Uh-oh!

[tiny529]

Today, my husband and I had to go to a memorial service. Since we were going to have to go out of state for it, we decided to bring our Basset, Gus, and have him hang out at my sister-in-law's house while we were all gone. Bad, bad idea... Gus and his cousins (a 9 month old Saint Bernard, a 2 year old pound puppy mutt, and 5 cats) had 4 hours alone to tear up the house. When we came home, there was a speaker overturned, a plant emptied of its dirt, a mangled and now empty tin of doggie breathmints, and all sorts of other stuff strewn about the room. This was his first time left alone and I was kind of worried. I guess he's just not ready for all of that excitement!

[Lexie]

OH NO I bet they had a blast while you were gone. Kinda like a kid in a candy store. SO SORRY! Who cleaned up?

[Southern Bassets]

Yes but they had really sweet smelling breath didn't they! haha..

Let's just blame it all on the Saint Bernard. You know what trouble makers them kind can be! ;D

[tiny529]

My sister-in-law vacuumed while I changed out of my funeral clothes.

She said she kind of figured that would happen. Her 2 pooches have messed up the place before, though not for a while. Gus is kind of like a bull in a china shop, so I'm sure he was running all over the place.

He sure tuckered himself out though. After his 4 hour home destruction, all 3 doggies got to go to grandma's house. Grandma's also got a pooch, so all 4 of them romped around the pond and went for a walk in the woods (Gus was the only one leashed, because he's the only one we don't trust not to follow his nose off the trail).

My sister-in-law might bring her 2 up our way tomorrow to go to the park, but somehow, I doubt it will happen. Her Saint already has hip problems, so I doubt she's going to be up to a trip to the park after all of her playing today. Then, after Gus plays really hard, he usually sleeps for the next 2 days. I bet my money on everyone being too tired to tromp through the park tomorrow.

[Lexie]

I guess on the bright side, you had something to take your mind off of the funeral. I hope you weren't too mad at the pooch----blame it on the others!

[tiny529]

Nah... None of us were mad at any of them. Heck, when I was 6, I squashed Play-Doh into my brother's bedroom carpet. How could we expect our home alone puppies not to make a mess?

[Southern Bassets]

You remember when you was 6?

Gus is a pretty puppy. You have any pictures you can show us?

[tiny529]

Sure thing! I'll put them in another thread. ;D

[Bassetpup]

I have been afraid to leave Lily..lol. I think I would come home to torn up antique dining room chairs, a destroyed area rug and no couches to speak of! Most of the other stuff is puppy and baby proof.

They must have had so much fun playing together! I always feel guilty when I have to take Lily home from a play date. She is so sad and whines the whole way home.

[tiny529]

Gus whines the whole way there. I imagine he's going, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" He usually sleeps the whole way home.

He's really good at home, by himself. I think he'd be okay in someone else's home, by himself. But put him together with other exciteable youngsters, and it's a recipe for disaster...