This mouse stood the test of the Jaws of Sadie.

When we buy Sadie a toy, we know it’s really throwing our money down the drain. Any toy we buy is destroyed in 10.9 seconds, roughly.

Some of her favorite toys are stuffed animals! But, once she’s done with them, the living room looks like a battleground with stuffing, body parts strewed all over the floor. And there’s Sadie, stuffing hanging out of her mouth with a sense of pride in her eyes.

Even the “indestructible” toys? She kills ‘em…Bites off pieces, tears them apart, rips them in half…they’re all the same

Except, this one mouse.

This mouse was sold in Shop Rite (a grocery store) for like $1. It’s rubber, no noise making parts, no fancy entertainment…just a rubber mouse. And this thing lived!

Sadie would run with it in her mouth, play tug-of-war, and try to rip it to shreds, but she always knew when enough was enough, the breaking point. So, she would stop the insanity, put it down, and calm her urges to destroy.

It really was amazing.

Now, that’s not to say she didn’t finish it off…she did, but it took her a good few months to do it!

And of course, now that we found a toy she enjoys, it’s nowhere to be found. I’ve been searching EVERYWHERE!!!

Irony is a funny thing.

If you find this mouse somewhere, please shoot me a note!  And if you have some good toy suggestions, send them my way.

Tags : chew toy, dog toy

When Sadie “walks” it’s more like “pulls”. When we ask her if she wants to go for a w-a-l-k, she starts zoomin’ around the house, so fast she skids head-first into the walls, jumps with all of her 75lbs right on top of you, and just can’t contain herself.

We like to think we’re bringing her this joy and taking her for a walk, but she’s walking us…That’s for sure.

She pulls and tugs and yanks. We’ve tried to get her to walk like “a lady”, but she’s more like a freight train, steaming ahead, thrashing through and intimidating anything (or dog) that comes in her way.

She also sounds like a 50-year smoker when she “pulls”. Hacking and panting…

But, she does know one thing…Never cross the street without looking. She walks to the corner. Stops. And until you say “go” she just waits like a little soldier. That’s a great thing all dogs, and we of course, need to know.

But, the sweetest part of the walk is when she “looks back”. Maybe your dog does this, too…

She walks ahead, all independent as if she’s taking charge, but at times, she has to look back at you to make sure you’re still there. We’re attached with the leash, Sades, come on! But, it’s deeper than that.

She looks at you with those little green eyes and those cute eyelashes to ensure our bond is still real, our connection is still there…It’s deeper than just that “leashed” connection. It’s an unspoken (unbarked?) bond only true friends would understand…We seek approval, loyalty, companionship from each other.

Photo: This shot was after a long walk through the development with dad. It clearly depicts the panting, the yanking, the pulling, the excitement of her daily strolls through the neighborhood.

Ah, a dog’s life.

Tags : sadie, walks