Oh, Riley

Riley had his one year birthday this month, and he is still chewing, destroying, and demolishing things on a regular basis.  When does it ever end? I thought he would be growing out of it by now. Last week, he chewed up a stuffed squirrel. Tore it to shreds all over the living room. (Pictures on facebook.) Then, today he chewed a pillow, tore it even more to shreds than the squirrel with stuffing everywhere. He also knocked a plant over on the carpet, chewed part of a razor and some other random papers, all while I was taking a  much-needed nap and all with his muzzle on!! What do we do? I think we need to go back to obedience school. Pronto.

This morning, when Ashlee and I were taking showers, we both heard Riley barking, growling, and sounding all vicious. At first I thought that maybe he was barking because Ashlee was in the bathroom with the door closed, but after walking into the hallway, I could see that he was standing in the guest bedroom barking, which freaked me out. Ashlee and I decided to get a knife from the kitchen (just to be safe?...I don't know) Anyway, we walked slowly into the guest bedroom to see that Riley was barking at an empty room. (Well, empty of predators that is) It appeared that Riley was barking at  a pair of Ashlee's pants laying on the guest bed, and the feeling was confirmed when he jumped back a couple feet when Ashlee went to move the pants. It's okay though, we let him sniff them, and he is no longer afraid of Ashlee's pants.

Below is a popular video circulating around right now---I found out about it via Bridgett Nelson. It's currently on Youtube. Sure wish Riley reacted with this kind of remorse.

Last night, I had a girl's night with Ashlee, Bridgett, Erin, and Cassie. It was a great time! We had dinner, drinks, lots of girl talk, and painted our nails. This weekend I am excited for Heather Jo to visit, seeing Katie E. and Beth Heisler, and for a 31 party with my girls. This week has been a long one, but I guess it is to be expected for the week after Spring Break!