I think our dog is a cutter. Or has pica.
December 5th, 2009 | by TJ |Things the dog has eaten:
Years 0 through 2:
- Everything, to include a couch
Years 2 through 5:
-Nothing, save the occasional piece of plastic left within his reach
The last few weeks:
- Pudding cups
- Underwear, mine
- A circle out of the dead center top of a baseball cap, mine
- items taken from the bathroom trash, we’ll leave it at that
- Underwear, some more
- Body puff
- A razor, you stupid dog, you ATE A RAZOR
- Bread, on internet advice post-razor chewing, later vomited all over bed
- Replacement body puff with a dessert of more items from the trash, this is disgusting
- Toilet paper
- Empty pudding cups, from his secret stash that we have yet to locate
Steps taken:
- Yelling
- Yelling while pointing at chewed object
- Enforced company, where he is not allowed to leave our presence
- Extra attention
- Increased trips to the dog park
Results so far:
- More items taken from trash, gross, you gross gross disgusting dog.
Remaining questions:
- What the fuck?
- Who eats something that makes them bleed from the mouth?
- Come on dog, what the fuck?
- Help, help, oh please help.
By Rhy on Dec 5, 2009
My dog used to have the….items from the bathroom trash issue. It was especially fun when he’d vomit them back up. This was solved by buying a bathroom trash can with a lid. Good luck with the other stuff.
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TJ Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
ISN’T IT SO GROSS!
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Rhy Reply:
December 6th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
It really is. I found out he was doing it when I discovered one he had vomited back up by his blanket…THE most repulsive sight EVER.
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By Shin Ae on Dec 5, 2009
Maybe you need to call that dog expert lady. The one with the tight ponytail and black wellies.
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TJ Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Phil and I use the Dog Whisperer’s techniques on each other. Brinkley remains unmoved and unamused.
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Shin Ae Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Okay, well then maybe you have your ticket to ending the Half & Half.
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By Awlbiste on Dec 5, 2009
Not-requested unwanted internet advice:
-trash can with tight lid
-laundry hamper with tight lid
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TJ Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Ham… per? Is that another word for floor? You can’t put a lid on the FLOOR.
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By Lady Jess on Dec 5, 2009
If it’s the same type of bathroom trash that my dog eats, it’s not going to stop. It’s some kinda male dog instinct, same goes for your underwear. The only solution that’s worked for us has been keeping bathroom and bedroom doors closed at all times, or keeping laundry baskets closed in the closet. Every male dog we have ever had has done it.
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TJ Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
We’re trying to be better about keeping all the doors closed. I know this is partly our fault, with leaving them open and leaving things in reach, but this is new behavior. He was destructive as a puppy, but had outgrown it!
Well, the destroying things is new. He actually started going after my underpants a while ago.
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By MoCo Mom on Dec 5, 2009
Kind of puts a damper on the whole birthday-weekend concept, doesn’t it? Naughty dog. Hope you have a good bday anyway (did I just contradict myself?)
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TJ Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
We’re going out for dinner and have firmly shut him out of both the bathroom and the bedroom. If he wasn’t so cute, I would put a damper on HIM.
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MoCo Mom Reply:
December 6th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Can’t wait to hear about the dinner. It will distract me from our cats who keep throwing up on and peeing on the carpet.
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By Swistle on Dec 5, 2009
Oh the laughing.
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By Jewels on Dec 5, 2009
My cat ate a bar of soap once. But wow. YOU WIN. (I guess winning is a relative term here?)
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By Brie (The Fit Bride) on Dec 5, 2009
What do you feed him?
Dogs and cats tend to eat random stuff when they’re not getting enough nutrition from their food. High quality foods with lots of meat and not a lot of crap in them like Blue Buffalo, Wellness, and California Naturals might help. (Of note: Science Diet is crap food full of corn.)
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By Susan (Trout Towers) on Dec 5, 2009
Just put the items from the bathroom trash in his food bowl. Eventually he’ll overdo it and won’t want to even LOOK at another one again.
I would do this with everything on your list except the razor blades. Razor blades are expensive.
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By Kelly on Dec 5, 2009
Oh, man. Yeah, my dog did the, er, bathroom trash thing too. Definitely gross and disgusting. Except for the time when the, er, bathroom trash thing was stuck on the side of his face. That was gross, disgusting and hilarious. And he went after the underwear, too.
The only thing that stopped him from doing that was keeping the bathroom and bedroom doors closed. Thank god he didn’t have opposable thumbs.
We fed him good food, too. He was darn healthy and lived to a ripe old age… he just had this, er, problem.
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By Liz on Dec 6, 2009
Our dog goes straight to the bathroom trash if we are not careful. I don’t know what she is trying to find, tampons? :)
So lid on trash can, close all drawers, and bathroom doors.
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By Coranada on Dec 6, 2009
I had a friend who had two dogs and four cats. One dog insisted on eating the… uh… crunchy coated cat treats from the litter box. He thought it was great I guess. Always seemed to make him really happy. He’d literally have a shit eating grin.
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By Adrienzgirl on Dec 6, 2009
My daughter’s chihuahua just started doing the underwear thing with her. It started because she started dating someone. I think he is marking his territory or jealous or something. She makes sure no skivvies on the floor and no socks(he has a sock fetish too.)
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By Julie on Dec 6, 2009
The whole thing about Hill Science Diet being crap is… well… crap. A whole bunch of people on teh interwebs got their knickers in a tangle and are doing the big hating on the large corporation – they’ve gathered a large following too, gotta love mob mentality.
Anyway, I suggest chew toys (not old slippers, proper dog ones), and if Brinkley has a back yard, some cannon bones.
My mother’s dog loves to chew hose fittings (not to mention the hose). Swapping from plastic to brass fittings has definitely helped there. Perhaps you could do the same for your underwear ;)
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By Andrea on Dec 6, 2009
Our dog dines at the all-you-can-eat kitty litter buffet. And then he’ll look at us like, “What? What did I do?” while he has litter pebbles stuck in his jowls. He’s the most vile creature I’ve ever known. He also loves plastic and will eat all of my children’s Little People, Polly Pockets, and Littlest Pet Shop toys. Cesar Milan would need to take up residence here to fix these behaviors.
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By Dynamita on Dec 6, 2009
Hmm, is your dog getting enough exercise? (20 minutes vigorous walk per day minimum, better if he gets a jog or rollerblade session)
Chewing is an act of frustration, he is either bored or underexercised IMO. Of course I’m no expert or anything so… might be completely wrong here. Cough.
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By Adlib on Dec 6, 2009
I don’t currently have a dog (but love them and grew up with them), but our cat has chewed up my office chair, including the duct tape we put on it to fix it. He also chews on our fake Christmas tree. Guess what? Two days ago we bought some bitter spray from Walmart that is supposed to repel pets from chewing on things. We figured, worse case, he wouldn’t notice it. Not only did he notice it, he LIKES it. Stupid cat. I swear he lacks a brain. I tasted that stuff and OMG it’s disgusting!
I know this isn’t too helpful, but I just thought I’d share my stupid pet story of the day.
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By Shelly on Dec 6, 2009
Have you thought about his teeth lately? most of the things he is eating would likely smell/taste good, but he may also be eating things because of a tooth problem (kind of like a puppy teething) and since there was a whole three years of non-destructive stuff happening then it could be that he is trying to tell you something about his teeth.
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By Brahm on Dec 7, 2009
Toilet paper. Blanket. Leg of chair. Bath mats (four). Carpet. Snatched from table – Pizza including part of box. Snatched from table – gourmet chocolates including box, requiring late night trip to 24-hour animal hospital.
Love our dogs, have come to accept they are walking garburaters with no sense of cause and effect… ooh, I hate that.
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By cindy on Feb 3, 2010
OMG, I did not know that someone else had to suffer through life with a dog with pica, ours has done the razors also amazing, hung new drywall during a remodel and she pealed the painted surface off be fore we could get the trim up, did not eat the dry wall but the paper is down to the drywall. Sheets, dog beds, comforters, pillows her favorite is polly fill. And she has Chew toys people I buy her new ones every couple weeks because she eats them, you know the Kong brand eats them like they are a candy treat. She gets good food, and the exercise well that may be a little on the lacking side right now since it is butt ass cold in Michigan right now, but this all started up when she was a year an a half.
She is back in her crate at night and during the day when we are not home, as she can get into just as much trouble when we are there let alone with out parents home.
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