A few weeks ago, my very expensive kitchen scissors vanished. I was sure they would reappear, that they had maybe fallen under a cabinet or something. I decided it could not be the dogs because why would a dog be interested in scissors? They don’t have thumbs, so what could they do with them.
But today, the truth came to light.
This where all three dogs “save” stuff. Toys, bits of wood, whatever things they’ve stolen (socks, slippers, hairbrushes, small blankets, odd items of clothing (underpants [mine are very popular]), plastic medicine bottles. Weirdly, they leave each others’ treasure alone and attack their own. Bonnie prefers soft things. Gibbs like anything which squeaks — except balls which he totally doesn’t get — and mess with their own stuff. Except for food.
If it’s edible, first jaws get the bite.
So it was obvious that the crate was overflowing and Garry decided to clean it out. He found lots of stuff including the usual empty plastic medicine bottles (gnawed), with or without lids. Old mail. Not so old mail. And half of the missing scissors with a chewed-up handle.
These were expensive scissors that were designed to come apart for cleaning, so I’m pretty sure the other half is somewhere. As are a few of my missing socks, underwear, and at least one nightgown.
I’m not even sure how the Duke — it had to be the Duke because I doubt either Bonnie or Gibbs would want the scissors — I didn’t think it was any of the dogs. I was blaming gremlins, pixies, brownies, and other house elves.
Maybe The Duke IS a gremlin. Or at the very least, a house elf. That would explain a lot.
Categories: #animals, #Photography, dogs, Humor, Pets
Why do you need an expensive pair of scissors when you have a dog who can (and will) chew through literally everything? Maybe Duke should be renamed Ginsu….
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He is completely wacko. If I name him Ginsu, he might live up to it and that is truly terrifying!
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Well, at least that part of the mystery is solved … the ‘why’ of will never be though. 🙂
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I imagine looking at the world through the mind of a dog would be like being in an alien planet. It would be very interesting.
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He really did a number on those scissors.
Leslie
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And we haven’t found the other part yet. I’m sure they are equally well gnawed.
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I bet they are!
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Get yourselves a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. They don’t do that. They just play and sleep a lot. Stuffed animals are their only kennel-mates. 🤗
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A King and a Duke….now wouldn’t that be interesting!
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A royal family of canine loonies.
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VERY interesting. Barclay loves being king, but he never looks down on dukes, earls, duchesses or peons. He’s a very egalitarian king.
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Duke is the mischievous king. He’s a terrible jokester!
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We have what we have. Actually, their craziness I can live with. The barking, though, is driving me NUTS.
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What you already have is the best! Just let ’em keep you aways from the keyboard.
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Right now, the keyboard isn’t the problem. It’s the camera. I need to let my right shoulder heal. I think it’s a lot better today than it was yesterday. I want to give it one more day. But the dogs do something else: They make us laugh. And curse. Then laugh. Duke is a total wacko and Gibbs is only a little less nutsy — but they are rescues and they had a difficult life. I’m counting on time to calm them down. I swear that rescues love you more than other dogs. They seem to know they have found a home and they want to hang on to it.
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The shoulder sounds excruciating. Duke and Gibbs are just what the doctor couldn’t order. They love you whether your should is perfect or terrible, whether you write or stay silent, and whether or not you’re toting a camera of any size.
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Actually, I’m pretty sure they like me MUCH better without the computer OR the camera. They just want love and a squeaky toy.
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Apologies for the late response, Marilyn. All Barclay wants is for me to throw his ball. Throw the ball up the stairs (18 steps). B runs down the stairs. Throw ball up the stairs. B fetches and runs down the stairs. He LOVES variety!!! But mostly he just wants to play and be loved.
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Yup. That’s dogs for ya!
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This is so funny but not really surprising. Dogs think differently to humans
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I’m sure they think, but I’d love a little looking into that head and see WHAT he is thinking.
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I think the Duke is certainly an elf or a gremlin who has taken another form. I’m just glad he didn’t hurt himself with those.
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He apparently didn’t chew on the blades, just the handle.
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My Benny does just the same, except he uses a scattergun approach to concealment, there’s no reason!!
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You gotta wonder what’s going through their hard little heads. I’m sure there’s some kind of logic … but what?
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I don’t think there’s any logic at all, Benny is completely insane
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So is Duke. Absolutely wacko.
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At least they seem to appreciate quality
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Yes. Those were the GOOD scissors. The new ones are not nearly the same quality, but I’m not going to invest that kind of money on … a dog toy.
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Maybe he wanted the scissors to cut your night gown and make it his size! 😂
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That would have been REALLY funny.
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Yes!
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Lucky no one got injured!!!
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He just chewed the handle. I think he’s clinically insane, by the way. Just saying.
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