What is it about the socks?

[Ravenwood]

Why do all puppies have a sock fetish?

True to form, Rosie constantly runs upstairs to one of the kids bedrooms (there are dirty socks lying a plenty in son's room ) races back down the stairs into the garden and flings the sock around to play with it, then chews it up

It wouldn't be so bad if these puppies then picked up the other half to the chewed sock but no... they pick another odd one!!

As if it wasn't bad enough having a sock eating washing machine - having a sock chewing puppy = a lack of socks in this house!!

 

[kirstyhen]

Otto's favourite has always been my bras, he gives them the 'death shake' and more often than not pops the underwire out of them. At £30 a pop, I wish he preferred socks!!

 

[littlemisslauren]

Ahhhhh, I feel your pain.

I have been wearing odd socks for a few weeks now....

 

[littlemisslauren]

Otto's favourite has always been my bras, he gives them the 'death shake' and more often than not pops the underwire out of them. At £30 a pop, I wish he preferred socks!!

Oh i hope Betsy doesnt move onto my bras... it takes me far far too long to find ones that fit in the first place!

Betsy does like pants though, she will somehow get into the washing machine and take my most expensive / most comfy pair outside to her destruction area and tootle back in the house half an hour later with some nicker elastic hanging out of her mouth.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Sorry to be a doom-monger but my mother, having paid for two sets of undergarments to be removed from our old dog's innards, would not encourage that behaviour
They can't eat them if they have no access to them.

(But I appreciate that they are better than razorblades )

 

[kirstyhen]

(But I appreciate that they are better than razorblades )

PMSL!

What idiot would leave Razor Blades lying around somewhere a dog could get hold of them??

 

[Ravenwood]

LMAO - you pay £30 for a bra?? You obviously have far too much money

LML - The laundry basket stands in the Utility Room by the washing machine and Rosie tries her best to pull out a sock through the holes

CC: Point taken - very wise words - so far she has never actually eaten a sock yet and seeing as my son has size 12 feet - she would have to be blooming hungry!!

Not letting her have access to dirty socks lying around - well, if you can educate my teenage son - then I will love you for life!!

 

[CorvusCorax]

I never saw D eating two balled-up pairs of tights - but their greeny-slimey existence in a clear plastic bag handed to my mother after the op confirmed it

 

[kirstyhen]

LMAO - you pay £30 for a bra?? You obviously have far too much money

I'd love to pay less, it's the amount of fabric they have to use, although in a plain crash they would double well as parachutes!

 

[Ravenwood]

I never saw D eating two balled-up pairs of tights - but their greeny-slimey existence in a clear plastic bag handed to my mother after the op confirmed it

Oh dear fortunately I have been lucky enough to escape this over the years! However I do remember Badger eating all the children's wax crayons! We had multi coloured poos for weeks on the lawn

 

[littlemisslauren]

CC - Point taken, She has luckily not eaten any clothing yet, just torn it into tiny tiny bits.

I have woken up to the puppy ripping fluffy socks off my feet.... I am hoping she will out grow this phase

 

[CorvusCorax]

I know it's funny and cute but try not to laugh. Laughing at dogs encourages whatever it is that they were doing (imagines the rolling eyes of everyone reading this).
This is why I have to wait about three minutes for B to stop scent-marking. I laughed really hard the first time he did it, then as time went on, and I kept giggling, the scent-marking started getting more and more elaborate and over-blown.
Now he does it, looks at me going 'check me OUUUUT!' and scuffs clods of dirt into the next county. He's not even entire.

ETA and try not to chase them around the house yelling 'gimme my socks back' - that will be a massive fun game. Try introducing specific toys which are for playing for, during playtimes, walkies, crate times. Your stuff is your stuff, even the dog toys, you decide when they are given and taken away.

 

[littlemisslauren]

ETA and try not to chase them around the house yelling 'gimme my socks back' - that will be a massive fun game. .

Ermm... oops.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Start thinking like a dog, a little tiny, fun loving dog, woman *slaps*
She has a super fun thing and you want to take it away from her? No fear!

 

[Ravenwood]

CC - you are obviously in a very serious mood tonight - completely respect that!!

However, this was meant to be a light hearted jokey thread this evening. I am pretty sure that most of us on AAD are pretty experienced in raising dogs and perhaps the wine has flowed too freely as I was out to entertain.

I will refrain from now on about my dogs antics

 

[CorvusCorax]

Oh god no, sorry, never mind me!!! I've been on the wine too! You should see some of the rubbish that mine have eaten

 

[Lila]

yeo another one for bra's and socks. Brucie goes crazy if he see's any. Try to make sure they are all in the basket ready to wash but the OH cant seem to put them in the basket next to the pile he leave them in on the floor!!