fur ball friday - the first week of freedom

this week marked Baker's first week of freedom.

since Bake was a puppy we have been crating him while we are at work.  we did the same with Rainier and over time we were able to leave her out for longer periods of time.  we had been doing some test runs with Baker over the last few weeks, allowing him to be out in the house with Rainier when we went out to dinner or to see a movie.  most times, we would return home to some chewed cardboard from the few boxes of flooring that remain in the house but he never destroyed anything of value.  let's just say that all changed this week.

Sunday was his first day of freedom and i imagine that Rainier enjoyed the company... we returned home from floating the river to find more chewed cardboard.  he would be disciplined, told that this kind of behavior was not tolerated and that was that.  overall i was very happy with the way the day went, he was out and we lost nothing but flooring boxes.  Monday was very much the same... but then there was Tuesday.

Tuesday he upped the anti.  Tuesday i didn't return home to find chewed cardboard.  i returned home to see that he had eaten his bed that i bought on etsy, at Bow Wow Beds.  i was ticked.  there were chunks of foam everywhere and the duck canvas bed was destroyed... i was not happy.

Wednesday Baker did not have a bed to chew when i left the house... i thought my return would find a better result, but boy was i wrong.  that evening i found Rainier's bed, from the same shop, chewed to destruction.  i collected the second bag of foam pieces for the week and took it out to the trash.  both dogs were in trouble and they new it.

Thursday we made sure that every toy we owned was in the living room.  there were no beds to destroy... there were none left.  so we left the house and crossed our fingers hoping that when we got home things would be in order and the dogs behaved.  i am happy that i played volleyball last night because JD came home to this.

yep that is what my living room looks like if you eat the feather pillows off the couch... see the two mutts huddled together for support on the couch, let's just say they needed it. JD was none too pleased.  so this week marked Baker's first week of freedom and his last. well, at least, for quite some time.  this morning he was ushered back into his crate and Rainier was left to sleep on what's left of  her torn and tattered bed.  maybe we will try again in another month or two.