Adventures with Kayak

When I got a Newfie I knew that puppies had a tendency to get into just about anything. I didn't take into consideration however that a 5 month, 65 pound puppy has greater opportunity for mischief. Currently, Kayak can lick clean the dishes in the sink with ease, taste test boiling food from pots and pans on the very back of the stove, retrieve butter from the far reaches of the counters and take a quick swipe of the top of the trashcan as he races into the kitchen. I have wrangled many a food item from his mouth and been too late on far too many occasions. The cat has been no help as she has decided it is her sole duty to bring him a mole each morning as a special breakfast delight. I secretly think she is hoping to give me a nervous breakdown so that she can have the house to herself.  Despite my best efforts, mole meat has become an essential part of his daily diet. The cat changes the exact location of the mole on a regular basis so I am usually playing catch up by the time Kayak gets it in his mouth and we begin our game of "spit out that mole or I will sell you on Ebay".  

Most people I've talked to have one or two horror stories regarding their puppy's random item consumption... I am beginning to rack them in. I did talk to a guy at the dog park the other day who found that his puppy had consumed 5 socks in one day. How that is possible I do not know, thankfully he threw them all back up. It was very encouraging to hear that his puppy is as mischievous as mine, but it also made me wonder;  if a boxer puppy can eat 5 socks in a day, how many socks can a newfie eat? And is this the reason that I can no longer seem to find a single matching pair of socks? 

My top horror stories right now include rotting birds, half decomposed squirels, three sticks of butter, a bag of grapes, a roll of paper towels,  my monthly bills and a bottle of Aleve gel capsules. I fear it is only going to get worse.

Did you know that grapes can be toxic to dogs? I surely didn't!!! I also didn't expect Kayak to get the bag of them from the far reaches of the kitchen table last night and eat half of them. I was hoping to avoid the massive amounts of diarrhea that followed, but I was not so blessed. After realizing just how bad grapes are for Kayak and the renal failure looming in his near future, I researched the best methods for making your puppy throw up. A tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide was the most frequent recommendation so I set to it. The process included:  a very embarrassing moment at the grocery store in which the late night cashier and the sketchy guy in line behind me began believing that I was a mental case with animal cruelty tendencies, three tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide, three very intense wrestling matches with the 65 pound beast, 3 walks, two unbelievably large piles of vomit in the neighbors yard (each needing special cleanup), and a huge sigh of relief as approximately 30 grapes exited the direct path to renal failure. 

Somehow... after all that turmoil...I felt more endeared to Kayak than ever!