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New Law: No more rawhides, EVER

Sally (from the Alley) on Nutrition - Sat, September 06 2008

That jerk, Yukon! I was in my crate with a rawhide bone, and he was in his crate with a rawhide bone. Both of our doors were shut. You'd have thought nothing could go wrong in that situation. But the big galumph managed to screw it up--big time.

First Riley walked into the room and Yukon growled at her to stay away. Mom said NO and put Riley in the kitchen. It didn't seem fair, but well, okay....and then he went over the line with MOM. He growled at HER to stay away. Mom said NO. It's like he doesn't understand human speech or something. He growled again.

Mom said ENOUGH, and made him get out of the crate. Then she put his rawhide on top of the fridge. I just gave the tiniest growl to let that big dummie Yukon know he wasn't getting my rawhide. Mom misunderstood and said, ENOUGH OUT OF YOU, TOO, SALLY. Then she made me get out of my crate and put my rawhide on the fridge top too.

Now she says it's a new LAW that we cannot ever have rawhides again until we can be civilized with our toys. She says she isn't taking any chances with this mixed-up Rot-bull getting mean. So now we all suffer. It's a dog's life, I tell ya.

Daphne Marie on Sep 07 at 01:07 AM

That does stink. Usually when one of us here gets punished it affects the othes too. Humans can be so unreasonable. I feel your pain Sally.

Ojo on Sep 07 at 06:57 AM

I'm a resource guarder too although I'd never growl at Mom (I do to Daddy though). Mom trumps at our house.

But I feel your pain on lost privledges - I'm not allowed to play ball in front of Roo because she can't handle it. Outside is fine but not in the house anymore. Darn sisters...

Hoover on Sep 07 at 07:41 AM

That would be me. I never get rawhides... Kirby and Lola get them when I'm outside, then they have to picked up and put away before I come in. I am the snark king at my house.

Sheila on Sep 07 at 09:18 AM

I hate it when mom starts taking things away. It doesn't happen very often, but the last time wasn't nice at all. Mom had gotten us some rawhide chips (we normally get sticks). We weren't very nice with the chips, and mom took them away, and gave them to another dog at a friends house.

Scouter-Roo on Sep 07 at 10:23 AM

Hoover said:

That would be me. I never get rawhides... Kirby and Lola get them when I'm outside, then they have to picked up and put away before I come in. I am the snark king at my house.

Snark King - meet the Snark Queen

Carolina on Sep 07 at 01:36 PM

Scouter-Roo said:

Snark King - meet the Snark Queen

Oh boy, yet another "couple."

Scouter-Roo on Sep 07 at 02:07 PM

Carolina said:

Oh boy, yet another "couple."

no offense to Hoovie but he's like old enough to be my Grand-pappy!

Hoover on Sep 07 at 05:23 PM

Scouter-Roo said:

no offense to Hoovie but he's like old enough to be my Grand-pappy!

Ya but...I'm HOT.

Dakota on Sep 07 at 08:09 PM

Hoover said:

Ya but...I'm HOT.

I agree with that HUBA HUBA! LOL!

Bert on Sep 07 at 11:05 PM

Ahh raw hides are nasty anyway. Get a real fresh beef bone soooo much better. However food aggression is a big NO NO CAN'T HAPPEN!!!! That's a real good way for some little kid or person or other dog to get bit. I got in a fight over food with my pack mate Casey when I first came to the dog cookie guys house. Boy did I get in trouble!!! He laid down the law real quick and hard with a hand bite to the neck. Thats a move where a person uses his hand like a mouth and grabs the back of the neck and puts pressure on like the a dominate dog would in the pack. He did that and claimed the food for himself. He did it a couple more times when I got out of line a lttle bit I learned not to do that again!

Cherie on Sep 08 at 06:52 PM

OK, a confession. I'm a snarker. I protect my flips and my chewees and if LCC or FiFi get near them, I just snark at them. I even snark in my sleep. I'll be sleeping (or at least Mom thinks I'm sleeping) and I'll start growling in my sleep. How weird is THAT???? xoxo Cherie

PS - Mom says I'm neurotic. What's neurotic?

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