May 24, 2007

Destructo-Dog

Rambaldi has never truly been a destructive animal. He's chewed a couple of things, true, (like the little button on top of my husband's Red Sox cap and half a button off my husband's polo shirt and the cord of the trimmer charging majigger), but overall, he's not been bad at all.

He has a crate like this that we use at home and occasionally when traveling for long periods. There is often clothing on top of it (nothing unusual for me), and that's been true ever since we got the crate right after his neutering at about 8 months old (he's 2 now).

Sunday we got home from church to find that he had pulled nearly all the clothes through the top of the crate and started chewing. He destroyed my husband's new jeans (purchased at the Gap Outlet in KY and never worn or washed), his new shirt (ditto), and my comfy pants (often worn walking when the mornings are chilly). In addition, he'd slit my walking shorts (used only for walking him).

I had to send him outside for a good 15-20 minutes to keep from yelling at him, I was so upset. I even cried a bit. We don't have a lot of $$ for clothing right now, so especially the purchases at the Gap Outlet were important. My husband needs nicer clothing like that (they weren't incredible, but they were definitely stylish and the best jeans he owned) because he must project a professional image. Grrr. The rest of the day, I wouldn't let Rambaldi on me or really near me. I just kept telling him, "We're not friends." Yes, I know he didn't understand, but I needed my space! Plus, my husband was here to keep him company.

We had to throw out the jeans and comfy pants. We'll probably have to cut off the sleeves of the shirt so my husband can wear it for doing yardwork or something; that one wasn't such a loss, since it cost $0.99. It's the principle! I can still wear my walking shorts, as the slit isn't too noticeable and I wear them only for walking Rambaldi. Still. Grr.

How could such a cute little doggie do so much damage??? And why, after all this time, did he finally snap and destroy clothing? The mysteries of a dog's mind....

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October 03, 2005

Rambaldi update

Rambaldi is now eight months old. Once he got over his fear of the stairs, he now loves to run up and down them, even if that's away from us. :) He absolutely loves to run in frantic ovals/circles, jumping up on the sofa or loveseat. Egging him on is pretty dang fun. :) He'll also run like that outside, and no egging on is necessary.

He has learned to sit and lie down, especially in order to get us to throw a toy or give him a cookie (dog biscuit) or treat. He's no good on a leash. Usually, he walks with his tail straight down. He did better on his first trip to the beach a few weeks ago. He got used to being on his leash, and he liked the sand and being around a small group of people. He certainly doesn't like large groups...as we learned the hard way during a church picnic, poor guy.

Rambaldi loves to destroy paper and sticks. He loves to get socks and go running around with them; he'll even do that with my shirts, wacky dog.

He just this weekend found a way to jump up on our very tall bed. He'd done it, almost accidentally, a few times, but he'd often slip off before he could get his hind legs up. Now he does it from the foot of the bed rather than the side. The boy can't be stopped!
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July 08, 2005

Awwwww

Dan took this one this morning.
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June 12, 2005

Who would've thought?

Heh...Rambaldi ate some of his poop today. That's disgusting. So I brushed his teeth. I got a toothbrush (a freebie that came with toothpaste), put just a smidge of toothpaste on it, wet it, and went to work. I can't say he enjoyed it, but he got his teeth and tongue brushed pretty well. He started licking the carpet when I finished. I guess it didn't taste too good to him! Hee!
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June 05, 2005

More Rambaldi

Here are a couple of pictures from the other day:


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May 16, 2005

A puppy?!

Yep, we just got a puppy. His name is Rambaldi, and he's a 3.5-month-old black miniature poodle. What an adorable little boy!

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