I am so glad someone has posted this. My first dog was a Cairn Terrier, Barnabas and he used to always grab my work sock (thin blue knee highs) and run around with them until one day I confronted him and he ran. Just as I approached he rolled the sock up into a ball and SWALLOWED IT!!!!
I was in a panic and took him to the vet - who stated, after an x-ray, it will come out one end or another....I waited 3 DAYSclosely monitoring everything going in and coming out until finally, I awoke to the sound of Barnabas Collins coughing up my police sock.
Ever since that day, I have never let my dogs chew or play with any article of clothing.
Well, three dogs later, I find my Jack Sparrow and his companion, Lily Rose (both shih tzus) both love socks. Jack will actually claw at my foot with his paws requesting to help me take off my socks when I come home from work. Don't know the logic of it, but, I thank him for helping me at the end of the day.....and give him piece of liverwurst as a reward. To this day, I still get worried when I find a sock that doesn't have a match, but have credited it to the legendary laundrymat burglar. |