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A Letter To My Dog Jake

This week’s letter is a little on the creative side.  The birth of my daughter is now imminent and my wife and I have been working diligently to get everything ready.  On the other hand, our dog Jake has absolutely no idea what’s going on.  We like to think that he has some idea… but he probably doesn’t.

I am hoping that the statute of limitations on ripping off the “Marley & Me” popularity craze has expired.  This week’s letter is to my dog Jake.

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Dear Jake,

Have a seat, pal… we gotta chat.  I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but over the past few months Mommy has grown this big, round belly.  You might find that strange.  I know she’s been eating a lot more than normal, but there’s more to it than that.  See Jake, mommy’s belly got bigger because there’s a little baby person in there – like the puppies we see in the park, but a person.   And some time in the next few weeks, that baby is going to come out.

The baby is going to be a girl, Jakey.  We already picked out her name – Samantha. You have probably already heard Daddy trying to talk to her through Mommy’s belly.

In the next few weeks there will be a day where Mom and I leave and when we come back, Samantha is going to come home with us.  She’s not going to be like other guests who come by for a few days and then go home.  She’s going to be living with us for good.

Unfortunately, when the baby arrives we’re going to have to make some changes in your behavior.  Don’t get nervous – I’m not saying that you’re a bad boy.  But I think over the last few months we’ve let you slide on a few things.

First off, let’s address the barking.  Every morning our newspaper delivery lady drops the Wall Street Journal at our doorstep, and every morning you charge the door barking holy hell as if the Wall Street Journal Lady was a mass murderer.  Jake, we appreciate your natural inclination to protect our home.  But if Samantha is sleeping and you wake her up because of the Wall Street Journal lady, you and I are going to have issues.

This is why when you bark in the morning I grab at your neck and make that “Shh” noise.  The Dog Whisperer told me that if I nipped your neck with my hand, I’d be asserting myself as “pack leader” like they do in the wild.  By doing that you would eventually learn to behave properly.  Unfortunately, I think you saw that episode too because it hasn’t been working.

Since we took you home almost a year ago, we have bought you countless toys.  Most of these toys have little squeakers in them or little rattles that make you excited.  These toys never seem to last very long because you usually rip them apart in some sort of canine quest to remove that little plastic squeaker.  Entering the room after you have mutilated some poor stuffed ducky or bunny, I often find their mutilated cottony innards scattered on the floor.  But hey, it’s your toy so you can do what you want with it.

What you did not know is that most of the toys we give you are made specifically for dogs.  Similarly, Samantha is going to have toys that are made specifically for babies.  Unfortunately, the difference between dog toys and baby toys is not always clear.  They often look quite similar.  Can you see where I’m going with this Jake?  The baby’s toys are not yours, and we would really like it if you left them alone.

There’s one more thing we need to talk about.  Whenever Mommy and I leave you home alone for a while, you always sit by the door until we return.  When we get back, you are always so excited to see us that you jump all over us.  Your paws often hit our faces as we bend down but we laugh and laugh because we think that it’s so cute that you could miss us so much.

What you don’t understand is that Mommy and I are much bigger than you and we are smart enough to prepare ourselves for your excited leaps.  Samantha will be smaller than you and unfortunately not as smart as Mommy and Daddy… at least not yet.  Believe it or not, for the first few months she may not even be as smart as you, Jakey!  I mean, no offense… but you are a dog.  When we bring the baby home, she won’t even be able to sit or fetch!  So you can imagine that she won’t be very well prepared to defend herself from your excitement.

If you decide to leap at the baby, you could knock her out of our arms or scratch her face with your claws.  I know you’ll be as excited to see her as you are to see us, but please use sound decision making while leaping.  I don’t want to have to start hip-checking you into the walls until you learn.

I think you’re going to be very happy when Samantha comes home.  You’re going to fall in love with her right away, Jake.  Some people have told us to be careful with the baby around you – because you might get jealous and hurt her somehow.  Do you believe people think that about you?  Neither do I.  I think you guys are going to get along great – and as she grows up, you’ll become best of friends.

I’m glad I got that off my chest, Jake.  I hope you understand how important you are to us and how we really don’t want to have to call the dogcatcher and put you in the pound.  Gotcha!  We’re not going to put you in the pound – I was just joking.  Let’s just work on the barking thing… and the toy thing… and the not jumping on us thing.  If you can get those down, then I’m going to train you how to fetch Daddy a beer.  You can have one too, Jakey.  I think we’re going to need a few with all these women in the house.

Love,

Daddy

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Questions & Answers about Squeaker Dog Toy

Why is my dog so rough and tears in her toys in a flash?

Every time i buy toys, i give them to my dog, she will start playing and then in few minutes time they're destroyed, that toys are the stuff kind with the squeakers. So i decided to buy rope toys and rope balls and she plays with it but she doesn't really like it as much. I want her to play with the fun toys!! but how can i have her enjoy it instead of ruining them?
oh yeah she is a american staffshire terrier. she is 5 yrs old.

Try skineeze (stuffing free plush toy) or just take out the stuffing and loose parts once the toy is disembowled. Also do a search for tuffy's brand dog toys, they'll last longer.

What are some of the tougher toys for dogs?

I have a part Miniature Pincher part Dachshund that my wife and I rescued from a shelter about 7-8 months ago. She is a great dog that actually listens to us. She has no real behavior problems. The only real issue we have is that she tears up her toys REALLY EASILY. We have tried to get her some of the plastic toys that don't break easy but she doesn't like them. The only thing she really likes is the cloth toys ESPECIALLY the ones with a squeaker. We buy them in bulk at Wal-Mart as they are cheaper there because she destroys them so much. Today alone she went through two of them. Is there a stronger cloth type toy that I can get?

That's funny that you ask this. Both of my pure breed doxies tear up everything too. So I'll just tell you what we've gotten for them and what works.

My dogs are like the complete polar opposites when it comes to playing. One is kinda blah when it comes to playing, but he is a chewer (not of furniture) and my youngest dog is a player. Actually right now he's squeaking a ball we had gotten for him and rolling it around all over the place.

We have a large assortment of toys. We also do like you and your wife do, buy the cheap cloth toys at walmart. We also bought replacement squeakers at petco/petsmart.

We also have several nylabones in several different styles for the both of them. We also have chew keys for them in the large and medium breed size. They usually sell them at petsmart or petco for less than 10 dollars. It's basically a yellow ring with three keys, red, blue and yellow. My dog who is a chewer loves these nylabones and chew keys. He has gone through several sets of keys though it takes him months to chew at the ring enough for it to come apart. It goes without saying that you would need to watch them when chewing toys. He chews the ring first then once that's destroyed, he goes at the keys. It's okay if they swallow the tiny parts they chew off of the keys.

My dog who is more of a player loves his stuffed toys and sharing the bones and keys with his big brother, but the one toy he chooses over the zillion others we have are balls. If it's round, squeaks, and fits in his mouth, it's his and he'll love it forever. However he chewed up the tennis balls we got him, cause they were cheap at petsmart and came in packs of like two or three. He actually chewed one of them up so much that he split in half. Anyway, my mom went to toys r us and got him this child sized basketball. It's about the size of a large grapefruit, or a pineapple cut in half. It's durable, it (annoyingly at times) squeaks, and he can squish it so he can carry it around with him. He is in love with it to the point that he cries sometimes without it. It's been chewed at, clawed at, dug at, rolled down the stairs, stuffed under and in between the furniture, even outside and in the pool (we washed it off before he got it back) and it's been holding up pretty well.

Also another thing for your dog that you could do (which other people may not be, but you do as you choose with your own dog) is to go to your local grocery store to the meat section. Ask if they have any marrow bones and if they do, if they could cut like four of them in the width of 1-2 inches each. If you do, take them home and boil the four of them in water for about 10-20 minutes. This kills all the germs and whatnot without fully cooking the meat. After they've had a day (or over night) to cool down, feel free to give your dog one and store the others in your freezer for like six months or so. All of my dogs have always loved this too, but just a heads up if you decide to try this, when they have the bone, they may become possessive over it.

I wouldn't recommend rope toys cause they can tear the pieces of the rope out easily. Those firehose material toys are good too but my two have found ways to rip apart at the seams. Kong toys work great too but for most dogs to play with them, you need to put some type of food into them and this can start to effect their diet and weight over time.

Good luck!

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