Happy Howl-idays!

Happy Holidays from Izzy and The Humans. We had a good Christmas, and are looking forward to a Happy New Year. For Christmas Eve we went to my Aunts house and the puppy was excited to travel. Maybe a little too excited. On the trip down she chewed through yet another retractable leash. So I bought a Chain one that is shorter. I kind of laughed before when people would tell me I didn’t have as much control with a retractable leash. I mean, I can make it any length I want, how am I handicapping myself? Now that I have a shorter heavier leash I can understand a lot better. It’s much easier to keep her under control and walking her through the store and neighborhood with it I was able to keep her where I wanted her with less effort.

Christmas Day Izzy got to run around and burn off some energy, we had a nice quiet night that night.

Santa Paws brought Izzy a new bone, and a new collar and a kennel pad. Pictures to follow.

Eventually :P

Maximum Warp! Engage!

Izzy chews through rawhides faster then I can buy them.  They last maybe a few hours. I even bought a huge one that was over a foot long with the knots on both ends. She’s like a methodical machine. She chews the ends so the knots fall off, she leaves them on the floor, and chomps down on the rest until it’s in chunks and then she just eats the chunks. Takes maybe an hour or two, the rest of the day she chews on the ends she left laying. The rawhide lasts a day. Maybe two if take it away or hide it or something.

fur real, like a few hours and its gone, it’s been assimilated,  it has gone to the dogs.

So last night, whilst at the store I decided to buy something new.  So I picked up a Large 9-10 inch Bone.

I brought it home and un-wrapped it, and Izzy sure enough wanted it

so I gave it to her and waited. She ran excitedly to the middle of the floor, and sniffed either end. Seeing as there was nothing to chew off on either end she positioned her mouth around the middle and CHOMP! . . . nothing.

I tried so hard not to laugh at the WTF?! Expression on her face when it didn’t snap, crack or break.  She actually growled at it like it was doing something wrong. She gnawed on it ALL NIGHT and I don’t think she’s put much of a mark in it yet. She takes it with her EVERYWHERE. That’s fine by me. I’ll pay the same price for a bone if it keeps her just as happy and doesn’t get devoured in an instant.

Also, because I spoil my dog, and because she finally finished off her Nylabone, I bought her  a replacement toy (I need to start buying stocks in these pet stores). I opted for this fun looking Jack Toy. I can tell by now, just by feeling and squeezing if I think Izzy can shred something. Well let me take that back. This dog could shred titanium if you put enough peanut butter inside, but I’ve come to judge what will maybe last longer.

This is very fun. IT BOUNCES. Haha I spent awhile throwing it across the room and watching the dog chase it. Because it bounces, and is a ball like jack shape it bounced and rolled unpredictable, forcing her to run in circles, and I think I saw a back flip at one point. Satisfied it had her attention I sliced up a cheese cube or two and put it inside. Here is where the real test is. Rather then figure out puzzle toys, (like the intelligent breed she is), she just shreds the toy down to where she can reach. This time she got most of the cheese out using her intellect, but the last bit that eluded her prompted massive chewing. She chewed of the end of 1 nub only. And just the one end. She continued chewing it for awhile but because nothing was inside to tease her she didn’t shred it anymore.  I’ll probably save the treats for her treat ball which she can’t destroy and leave this toy as is since she plays with it when there is nothing inside.