Sometimes I think being the "mom" of a new puppy is very similar to being the mom of a new baby.
I've seen plenty of little kids do this. Grays has moved on from just biting the toilet paper roll, to unrolling the whole thing. And then there there's the sloppy rolled up mess for everyone in the family to use after she's performed her little antics. Because everyone knows that you can't roll up toilet paper exactly the way it came off the roll! The look of my bathroom has changed in the past few months. The toilet paper is now kept on the hamper. The bath mat hangs on the shower rod, out of reach. The plastic liner of the garbage can is always kept tucked in.
And how about the "stick your whole head in the water bowl" routine? Reminds me of kids playing with their food instead of eating it. Grays doesn't play with her food, but she does do about 100 other things during meal time. I think this is the way her brain works: "Ohh! Food! Eek, I have an itch. Oh! Food! Look, here's my toy! Oh! Food! I think I'll sneak up and attack Sophie while she's not looking. Hey, where did this toy come from? Hey, Sophie! Get out of my food bowl!! That stuff is MINE! Hey, where did this leaf come from? I think I'll go bite mom's toes. Oh! Food!"
Now, this one is JUST LIKE KIDS. You buy them a bunch of toys, and what is it they want to play with most? The pots and pans out of the cupboard!
This one really drives me nuts! Granted, children don't bite the couch, but they are really hard on furniture in other ways.
How about, "I'm a big girl in the library!" SO BIG!
And after all the mayhem of the day they can give you just one look like this, and all is easily forgiven and forgotten.
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