I hate to keep posting about my husband's role as the new "dad" of a puppy. This week I had to spent my first night away from home after acquiring Abby, who is now 16 weeks old. Needless to say, when I called my husband to say I was almost back home, my heart sank and blood pressure soared as he said, "don't be shocked, the house is a mess." Why, said I. It seems Abby got into the fireplace and, of course, covered herself in soot, as well as the beige carpet. As I discovered when I got home (hubby conveniently at the pub) he also tracked pooped onto the carpet. Our doggy area is outside the back door, which leads to his workshop, and hubby is apparently too delicate to scoop up poop. Hence, he and a guest simply went trodding through it and left marks whereever they went. It took me an hour of carpet shampooing and hoovering to get the place looking right again.

Here is the worst of it. I asked my husband how Abby got into the fireplace without him knowing. He said, "well, I was talking to Colin on the phone and saw her poking at the screen and didn't think she would go in." EEE GADS!!!! On top of this, he tells me that "somehow" Abby managed to disconnect the TV and cable box. The mind boggles.

Now, here's the best, I called him this morning from work. He had just popped Abby into her crate after a good rubdown with paper towels. Guess what -- she was into the fireplace again.

I am off to a DYI shop this weekend to buy some material to fence of the fire. Oh, and a stop at Pets at Home for doggy shampoo.

There's watching .. and then there's watching.

Stacey

Its a male thing - they watch but don't do anything whereas females have visions of the future (and the work involved) and do something about it:D

Christine

This is a male thing, my Dad's favourite after the pup had pooped oh I didn't think he would need out yet with variations for everything that went wrong.
Anne

I continually have to thank my lucky stars that hubby isn't like that :) He actually does watch ..and if there is a mess he cleans up :D

Melody - Still counting those stars

Men what are they like!! (sorry no offence lad's) :rolleyes:! Maybe we could crate train the men in our lives heeeeeee! Abby what a little angle you sound. :) good luck with the carpet and the dog wash and the other half too ;) Julieann xxxx :D

It is definetley a male thing --they watch ,they see ,they point ,but they loose the power of speech and the use of their limbs :D
Men just have sight ..................women have forsight, (now) sight and hindsight !!
There is just no hope for them !!!!
Liz ;)

Liz :D How true heeeeee!!!! ;) Julieann xxx

I would train the pup any day over training the hubby!!

To be honest my hubby is GREAT, but with the first pup we ever had (his first dog ever) training him ABOUT what to do with the pup was much harder than the actual pup herself.

Wendy

There was a documentary on it..men CAN NOT do more than one thing at a time..women juggle..phone, kids,washing, ironing..etc..lucky is any woman who's hubby beats the scientists views!!! :)

You are all probably right but men make better food.

Can't eat a whole one though ;)

Melody

:D :D :D

but you have to make sure they are cooked right through :D

Hi Liz

Why do you have to make sure we are cooked right through?.
Is it because we are full of ####

OOOOOOOh Mick
I would never say a thing like that ;) :D
Liz

I do not believe it. My husband does though! :-)

Stacey

Training a spouse is impossible, you take what you get.

My husband loves dogs and has had always had one in his life. However, I am convinced he was never responsible for puppy training. He does adore Abby. And she him. Why not? How could a pup not love someone that lets them sneak into the fireplace to chew on a couple of cinders. :-)

Stacey

Crate training men. Now, there's a thought ... :-)

:D Would love to see it heeeeee!!!! ;) Julieann xxxx

I remember the first time I left my 2 labrador pups to be watched by my sister while I went out for a couple of hours.
Being labradors they loved water and were about 6 mths old. My sister let them out in the garden and left the hosepipe on for them to play with. As the garden was secure she then went upstairs (we live in a 3 storey house) and had a cup of tea and watched a bit of television. About half an hour later she went downstairs and the pups had brought the hosepipe in downstairs and the whole of the bottom floor was under water. Dogs thought it was great fun!
It took about 6 hours to clean the place up and she has never voluteered to watch the dogs again.