gracie shredded everything we ever put in her kennel or dog run....beds, towels, carpet :roll: . she ended up getting the hard plastic, hard concrete treatment.
I forgot to mention the blankets and chaise lounge cushions we tried in her kennel...she chewed those, too :roll:. and, like sophie, it was a behavior that just suddenly came on after not doing it. :?
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
She has been ok so far tonight. I just do not get it! She has been so good in her kennel, until now. Not sure what to do? So when i left again today, she had no bed and no blanket, she looked at me like you really want to go in my kennel....She had to sleep on the hard plastic. I felt bad, but had no choice.
Bugsy did this at first when he was a puppy. For a while we thought we could just gate him in the kitchen w/ some puppy pads instead of putting him in a crate - he chewed up the puppy pads instead of using them for their intended purpose. We tried giving him beds - whether in the crate or not, and he would chew those too. We gave up on letting him have a bed for a while.
Years pass and he got over it. He knows what his bed is now. He has a bed out of the crate and inside the crate. Maybe Sophie is just getting bored in there? Is there a good durable toy that you know she cannot destroy that you could leave in the crate with her? That way, if she wants to chew, she chews on her toy.
I think maybe what also helped, in addition to passing the teething stage, was teaching the dog what the bed was. We go to our bed, Bugsy goes in his bed at night. (Its nice to have a puppy in bed with you, but eventually they grow and take up too much room and its just easier to make them sleep in their own beds at night from the beginning).... Also...if you ever notice her chewing on anything that she shouldn't be - catching her in the act - chewing on her bed or blanket while you are there, take it out of her mouth, say NO and give her something that is acceptable to chew on. Do NOT give the dog old shoes, socks or anything that is not specifically a dog toy, or that could cause some confusion.
Im sure this is just a puppy being a puppy. There are some really good durable toys out there that you can stuff some treats in too...so that can help give her incentive to chew on a toy that she may not initially care for.
Mansfield, MA - Jul 02, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 03, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 11, 2003; Boston, MA - Sep 29, 2004; Reading, PA - Oct 01, 2004; Hartford, CT - May 13, 2006; Boston, MA - May 24, 2006; Boston, MA - May 25, 2006; Hartford, CT - Jun 27, 2008; Mansfield, MA - Jun 28, 2008; Mansfield, MA - June 30, 2008; Hartford, CT - May 15, 2010; Boston, MA - May 17, 2010; [EV - Providence, RI - June 15, 2011; EV - Hartford, CT - June 18, 2011]; Worcester, MA - Oct. 15, 2013; Worcester, MA - Oct. 16, 2013; Hartford, CT - Oct. 25, 2013; Boston, MA - August 5, 2016; Boston, MA - August 7, 2016...
She has 8 bones to chew on, and 2 chew toys, 1 of which is her favorite. So if she is getting bored, maybe i will try to tie and hang something from the top of the kennel, to keep her busy.
1995 San Francisco San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
She has 8 bones to chew on, and 2 chew toys, 1 of which is her favorite. So if she is getting bored, maybe i will try to tie and hang something from the top of the kennel, to keep her busy.
hard.plastic.
the only sure thing
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
She has 8 bones to chew on, and 2 chew toys, 1 of which is her favorite. So if she is getting bored, maybe i will try to tie and hang something from the top of the kennel, to keep her busy.
sorry to laugh but she is tenacious...or really bored
I'm actually doing really really well. Today is 2 months. I miss him beyond words, but I'm smiling more and crying less. He was one in a million, and died far too young....but how lucky am I that he chose ME to be his best friend through his short life? We will meet again I'm so sure of that fact!
My best friend....miss you Petey.
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
I'm actually doing really really well. Today is 2 months. I miss him beyond words, but I'm smiling more and crying less. He was one in a million, and died far too young....but how lucky am I that he chose ME to be his best friend through his short life? We will meet again I'm so sure of that fact!
My best friend....miss you Petey.
it's tough
here's another "fall-like" picture:
of course, the little shit likes to chew on the pumpkin stems :roll:
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
i freakin LOVVVVVVVVE the latest doggie pics!!! You guys make me happy!
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
i freakin LOVVVVVVVVE the latest doggie pics!!! You guys make me happy!
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
We ordered ours!
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
i freakin LOVVVVVVVVE the latest doggie pics!!! You guys make me happy!
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
These are so great. But can Brian wear both a PJ and a SF Giants collar? (I'm thinking yes...)
i freakin LOVVVVVVVVE the latest doggie pics!!! You guys make me happy!
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
These are so great. But can Brian wear both a PJ and a SF Giants collar? (I'm thinking yes...)
Brian can have a special made PEARL JAM collar in GIANTS colors! Im positive gracie needs one of those too!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
i freakin LOVVVVVVVVE the latest doggie pics!!! You guys make me happy!
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
We ordered ours!
Monty is gonna need to pose with his on to show it off in here!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
Brian can have a special made PEARL JAM collar in GIANTS colors! Im positive gracie needs one of those too!
:think: :think: :think: hmmmmm...
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
hilarious how most of us (I think :? ) name our dog's toys. with gracie, it's usually just a "y" on the end, as in "go get your sheepy, go get your ducky, got get your foxy...."
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
stuffed toys dont live long enough in our house to get a name. they usually average about 5 minutes before complete destruction.
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Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Comments
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Bugsy did this at first when he was a puppy. For a while we thought we could just gate him in the kitchen w/ some puppy pads instead of putting him in a crate - he chewed up the puppy pads instead of using them for their intended purpose. We tried giving him beds - whether in the crate or not, and he would chew those too. We gave up on letting him have a bed for a while.
Years pass and he got over it. He knows what his bed is now. He has a bed out of the crate and inside the crate. Maybe Sophie is just getting bored in there? Is there a good durable toy that you know she cannot destroy that you could leave in the crate with her? That way, if she wants to chew, she chews on her toy.
I think maybe what also helped, in addition to passing the teething stage, was teaching the dog what the bed was. We go to our bed, Bugsy goes in his bed at night. (Its nice to have a puppy in bed with you, but eventually they grow and take up too much room and its just easier to make them sleep in their own beds at night from the beginning).... Also...if you ever notice her chewing on anything that she shouldn't be - catching her in the act - chewing on her bed or blanket while you are there, take it out of her mouth, say NO and give her something that is acceptable to chew on. Do NOT give the dog old shoes, socks or anything that is not specifically a dog toy, or that could cause some confusion.
Im sure this is just a puppy being a puppy. There are some really good durable toys out there that you can stuff some treats in too...so that can help give her incentive to chew on a toy that she may not initially care for.
She has 8 bones to chew on, and 2 chew toys, 1 of which is her favorite. So if she is getting bored, maybe i will try to tie and hang something from the top of the kennel, to keep her busy.
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
the only sure thing
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
sorry to laugh but she is tenacious...or really bored
looks like she gets the hard plastic
I'm actually doing really really well. Today is 2 months. I miss him beyond words, but I'm smiling more and crying less. He was one in a million, and died far too young....but how lucky am I that he chose ME to be his best friend through his short life? We will meet again I'm so sure of that fact!
My best friend....miss you Petey.
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
it's tough
here's another "fall-like" picture:
of course, the little shit likes to chew on the pumpkin stems :roll:
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
where is all that snow you talked about :P
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Here is something for all of my doggie thread friends. An adjustable Pearl Jam doggie collar! I wanted to share this here before anywhere else
Also available are RED, BLUE, and possibly any other color you might be interested in. Leashes in the same design as well but for some reason, the picture is not showing up :? Please pm for more info!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Just one of the legs off of the dinner table....
just kidding.
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Having a bit of a sniff
We ordered ours!
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
These are so great. But can Brian wear both a PJ and a SF Giants collar? (I'm thinking yes...)
Brian can have a special made PEARL JAM collar in GIANTS colors!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Monty is gonna need to pose with his on to show it off in here!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
>
...a lover and a fighter.
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Vancouver, BC. April 3rd, 2008
Calgary,AB. August 8th, 2009
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Bubba and her new friend Grumbles
Staying Warm
Orbit doing her best Gracie impression
Thanks for the pictures...
staying warm, i love it!
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Babba needs a kiss from her Aunt Pandi!
that is so adorable! They make me
hilarious how most of us (I think :? ) name our dog's toys. with gracie, it's usually just a "y" on the end, as in "go get your sheepy, go get your ducky, got get your foxy...."
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
gracie with her own stick
both these dogs are stick obsessed :roll:
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14