Comments on: Trout & Me (and the carpet, the fence, the car, toys, $, $, $…)

By: ewingert

ewingert — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:17 +0000

Last night Trout rushed the t.v. about 6 times.. barking at the contestants of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show. He eventually figured out they weren’t real threats.

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:42:56 +0000

As a ‘Lab Mom’ myself, I loved this piece Eryn! They’ll make you crazy but you can’t help but love ‘em to pieces. Mine only stops wagging her tail when she’s asleep.

By: ewingert

ewingert — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:52:12 +0000

Last week I started finding small sweaters in the backyard, not J.T.’s. Turns out Trout’s been secretly visiting another neighbor’s yard, (he popped a cedar plank and used it as a doggie door) and helped himself to some clothes set out for Goodwill. This past weekend, Stephan continued the project of replacing old planks to that stretch of fence.

By: Janell

Janell — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:51:27 +0000

We share your pain! While a puppy, our Lab (Latte) chewed many of the same items - BBQ cover, patio furniture, fence, toys, sprinklers, and carpet. But she was especially fascinated with items that belonged to me and promptly ate the tongues off the left shoe of three pairs. Never the right shoe, always the left.
Much to our dismay, Latte also learned to turn the latch on our french style kitchen doors. One evening while we were out she entered through the doors, grabbed every bag of honemoon lingerie I’d recently received at my shower, chewed to her heart’s content, and then strew the remainder across the yard. Fearing she might be ‘caught’ in some of the lingerie during the night, my husband and I crawled around in the pitch black yard searching for unmentionables, and calling out to each other in the dark as we found specific items. The neighbors got quite an earful. I suppose in some respects, Latte is a devoted girlfriend in that many of the destroyed items were not, shall we say, to my liking. When asked about some of the items later, I was glad to have a good excuse for not wearing them!

By: ewingert

ewingert — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:33:17 +0000

That is genius! Rent-a-mutt. We actually do have a plan in the works, we sent his photo into Orvis as part of a contest. We’ll find out in February if he wins a $500 shopping spree! I’ll keep you posted.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:29:36 +0000

Here’s an idea to recoup your some of your expenses - maybe you should rent Trout out to someone who is trying to convince their significant other to replace some furniture or fix up a room or area. They babysit Trout for a few, let Trout loose to do his thing, and the problem is no longer a want but a need!

By: ewingert

ewingert — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:20:27 +0000

As I was reading the last comment, another shoe bit the dust. He knows he’s in trouble and is “apologizing” by sitting next to me gazing up with these soulful brown eyes. And he’s already forgiven.

By: Kimber

Kimber — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:35:21 +0000

Well, your life with Trout is similar to mine with 2 spinone and a maltese. Ricco- who is 7 is my counter surfer. I cannot leave ANYTHING in the kitchen, including BUTTER. The butter is a weekly event. CMJ is always losing toys to Vinny our 5 1/2 year old spin. With showing, hunting, & testing, our dogs they do cost just as much as kiddos. They are worth every penny! Even when we spent $1500 dollars for an ear infection that would not go away. Since I do rescue, God Bless YOU! So, many people will not put up with the puppy and will just throw them away. It is a shame. Keep up the good work!

By: ewingert

ewingert — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:13:18 +0000

Have I got the dog for you!

By: Devin

Devin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:07:21 +0000

This couldn’t have come at a better time for us. Since Gizmo got out before Christmas and hasn’t come home (he didn’t have his collar on, and no one responded to my MANY signs posted throughout the community), PR’s been asking for a new puppy. One day she said, “Mommy, how about after school we go pick up a new puppy?” Like that’s just something you up and do on a Wednesday afternoon between snack time and supper.