P.A.W.

That's short for Punk-A$$ Weimaraner, as we loving refer to our dog. As I mentioned in my last post, Gryffin has been a little on the difficult side lately. Luckily he's cute and likes to cuddle or else the following would be too overwhelming. Our adorable dog has a little separation anxiety and likes to hunt down things to destroy when Kyle and I leave the house. We've learned that a certain ritual is important for all of our belongings to survive. Before leaving, we must remove all miscellaneous items (including baby stuff) from Gryffin's reach. As he's gotten larger, we've come to learn that he's pretty adept at getting what he wants – even high counters are no longer safe. As we've gone through this learning process we've donated a huge number of items to our crazy doggie. Below is a list of everything I can think of that Gryffin has destroyed in his 6.5 months since he came to live with us. Special note: this list does not include items damaged but not completely destroyed (that list would be impossibly long).

1 of Jen's shoes, making the pair useless
1 xbox 360 headset (Kyle's a dork, I know)
1 pair of glasses – Kyle's
1 pair of sunglasses – Kyle's
1 class syllabus – Kyle's
1 Babies R Us coupon for the remaining registry items
1 insurance check
1 spiral notebook – Kyle's
1.5 tupperware bowls (from the sink!)
1 sharpie marker
unknown number of pacifiers – Addison's
unknown number of felt pads from under the kitchen chairs
1 mobile from Addison's swing (thankfully the swing was spared)
1 pair of flip flops – Kyle's
2 photos – Jen's
1 dollar bill
1 travel size lotion
1 baby rattle
1 leash
and his crowning achievement of late – 1 dog bed

Below is documentation of the destruction and the guilty.


If you hear me complaining about Gryffin you'll now understand the level of patience required. We get over all of it and are pretty much in love with our pup at the end of everyday. He's pretty smart and should get some credit, even if he sometimes uses those smarts in unacceptable ways.