Shiba Redecorating.. post-post modern.
Today, for the first time in at least 6 months I decided to really sleep in. I've not been feeling much like myself this past week and really needed the extra snooze time.. so usually, our schedule is 5am dogs pee, 7am dogs walk, 7:45am dogs eat, 4pm dogs pee, 5:30pm dogs eat, 6pm dogs walk, 10:30pm dogs pee.
So this morning I slept in until 11am. In 4 hours, they can destroy a room.
And I woke up to total destruction of my living room.
It was mostly Hachi, she has a chair she snoozes under and most all of the shredded books and papers were under the chair. Tsuki had fluff and pieces of furniture stuck in her teeth and Kitsune is the king of remote chewing.
A team effort:
The receipt I left on the computer table
Misc.
My new Ikea catalog:
All the stuff I pulled out from under the chair... RIP book covers
The guilty one:
Yes, yes... my couch
My dvd remote, complete with pics of the battery acid burns in the carpet
WTF?????????
They haven't been this destructive... well... ever! I mean, Tsuki has gotten into things, and Kitsune would work on a whole in the carpet if he was nervous, but this is beyond anything they've done! No more sleeping in for me.
So this morning I slept in until 11am. In 4 hours, they can destroy a room.
And I woke up to total destruction of my living room.
It was mostly Hachi, she has a chair she snoozes under and most all of the shredded books and papers were under the chair. Tsuki had fluff and pieces of furniture stuck in her teeth and Kitsune is the king of remote chewing.
A team effort:
The receipt I left on the computer table
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
From Recent Pack and Hachi's destruction |
They haven't been this destructive... well... ever! I mean, Tsuki has gotten into things, and Kitsune would work on a whole in the carpet if he was nervous, but this is beyond anything they've done! No more sleeping in for me.
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Kyla - I agree most dogs should be crated, ours are not because we feel they are old enough, they never fight with one another and have never been THIS destructive. I'm not even saying that to pacify myself - they really never did anything like this. Thats why I'm posting, for kicks and because I'm utterly confused. . .
But look on the bright side... at least they did it as a family, and even little Hachi was included. (if not the instigator!)
Sorry about your couch, that looks painful.
Thanks for the pictures though, as much as I hate to say it, it makes me feel better about Nola eating dish soap.
Sorry about the redecorating.
**Casey! LOL! Having your back turned for 2 seconds or sleeping in a few extra apparently screams OPPORTUNITY to a shiba!!!!!
Now if only we could teach them to clean up after their re-decorating trials...
My two have never destroyed anything (although there is still time) but Miso loves to tip over the toy basket and take everything ALL over the living room... Most of the toys are stuffing-less now thanks to him...
They're "silent but deadly" (to furnishings and ect.).
Although, I think Hachi is going through a... well... puppy stage? I mean, she's just learning to be an inside dog even if she is 2+ years, is it possible that she missed some phase and is now just letting go and being free and to us it is destruction? I'm probably way over analyzing, but that is how I am interpreting this out of the blue destructiveness she's exhibiting.
We left for dinner today, stayed on their routine, was gone for an hour, came home and she chewed apart the mat that their water bowl is usually on.... I think I need to crate her like I would a puppy!
You should cross post them here, the more Shiba decor the merrier.
One should never brag about how great one's dog is....
This is what happened after Jazz was crated and left for two hours. Her normal blanket and bed were being washed and she HAD a pillow. The crate was in a different spot than usual - it was being vacuumed. Keep in mind that she had just been out to do her business and went in to the crate.
While I was cleaning the mess up, Jazz was as close as she could get to me. Whenever I would look at her, she'd look away.
corrections? I'll be honest and say I first said "Oh come ON!" But then I laughed really hard and grabbed the camera because I didn't think my husband would believe me if I told him about the amount of damage. I probably gave them dirty looks too, but in a moment like that - where the damage is already done, I do not believe that there is a thing you can do to teach them - catching them in the act is the only way to turn something into a positive training session.
There is no hitting, spanking or yelling at the dogs in this house. Its unproductive.
When I catch someone, like Tsuki sneaking away with a flip flop, I will give a firm "NO, leave it" and take it away then give her one of her own toys.
Silly pups. Maybe the full moon a couple of nights ago is just now starting to show its effects?
Edit: I just now noticed this... How in the world did Jazz get the tray out of her crate and toss it across the room??? Does she have some sort of super powers that we are not aware of?
Jazz mos def has super powers...we are just learning her complete abilities.