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Topic: I can't believe my dog ate my socks!
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Randy Stankey
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From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-08-2003 11:36 PM
Dogs love ANYTHING that's smelly!
Not to say that your feet stink but, as you know, a dog's sense of smell is more acute than a human's. They LIKE stinky stuff. To a dog, a big pile of shit smells like "Chanel No. 5"! A pair of sweaty socks smell like lunch!
I've heard of this before. The dog will usually puke 'em up or shit 'em out. On some occasions, the dog will have to go to the vet and have an operation to get the socks out because they block the digestive tract. I saw on TV, once, where a dog ate a whole box of "Brillo" pads! (Soap-impregnated steel wool for scrubbing pots and pans.) They actually saved the dog's life!
I agree with Paul. Check to see if the dog really ate the whole thing and check to see if the dog is cutting-in its new teeth
If the dog has a habit of doing this after it grows up you will have to watch it closely to see that it doesn't bite off more than he can chew... literally! You don't want the dog to end up having an operation (or worse!) just because it couldn't stop eating smelly things!
Often animals will do things like this because they are "bored". (Or as bored as an animal can be.) If you give them some attention, supervision and enough activities to keep their minds busy they will usually grow out of the phase.
I had a cat, once, which liked to lick the emulsion off my film!
I once brought a batch of (B/W 35 mm still photo) negatives home from the lab and left them on the living room table one evening. I went to bed, thinking nothing of it. In the morning I found them scattered on the floor with almost all of the images GONE! Just blank film! The damn cat must've though they tasted good because almost an entire roll of film had been licked clean!
Needless to say, I had to keep my photo stuff in a closed drawer from then on!
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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man
Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-09-2003 03:18 AM
Phil, the only time I have to give my Beagle a bath is when he gets into something he should stay away from. Other than that, he just washes himself - just like a cat. The only grooming I have to do to him is to brush his fur so he does not shed so much, and keep his nails trimmed.
Years ago, I had another Beagle. He got off the leash one time and went out inspecting something. I think it was a cow. When that little hound came home, he was covered with cow manure. He welcomed a bath. Actually, he stunk so bad that the preliminary wash was with a garden hose.
Here is something of interest:
"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue."
Anonymous
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful."
Ann Landers
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."
Ben Williams
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
Josh Billings
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
Andrew A. Rooney
"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made."
M.Facklam
"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate."
Sigmund Freud
"I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl."
Penny Ward Moser
"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
Robert Benchley
"Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog."
Franklin P. Jones
"If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise."
Unknown
"My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money."
Joe Weinstein
"Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!"
Anne Tyler
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
Robert A. Heinlein
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John Spooner
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 186
From: South Australia, Australia
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-09-2003 01:30 PM
I have 3 dachshunds, and virtually everything 6 inches or lower has been eaten or chewed. Socks, shoes, underwear, electric cords, chair legs and so forth have torn or bear teeth marks. Max, my miniature male is a chewer and there are holes in the bed linen, pillow cases and my good trousers.
Whenever there is a litter of puppies, the puppies chew on anything, learning well from their parents.
On a trip to Melbourne once, I went to use the cb radio and could not transmit as the dog had chewed the microphone cord, another dog bit through the power lead of an associate`s photocopier when it was on (240 volts in Australia), and did not receive a shock.
They love to shred paper, so the floor is always covered with small bits of paper.
Dachshunds can be destructive, but they are very loyal and highly entertaining.
Jonn Spooner.
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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man
Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-09-2003 02:35 PM
Beagles are great dogs. Very loyal, too. They are self-exercising, they love kids, and good watchdogs, up to a point. That make alot of noise if someone approaches the owner if the owner is not aware of being approached by a stranger. They love attention, and they will take the owner for a walk. Sometimes I think my 22-lb hound can tow a tank! He is going on 16 years old now, and everyone still thinks he is a puppy.
The only downsides I have experienced with Beagles is that they are "sniffers" and when they start sniffing, they quickly and completely become totally unaware of their surroundings. They have to be on a leash at all times while outside. They have been known to dig themselves out of a fenced yard.
However, you don't want to piss off a Beagle. (it is hard to do that anyway, they are almost unpissable) as they have been known to rip the pisser a new asshole. If the pissee (the Beagle) does this, the pisser deserves it. But yet, I have never heard of a Beagle attacking his or her master. Be as it may, as with any dog, it could probably happen under abusive situations.
When in the house, they want to be in the same room with you. Poopers will come into the computer room, coil himself up in front of my feet under the desk, and zonk out. If I get up and leave the room, within 2 minutes he is following me.
Dogs are great. A friend of mine who lives in Evansville, Indiana was a K-9 cop. He said the best partner on the poilce force was his K-9 friend.
Recently, a police dog was killed in Everett, WA during a police chase. The police officer who maintaind the dog as his partner was in tears.
You read about things like this all the time.
Anyway, if you ever get a dog for a pet, do alot of research. Some breeds of dogs are undesirable for certain enviroments. Example: You don't want to get a pit bull if your house has toddlers. Some pit bulls and others as well will see the toddlers as "snacks"...you get the point.
OK, I could not resist. Here is a picture of my little Pooper. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
[ 04-09-2003, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Paul G. Thompson ]
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