Almost but not quite perfect

Our puppies are close to perfection in behaviour as one can get because of my remarkable shaping and training skills. HA, HA! But, being human - oops I meant being canine, they create challenges, especially when they are left unsupervised for what seems to me to be a nano-second but in reality might be five minutes. (That is a no-no on my part and I know I am really the one to blame when they do things they shouldn't).

This week Diva, that beautiful puppy shown in this photo, started honing her indoor climbing skills (transferring her knowledge from the great outdoors in those videos I've already blogged) and figured out how to clamber onto a chair and from there onto the kitchen table. With her new-found ability, she also discovered that the table was the perfect spot to sun herself and stay warm one chilly day this week. She also encountered interesting things (to a puppy) on the table, one of them being hubby's reading glasses. Later that day, she also managed to reach up on my desk and grab my clip-on sunglasses. (At 4 months of age, she's now tall enough to just reach the edge of counters and begin life as a counter-surfer.) As one might expect, she explored both items with her mouth with the result shown in the photo. Fortunately neither was expensive and all glass, plastic and twisted metal parts were accounted for. No surgery was needed, TG.

The most expensive item to have ever been chewed and destroyed by one of our dogs was a bicycle saddle that hubbie had bought in California many years ago. It was sleek, it was streamlined and it was covered in beautiful, soft leather, it was gorgeous and also very expensive! Unfortunately, he left it in a spot where Nekah, our very first Vizsla puppy (and Diva's maternal great-grandmother) could find it instead of installing it on his bike. I thought he was going to kill her - just joking - but hubbie was rip roaring mad and I think I gave him money to replace it or something like that to placate him. We both learned our lesson since then - or thought we had.