Keeping everyone occupied.

DAY 86 - March 26, 2010

We had heard that real sterilized bones were something dogs loved and wouldn't devour in an instant. Lilly LOVES to chew! We've got her rawhides and thought they'd last her a while. They worked to keep her occupied for a while but she quickly figured out how to make them flimsy enough and then the fun starts...she was trying to swallow the whole thing. We go the ones that were about a foot long and she might whittle them down to about 6 inches and then all of a sudden she'd try to inhale them. We didn't catch her one time and she completely swallowed one. We tried a trick the vet told us about...he said if she swallows something she shouldn't (which American Bulldogs are notorious for) we could squirt a little hydrogen peroxide down her throat and it would cause her to vomit. We tired it and it worked...as a result, no more rawhides for Lilly.

So, we bought this bone tonight. It's a real beef bone and is super hard. She's been gnawing on it ever since we gave it to her. By the end of the night she'd probably chewed on it for 2-3 hours and you can't even tell. I think we're on to something!

DAY 85 - March 25, 2010

Kaden had a field trip to the Children's Museum today. I was able to join them for the fun. Here is Kaden and the kids we explored with. Kaden and Kara (closest to us with the white shirt) were in my group and we hooked up with Anna (furthest one with the white shirt) and Jasmine. We had a great time and sure squeezed a lot into a couple hours.