Saturday, September 22, 2012

Hercules and the Boys Are In The Doghouse

Our puppy is spoiled. Rotten. Someone is playing with him, running with him, teaching him tricks, taking him exploring in the woods most of the day. One son gets up 6am to walk him and play in the yard with him before school, my husband takes him for runs 3 mornings a week. When the boys come home from school, they play with him nonstop. They wanted to let him on the trampoline because they said he was barking to go on with them. He can now do all kinds of little tricks where he gets gigantic rewards. Like a ham bone if a kid just says,"Speak." He pouts to be taken on every car trip even for only practice and then gets huffy if someone takes his front seat, so the boys let him sit up front. They said he has to, because dogs like to stick their noses out of windows so they don't get car sick. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Yesterday when I was vacuuming the family room I saw something white sticking out of the leather sofa. What the heck is it? A rawhide bone. Rawhide bones are not even allowed in the house, the dog makes a huge mess with them. Then I saw the suede chair and the cushion was crooked because there was a rawhide bone under it.  The green couch, again between the cushions another rawhide bone!  What! Who is giving this dog all these bones? 3 confiscated bones! When is he burying these bones inside my good furniture?  Must be the invisible phantom bone giver because no one here had any idea.

56 comments:

  1. hahahahahah, ya gotta love dogs/ Mine runs my home, or should I say he allows me to reside in his :)

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  2. I have to side with the dog this time, because I love animals so much, lol!

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  3. If he didn't get so much exercise he would probably be eating the furniture.

    Maybe you should just get rid of him....I'guseeing that could never happen.

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  4. Our dogs are not allowed on the furniture. One evening my husband came into the sitting room, it was when we had three dogs. One was sprawled out on one sofa, another was sitting with me on the second sofa and there was a dog curled up in the armchair. My husband looked around, and then sat on the floor! We are very strict with our rules!

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  5. Hahahahahaha.... I always complain when Mr. Dandy brings his dirty chew toys in the house!! LOL!!!

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  6. Yup, sounds spoiled to me :) My cat rules the roost at our house!

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  7. Maybe they were sleep-giving the dog a bone. Or maybe he is smart enough to drive to the store and buy his own?

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  8. ha...they find a way...we have cats...luckily they leave their presents for us to find on the porch.....

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  9. Lol!!! That is funny. :)
    My husband comes from a family of 9 kids and he said their dog was the most exercised dog ever! Almost all of the kids in the family loved to run and everyone wanted to take the dog out. By the end of the day the dog would just lie there peering out of his slitted eyes while the last kid hooked him up to the leash. That was one fit, happy dog.

    Blessings,
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  10. No dogs on the furniture at my house, either. Every morning I would hear the alarm clock followed by the sound of a very large collie hitting the floor, leaving the sofa waving with collie hair, like undersea plants in a current.

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  11. Hahahaha! Lol! That is funny and ... cute! I don't allow our dog on the furniture either but nobody seems to follow the rules!!!!

    P.S. Congratulations on becoming a Grandma!!! WOW!

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  12. Love this post. You're a really good writer.

    http://wonderwomanrises.blogspot.com

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  13. hahah! never a dull moment :)

    maybe now we will consider getting a dog....haha!

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  14. Soon this blog will be called: Poochtofamilyof10.

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  15. Your dog obviously has a secret stash or a secret dealer! Either was be suspicious!

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  16. Just pray doggie doesn't decide to hide his rawhide bones INSIDE the sofa cushions. Lovely story. I read it to my Sophie so she'd understand that she's not the only doggie not allowed on the furniture. She was not impressed!

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  17. It is very hard to train a puppy when there are kids in the house! When my last dog was a puppy, my daughter would feed the puppy from the table when I wasn't looking, no matter how many times she got in trouble for doing it. Of course, the dog never stopped being a beggar, but she only begged from my daughter!

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  18. I have a feeling that is one happy dog...

    ;)

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  19. LOL one of my dogs likes to hide her treats from our other dog any place she can! She hides them in laundry, on furniture and our garden outside! Frustrating! New follower, thank you for checking out my blog, I hope you come back!

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  20. That dog is Spoiled !!LOL. So is our cat. We have to carry her to the mailbox every morning to get the paper. She cries to go. Smiles, Susie

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  21. Funny! Wonder where dem bones are coming from?!

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  22. Hahaaa, this is so funny...I know exactly what you mean...our pets own our home...lock, stock and barrel! LOL!

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  23. Oh, I love dogs and their funny ways!

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  24. Hahaha, I love it that nobody fesses up... as long as it's in your house. I hated it, in mine!

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  25. Its better to be well loved than dumped on the side of the road unloved. Sounds like you have a rawhide bone fairy living at your place.

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  26. Annmarie... It's nice to see that 'somebody' lives at your house too! There are only 2 of us...but 'somebody' in our house is always leaving the lights on, failing to lock the door, hiding the keys, etc. Also, my better half would like 'somebody' to rub her feet at night, clean the house, etc. We just keep looking for 'somebody' but he never shows up! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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  27. Wow! I'm so impressed that the people in your household actually take time with the puppy. that is great, for the puppy ;-). For his bones, not so much.

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  28. Dogs has been a big part of my life! my family love having dogs! now mom has two big dogs that whenever im on vacay or visit them I cant sleep beside mom coz the big dogs are with her! grh!

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  29. That is sooooo funny! Talk about animals adjusting to an urban environment!!

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  30. Me thinks you are waging a losing battle. Boys will be boys, boys will always love dogs, and dogs love bones. Are you sure it is not the oldest boy who is not getting his newest pal the bones?

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  31. Ruh Roh, somebody is in TWOUBLE:) Enjoy your weekend dear friend, HUGS!

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  32. Boys just turn in to mush around dogs or that's my experience anyway :)

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  33. I like your story.
    I always told the kids at school that mothers wee pros at getting to the bottom of the truth. I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of this issue and somebody will pay the price.

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  34. I agree with you it's The Invisible Phantom Bone Giver, we have had the same problem at our house :)

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  35. That is a very spoiled dog! I guess the rawhide bones came with the furniture and you just didn't notice huh? Ha!

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  36. Lots of things happen in this house & no one ever knows who did it - that phantom gets around a bit!

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  37. It almost sounds like someone else is hiding the bones !! I really thought my dogs were spoiled but not as much as your's are, LOL!!
    At least it seems like you don't have to walk them, that's nice. I have to fight to get my teens to walk ours!
    Love Di ♥

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  38. I am pretty sure that the culprit is "Not Me"! That person lived at our house when I was raising the 4 boys..."Not Me" did a tremendous number of very naughty things...I was never able to catch him in the act, or he would have had a good hiding!

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  39. Maybe he was stashing up the bones so he could give you a really nice Christmas present? ;) He sounds adorable :)

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  40. Me thinks you have a spoiled rotten dog, and a family who loves to indulge said dog - even if it means it's behind your back!

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  41. We blame everything on George (my imaginary butler).

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  42. Good thing he isn't chewing on your couch while burying his rawhide bones. I mean it is leather...basically rawhide. ;)

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  43. Our dog is very old and about to die. Now he's starting to have accidents in the house. Even though I've never wanted a dog, it's hard to let him go.

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  44. I love your blog! Thanks for visiting me at http://ephesianswife.blogspot.com/. I am your newest follower! Mom to 8...WOW!

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  45. One of these days that little hustler will settle down!

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  46. Our dog is spoiled too. We can't help it, she is so cute and smart. Sounds like your pup is super smart too. I am following back, thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great week. Frances from http://mylaughinglion.blogspot.com/

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  47. LOL...he does not know he is a dog..just one of the kids.

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  48. Annmarie is feeling blue,
    Hercules is having a chew,
    It wouldn't be a worry if he was in the yard,
    but it's her best couch that's taking it hard.

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  49. He is truly one of the family and is ruling the nest...LOL = )

    Irish
    Dedicated2life.com

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  50. Hello! Just Stopping by from flock together tuesday blog hop! Would love to have you visit!

    sarahseay92.blogspot.com

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  51. As a dog lover and spoiled puppy owner myself, just loved reading this entry! So cute! Thanks for the giggles. xoxo

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