Omar the Terrible !

There reaches a time when the puppy does things that are no longer cute...not a hanging offense, but make you swear ...I now have to keep the studio locked when I am not in it....Omar sees the studio as a special room filled with all sorts of goodies...things he must to chew and tear up...all our puppies have loved the studio for the same reason....the trash can is a treasure trove of pieces of discarded canvas, old paint brushes, paper , pieces of paint stained paper towel and empty paint tubes...anything I pitch in the trash, is like dog cat nip !....Omar has chewed a canvas, destroyed I don't know how many brushes and expensive drawing pencils....you see he can't decipher between that which is trash and that what is still being used....he trolls the studio while I work just looking for the excitement of finding the one thing that I have not placed in a secure spot, out of his reach......his reach to my surprise is formidable...poodles have the most amazing long legs and their balance is circus worthy...plus the little bugger is smart...always waiting for my attention to be elsewhere and he slips right into his sneak mode ,before you know it, you are looking for your tape measure, good pen ...you just had it in your hand...."Omar , where are you and what have you got"...I yell!...it has become a phrase you hear ring out in our house all day long......I know this is just being a puppy ,but enough already , you are making Mommy nuts! .....when Omar got up on a chair in the studio , reached up and helped himself to a whole roll of paper towel on a shelf......dragged it down and went at it like a buzz saw......I finally decided to keep the studio door closed... Omar and Squiggee hate closed doors......any slip up and the studio is at risk...code red !!!!...the two only check it all the time it is closed

this is not the only room...nothing is safe, when his mood strikes...the other night ,Ken was changing the bed clothes and this left a foam mat exposed...the zipper on the cotton cover had broken leaving the actual foam exposed....in a flash while unattended , Omar ate a hole in the foam...it was everywhere, in his fur all over the bed and surrounding carpet....I guess it just caught his attention...who knows...he has never chewed carpet or furniture...he has plenty of chewys and toys...I guess he needs variety...and like most puppies....they cannot resist repeating the bad behaviour given a chance...so we are on high Omar the Terrible alert, 24/7.....

for all his deviant behavior , he is a very smart dog...a problem solver...he just loves to shred......oh well his house training is going great.....

Omar's new thing....he now has put himself on sentry duty.....guarding the house from invaders....

any car, bird or person trying to invade .... we are alerted ...oh well, better than a dog that shrinks from any noise to shake and hide under the bed...all 20 lbs. of Omar ..he thinks he is a great Dane, and of course with little Squiggee as back - up...Omar is a force to recon with, until you shake a plastic bag at him...then he disappears.....not so brave when it come to the rustle of plastic....Omar will be 8 months old the 11 of June...this first year seems just a tad long!