I think I've cried more over this silly dog than I have in a while! I wish I would've done more homework about puppies and labs in general. She was HYPER! She also had a serious chewing problem. After chewing up my favorite reclining chair (the one that I absolutely LOVE to relax in during summer), constant digging, chewing up a garden hose, eating rocks and chewing the sprinkler attachment of the hose (the kind that fire departments use that are supposedly indestructable). The weekend before Halloween, I went to Everett to spend some time with Mom and Dad and called Jeff to see how his 2-10 page papers were coming along and also to check on Ruby. He replied very enthusiastically-"She's having TONS of fun!" I said, "really?" His response was "Yes, honey-she dug up your sprinkler lines I planted in all your flower pots and chewed them all up!" UGH! But wait, it does get better. The final straw was when she started chewing on the air conditioner lines. ($3,000) I couldn't justify keeping a dog who simply wouldn't listen-I understand puppies, but honestly, she wouldn't obey! EVERY time we went to play with her outside, she would constantly jump up on us-she got so big that her paws would land right on my chest! UGH! We tried bitter apple spray, treats, MANY walks and finally swatting her nose to tell her to get down, but she just couldn't grasp the idea. The day before the air conditioner episode, she had dug in the garden and must've found her poop we burried and got it all over her. I gave her a bath and she was NOT happy with me. She rolled in the dirt and came and jumped all over me.
Now, I must admit that I was totally smitten by this dog. She had me wrapped around her "paws" (Actually, I loved her soft ears!). We talked to the kids and obviously they were very sad about her, but understood why she wasn't a good fit for our family. The night before I had to take her back, I held her in my lap and sobbed and gave her several treats. She broke my heart when she in turn licked my tears away and then started JUMPING on me!
Which leads me to why I haven't blogged since we got her....we've been busy! But, now I hope to have a little more time to focus on my kids and start taking more pictures!
3 comments:
I bet someone has already found her and adopted that spunky little girl. Someone with a huge yard and lots of things for her to chew until her hearts content :)
I was sorry to hear about Ruby. I asked about her at halloween and felt so bad when the girls told me.
I totally offered Skippy to the girls, of course, he is just a naughty dog in a smaller package.
We went through something similar 2 Christmases ago and it was tough. She ended up running off and we couldn't find her- Geoff was not sad in any way shape or form.
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