I literally heard myself say “Monkeys do not grow on trees, young lady!!”. If Ella could speak, I’m sure she would have said something very pre-adolescent back to me, like “No, but they climb trees - close enough!” and then she would have run off to her room (or rather corner since we live in a shoebox) to avoid her punishment.
She’s already killed Raffy. After she took out Monkey, she destroyed Froggie too - that one was too gruesome…I can’t even show you the pics.
I tell you, lately I really am struggling to note the differences between furchildren and the human kind. I look at Ella when she sleeps, and I think to myself “What a beautiful angel”…and then she wakes up and immediately lifts the top on the trashcan, pulls out a used tissue, and rips it to shreds, and I think…”Wha???”
Anyway, the stuffed animal destruction has got to stop. Just as elephants are killed for their ivory tusks, it seems the root cause of the stuffed animal poaching lies in their valuable squeakers…

The gutting begins.
Nosing for squeakers…

Growing impatient, Ella goes straight for the jugular…

She hits gold and smugly enjoys her reward.

“You got any squeakers in you? I’ll gut you too!”
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I have two golden retrievers and they love to destroy their stuffed toys. I have often wondered why they do it. I’m probably wasting my time think about it. In some cases it seems like they are competing in some great contest.
I bought both of them from the same breeder, maybe they experienced something as puppies which has created this behavior.
Well one good thing, their activity keeps them from destroy other things
You should stock up when the toys are on sale. That’s what I do.
Maybe, some day, when I have more time, I will try to design a stuffed toy that can’t be destroyed.
By Bill on 09.27.08 10:30 am | Permalink
Hi Bill - glad to know Ella’s not alone in her destructiveness
The only thing I have that she hasn’t destroyed yet is her Cuz - if you ever make a stuffed animal toy that is indestructible, let me know because I’ll definitely stock up!
By Ellasmomma on 09.28.08 6:31 pm | Permalink
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