An Update On "Things Stout Has Chewed"



As some of you who are my friends on Facebook know, Stout chewed through 2 leashes in 2 weeks AT obedience class. Yes, we were AT obedience class when he did it...

 

Anyway, this reminded me that it's been awhile since I've done an update on "Things Stout Has Chewed." (All credit for the idea goes to Rip for documenting his chewing journey!)

 

Here are just a few of his latest conquests...

 

 

The new sandals I bought to replace the old sandals that he had chewed

One of the shoes I wore in Megan's wedding - at least it was after the wedding, Megan!

His favorite - the toilet brush

The rung on the barstool

The tray in the bottom of his crate

 

 

Leaves from the (really) spiky plant

 

 

One of the ornaments I bought to decorate for my Cardi Claus recipient

 

And a plethora of toys. Stout stands proudly over some the carcasses...

An Eventful Weekend

Someone shake me, because I swear I must be dreaming  :)  Porter earned 2 more QQ's this weekend! That's 5 QQ's in a row! From the dog that couldn't even do 5 weaves in a row last year!!

 

He now has all the QQ's needed to compete at AKC Nationals! We just need 126 more speed points.

 

Earlier I had refused to seriously consider going to Nationals because I really didn't think it would happen. I wanted to take 1 run at a time & not put too much pressure on us... But there's no denying I feel the pressure now!

 

 

 

We traveled up to compete at the Queen City Dog Training Center Saturday morning.

 

I find I am running much more conservatively now since QQ's have been on the line  :)  My handling looks a little loose & deep when I'm trying to keep all the bars up & create really obvious lines. I'll sacrifice the tighter corners & harder crosses to make everything absolutely obvious.

 

But not everything went stellar over the weekend. I left Stout & Porter in the car Sunday morning as I carried stuff into the trial. When I came back out, Stout had eaten some of my Orbit gum. After some googling, we finally found that it did contain xylitol.

Fortunately, a friend carries hydrogen peroxide with her. I gave Stout a couple good doses (he just opened up his mouth & let me pour it down!). He puked up his breakfast kibble, part of an egg mcmuffin, some un-identified plastic bits, some stuffing from his toy, and 2 pieces of gum still partially in the wrapper.

Then he was as good as new!





And a good day at a trial should always end with a good walk with friends in the park:

A parade of dog breeds:

2 Cardigans

1 Pembroke, 1 Swedish Vallhund

2 Pyrenean Shepherds

2 Chihuahuas

2 Jack Russells

Dog Shaming

Have you seen this site?

 

 

 

 

Let's just say that it's the perfect site for Stout...

 

He even looks a little ashamed, doesn't he?

Update On Things Stout Has Chewed...

It's been ahile since I've updated on the things Stout has chewed. Unfortuantely it's not because he has stopped chewing, but because he has slowed down some  :)

Until this week:

My glasses

John's glasses

Our bar stool now has a gap in the rung

The guilty party

Things Stout has Chewed...

Inspired by Rip Cannon-Fry:

The rug (no remorse)

The back of the couch (the wood on the chairs was chewed by Porter as a puppy)

The iPod charger

The bookcase

Porter's bed

The cats' scratching pad

And worst of all: Porter's couch cushion!