I decided that Arnie needed some new chew toys as he has been chewing on the carpet, the windowsill, the woodwork and the kitchen chairs. I thought maybe finding toys that had more interesting textures would keep the puppy off the other chewables in the house. So, we made a trip to the Pet Store. We came home with a few toys that seem to be helping. But I must say, I have not been to a pet store to shop in years. Our older dog doesn't really play and hasn't played much in years. So the trip to the pet store was quite an experience.
Who knew that you could dress your dog as Big Bird for Halloween?
Who knew that they had Ugly Christmas Sweaters for dogs?
AND....Who knew they had Halloween Socks for dogs?
We restrained from the Halloween costume and the Christmas sweater but I could not resist the socks (that come in packs of 4, of course!). I was sure Arnie would be adorable in these socks. My husband, however, adamantly disagreed as he has said from the start that Arnie is a "cool dog" and he did not think these socks were cool enough for Arnie.
Well, we got home and Ana tried to put the socks on Arnie. He doesn't growl often but he did growl and snarl once the first sock was placed on his foot. I figured he would get used to it and tried again the next morning. The minute I tried to put on the sock, he grabbed it from my hand and ran away with it. Within seconds, nearly the entire sock was in his mouth and he ran far away. We are pretty sure he would have swallowed it whole but we caught him and had a 2 minute battle to pull the sock out of his mouth. He clearly hates the socks. (My husband reiterated that the socks are totally uncool...)
How a sweet little baby puppy can hate these adorable Halloween socks is beyond me. Hoping he is not opposed to the ugly Christmas Sweater in a few months....
