Bored dog finds trouble
What does a bored dog do?
Find trouble, that’s what.
I’m watching the dog for a few days for my sister. Cat sitting, too, but Pixel is easy. Feed her, scoop litter, pet her when she comes around. Easy, peasy.
Teddie Bear, well, he’s a bit more demanding. He’s not quite 6 months old and very much a puppy. He alternates between sweet and snuggly and all teeth and attitude.
Bored dog misses sister
He’s been missing my sister, though. She plays with him more. I’m usually parked in front of the computer upstairs, so I only see him a few times during the day. With her gone, I’ve been working at her desk. But he’s still a bored puppy — in between naps.
Teddie has a cute little cardboard box she made for him. He has his little mat in it, and he likes to lie in it and chew toys.
This week, he started really shredding the box, peeling the paper off the corrugated insides. He doesn’t eat it – just peels it and tears off another piece. I keep sweeping and picking up little bits of brown paper.
We think maybe it’s his way of coping with my sister being gone. He’s bored, so he finds things to do.
Bored dog gets in trouble
I was working and heard the sound of tearing from around the corner, just out of sight. I figured he was going to town on the box again, and I tuned it out.
After a while, though, I thought I better check. I still was hearing tearing – a lot of tearing.
The picture is of what I found. Teddie had snatched from under the Christmas tree a holiday polar bear with fake fur. He decimated him, tore off fur and ripped off one eye.
I was horrified and amused. I was laughing even as I felt bad. Poor bear. I should have been watching Teddie closer. It’s like having a toddler in the house, and I’m out of practice.
Scooping up the bear and the box, I sent Teddie outside so I could clean up without him trying to get the little bits away from me. He likes to play keep away.
Poor bear has mange
When I explained it to my sister by text, she laughed, thankfully. She said not to try and collect the fur to repair the bear. “Poor bear … It’s about the eyeball,” she said. “It looks like it has mange. I’m dying.”
Which is exactly how I felt.
I tried sticking the eye back on, but it didn’t really help. Poor polar bear is still sitting on the table. I hate to throw him out, but I’m pretty sure Teddie would only go after him again.
It will be good when my sister is back. She’s better at keeping his boredom at bay so he doesn’t get into trouble.
9 COMMENTS
From what I remember of you watching our Siberian Husky, Bella, for two weeks (and she was a young puppy then), you have amazing skills like the “dog whisperer”. Teddie Bear sounds like a challenge – wishing you well!
She is a dog whisperer, very much so. Thankful to have her there helping.
Aw, thank you.
I’ve been much more aware of his whereabouts and activities since the incident.
He’s actually a very well-behaved dog — very smart, like Bella. It’s my own fault for trying to work while he wanted to play! I feel bad for the bear.
I was laughing and crying at the same time. I am not sure why–it’s just one of them things. Poor one-eyed bear.
I know, right? It was awful and yet really funny.
Oh my! Poor bear! So much for the Coke mascot! You have to wonder what else he will find. I think Mocha tried to kill every stuffed critter she saw too. Lucky ate our shoes. That was his thing. Yes, Teddie Bear is still a pup so things will die! Or lose eyes. Or both. LOL Hmmmmm . . . maybe I should put all my teddy bears safely out of Teddie Bear’s reach this Christmas???? Good thing Pixel is fast on her feet! 😉
It would be easier to dog-proof the house, but then he wouldn’t learn to leave things alone. He must have figured it was his size. We will have to keep an eye on the bears, both living and stuffed, while we are there.
The “real bears” living in Bear Hollow thank you. LOL
Call me when you have a minute.