Dutch Shepherd Forum

I swear I used to think Stella was a shitzu in a DS's body... I'd read all of your stories about mischievous dutchies getting in to everything and think wow mine is so freakishly calm! Well now that she knows she's a permanent member of the family her DS traits are showing! In the past two weeks she has robbed candy canes off of the Christmas tree, pee'd on the carpet, tried to eat a sales person, emptied out an entire laundry basket and chewed up my favorite bra, ate my belt, and got in to the garbage while we were gone and shredded dirty diapers! She's back to being kenneled at night and when we are gone and isn't allowed upstairs or anywhere really unsupervised. I'm guessing this means she's comfortable in her new home?

I swear this all started when I let her up on the bed!!!

The honeymoon is over!

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katm4110 wrote: In the past two weeks she has robbed candy canes off of the Christmas tree, pee'd on the carpet, tried to eat a sales person, emptied out an entire laundry basket and chewed up my favorite bra, ate my belt, and got in to the garbage while we were gone and shredded dirty diapers!

I swear this all started when I let her up on the bed!!!

I hear ya on the bra thing. Not my, DS, but 2 of my english setter boys when I was growing up loved to play tug of war with my bras. They'd each grab a half and split it down the middle. My mom called the other day and said due to the addition of their new doggie door, she found a couple complete outfits and a few pair of slippers in the fenced in back yard the other day.

HAHAHAHAHAHA I laughed so loud !!!! Sorry but............Welcome to the club. Now you know why my soup pot is always handy and THalie always has that look on her face "I dont know her"

Dutchringgirl wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHA I laughed so loud !!!! Sorry but............Welcome to the club. Now you know why my soup pot is always handy and THalie always has that look on her face "I dont know her"

I may need to get that soup recipe from you... I'm sure I can sub the Sadie for Stella!

Oh nooooooo!!!

Yep, you're right to look at it as a positive sign that she's feeling right at home, though! Just like with our kids, they always save their worst behavior for us... 'Cuz they know it's "safe" to be at their worst and we'll still love them, even if we temporarily don't know if we should kill 'em or not!

Mokume has been turning more gremlin-ey of late, too, which I'm choosing to view as a good sign that he's both settled in and sees us as "home" and that he's over whatever scary sickness he had going on last week! Maiyou alternately either glares at him disapprovingly when he's being naughty, and then haughtily looks at me, like "Hmph! -I- don't do that! But nnnnooooooo, -I- wasn't good enough for you, YOUUU wanted another puppy! So there!" or slinks around looking guilty, like she's worried that she'll be in trouble by association!

katm4110 wrote: I may need to get that soup recipe from you... I'm sure I can sub the Sadie for Stella!

5 carrots, peeled and chopped, I bushel parsley, potatoes, beef stock and 1 crazy Duthie, Add to pot, cook for.......I dunno........24 hours..... some nice wine........and your all set, Thalie will be the first one at the table

Dutchringgirl wrote:
5 carrots, peeled and chopped, I bushel parsley, potatoes, beef stock and 1 crazy Duthie, Add to pot, cook for.......I dunno........24 hours..... some nice wine........and your all set, Thalie will be the first one at the table

How old is Sadie?

Sadie is two. Her whole life so far has been the terrible twos but I wouldnt trade her for anything.