My wife brought a puppy home.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx

Louie ate the floor trim at the top of the stairs. I thought about fixing it up but now it makes me smile and think of when he was a pup.

I forgot to mention. Chew toys. Definitely get chew toys. I don’t suggest squeakers in toys unless you want impromptu, and unceasing, wind instrument concerts at all hours of the day. Kong makes great long lasting toys and chew toys.

At the insistence of a girlfriend's daughters, I once got a chihuahua that I carried home in my shirt pocket. (Wonderful dog for 12 years, BTW.) She wasn't a bad chewer, but I decided she needed a toy. She loved Valentino the Bear, even though he was almost as big as she was. They were almost inseparable.

Then one day, after that relationship had ended and my chihuahua and I had moved on with life, a nice lady was visiting the house and asked why my 4 pound dog had a $1500 chew toy.