trying to expand her horizons into the realm of reading.  She pulled two large books off the shelf (Again, bigger than she is.  Must be a desperate attempt to prove her prowess in spite of her size.  Alas, the curse of the short one).  Reading is ordinarily a beneficial pursuit, but not for dogs with a penchant for chewing.  Oh, and last night she did her best to chew a hole in the hard plastic of the dog gate.  That one was a bit beyond even her expertise, however. 

She doesn’t particularly like chicken-enhanced dog food, but the last few times she has eaten it without complaint.  No … she ate it like she was starving.  She also eats the dry dog food the other two eat, but to her it is more of a forbidden fruit, special treat that she can sneak when the other two aren’t looking.  We got her one of those hard plastic balls, which she promptly lost under the couch.  We also got one of those ropes, this one with a ball of one end.  The ball lasted about 20 minutes.  It was chewed into shreds.  The rope has been a Godsend, though.  She still chews on that thing. 

It looks like Frightened, Flea-bitten, Fugitive F-F-F-Fred has become Frantic, Frenetic, Frisky Freddy.  I think she’s gonna be … Fine.

Philemon 7 says, “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.”


Father, give us some extra energy.  I thought we were through with this raising a child thing.  Amen.

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