new puppy asserts dominance

[jeyf]

in a rush to buy some hard to find 13" car tires off craigslist we scrounged around the house for $200 cash.

the new basset hound puppy sniffed out odor of money on the kitchen table and nabbed cash.

he tore up most of it, Some halves, the serial #'s matched so the bank was willing to replace these bills.
some of it he ate and this is considered none recoverable.
what fragments remaining we are sending to the mighty "Bureau of Engraving & Printing" in Washington DC. Along with an executed forum 5283.

 

[Gregg2]

How did such a short dog get onto the kitchen table?

 

[AngerDanger]

Ah, the saga continues from: adoption (🐾🐾dog) and new puppy.

Glad to see stock photos of basset hounds flopping around make a return.

 

[Approved]

How did such a short dog get onto the kitchen table?

A) Chair.
B) Long body + hind legs.

 

[Gregg2]

C) Careless owner
We always push our chairs up to the table when not sitting in them, and we don't have pets or small children roaming about.

 

[DeltaMac]

I don't think this is an issue about a "careless owner" at all.
I used to have a basset, and when that dog would roll his head around, those long ears would "catch air", that you could feel several feet distance. Probably a "Basset-ear hurricane" that blew the bills off the table.
I quess you could lock away pets (and small children) in a cage, but most families with pets (or small children) do, in fact, let them "roam about".
Losing track of some items on a table is part of living with pets (and children), and a routine thing that owner/parents need to learn as part of that life. Most days, my basset gave me the opportunity to laugh about something that long-eared joker would do. He always seemed to teach me about his life - I didn't always learn.
Makes me miss that old boy...

 

[Gregg2]

I don't think this is an issue about a "careless owner" at all.
I used to have a basset, and when that dog would roll his head around, those long ears would "catch air", that you could feel several feet distance. Probably a "Basset-ear hurricane" that blew the bills off the table.

LOL! Of course, the "ear hurricane" would likely be deflected by the bottom of the table. So, unless the cash was hanging over the edge, it would be safe, if the chairs are pushed in. I stand by my assessment.

 

[bunnspecial]

Back in December, my wife and I got a puppy, the first dog either of us have had. Say what you will, but we bought from a reputable and responsible breeder(he is a Goldendoodle, 75% poodle and 25% golden retriever, and absolutely jet black which surprises people). Both of those breeds are intelligent and very trainable, so we've been fortunate in that sense.

At the same time, though, he spends two days every week at a "preschool" that combines daycare/socializing with other dogs along with training. It's one of the best things we have done with him, as not only does he get to learn how to properly socialize and interact with other dogs, but also the owner of this place is an incredible trainer and she can teach him something in half a day that we've spent a week working on.

That's not to say that he still doesn't get into things he shouldn't-it's happened plenty of times-but we're very cognizant of were we leave things and how easily he could get to them. When we leave him home alone, he's in our bedroom, and leave nothing out that would be dangerous for him to get into-aside from the furniture(he can't get enough of a running start to get on the bed with the door closed), all that's in there is his crate(door open) plus a few of his toys. When we're home with him, we do our best to always know where he is, although our house is small enough that there aren't too many places he can be.