Meet the Devil Incarnate

IrishRed32 · 05-13-2007, 02:46 PM

Oh, he may look cute, but he is the devil. If he didn't look exactly like Benji, he would have been brought to the pound months ago!

Here's his picture so you know what satan looks like:

Little Man Higgins. So cute, so bad.

Carri · 05-13-2007, 02:52 PM

Awww, he is so cute! Much cuter than a serpent!

donna · 05-13-2007, 05:45 PM

OMG.......makes me laugh just to look at that expression!!!!!! LOL...whatever has he done to deserve such a nickname?

IrishRed32 · 05-13-2007, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by donna

whatever has he done to deserve such a nickname?

Oh there is a list! Besides eating the couch, the walls, the baseboard, unlimited number of shoes, shirts, socks and bathroom rugs, he also likes to bark like a beagle, attack the cats and destroy the $600 down comforter when you are not looking.

I'll tell you what though - he can be the sweetest dog RIGHT AFTER he does something naughty. He so knows what he gets away with.

Oh but I love the little bugger. That picture is my computer wallpaper, he is trying to look so innocent. Don't let it fool you!

donna · 05-13-2007, 06:59 PM

LOL....I am still chuckling just to look at that FACE!!!! You get no sympathy from me , just another enabler. I have gone thru several of the senarios you describe, and get angry at the moment, but soon am laughing and loving on the pooch. I once had an epiphany....hmmmm, do you think the pooch does naughty stuff cause he gets all that laughing and loving afterward??????? It's gotten better with age (the pooch, not me, I am beyond training). Good luck.......I gotta go back and look at that face!

IrishRed32 · 05-13-2007, 07:12 PM

He has become MUCH better since he turned a year old. That dog is the luckiest thing to have made it to his first birthday!

The funniest thing is, is when we have company, he turns into the best dog ever. Everyone wants to take him home, they think he is so wonderful. We then show them the eaten wall and they change their minds

HorseLovinLady · 05-13-2007, 08:21 PM

Awww he's cute!!! Sounds like Chance about getting into mischief.

Slim Pikkens · 05-13-2007, 10:12 PM

You have trained him well. I've never been able to get a dog to do all those destructive acts of behaviour. I must be doing something wrong.

TxHorseMom · 05-13-2007, 10:16 PM

Could he be suffering from seperation anxiety? There are meds and herbs out there that can help with that. Have you tried crate training him? He's very cute!

IrishRed32 · 05-13-2007, 10:22 PM

Oh it's not separation anxiety since most of these things happen when we are home

He has gotten much better and he is crated (now only at night).

He's a jack russel/beagle cross - it's in his genes to be bad

In fact, he is downstairs right now chewing on his stainless steel bowl. Not too smart.

Jadesmygirl · 05-13-2007, 10:56 PM

That dog face says only "it wasn't me"-and I believe him.

I think it was the dog in the background of the picture, or perhaps one of those spiteful little fairies who makes the messes for which we parents blame our innocent kids.

But, no, it was not that sweet faced litle dog!

Sassy · 05-13-2007, 11:49 PM

Oh man do I feel for yah, how could anyone stay mad at that mug! Awwwhhhhh! He just screams sweet! I think I would be suckered hock line and sinker too! But they say the worst pups make the best dogs if your willing to see it threw!
Had to really laugh about the sofa thing

!! Here I was and I honestly thought our childhood dog was the only one who ever eat a sofa before

!!

DoBeSassy · 05-14-2007, 04:29 PM

He is very cute! Love the face. You can tell he is good at getting into trouble. Post more pics, we love him!

IrishRed32 · 05-15-2007, 12:10 AM

He is the most photogenic dog, I have to give him that...

Trying to figure out if he can squeeze through the fence:

IrishRed32 · 05-15-2007, 12:14 AM

Ok, I just found these two...

This is the REAL Higgins...

and this is the face that I saw from the animal shelter's website:

Ok, enough of him.. if he knew he was so cute imagine the terror he would be!!

TxHorseMom · 05-15-2007, 03:42 AM

Have you tried giving him cow hooves to chew on? Their fairly cheap ($1 each in my area) it wont hurt him like the rawhides can. AND to keep him even busier, you can fill them with peanutbutter! I gave them to all my dogs when they were puppies/young dogs. It really keeps the chewing under control.

DoBeSassy · 05-15-2007, 08:50 AM

I agree with TXHORSEMOM, try giving him something to chew on. Or get him a hyper friend so they can chew on each other!

eieio · 05-15-2007, 08:56 AM

That dog is too cute for words! Take from someone who has wanted to KILL everyone of the puppies, the second year is better than the first, the third is better still and by 5 you do not remember what they ever did wrong. At least he is not using the cats as a chew toy!

IrishRed32 · 05-15-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by eieio

At least he is not using the cats as a chew toy!

Oh no, he does that too. Poor Simon (our siamese) taunts him and then Higgins pins him. No one gets hurt, just a little slobbery after.

He is actually a very good dog who unfortunately has his sensors set on destroy.

And in regards to his chewing - we don't give cow hooves as they splinter but he has a huge laundry basket that is his "toy box" filled with proper toys. He knows you have no emotional attachment to the nylabone so why would he chew on that?!! And he has three other dog brothers here who play with him daily PLUS his daily walk so he gets exercise. Right now he is at my feet eating a Merrick Filled bone, so he is happy.

He is just a puppy who will grow out of it. I know that, I just think for a dog as cute as he is, he can be so awful.

KatieMae · 05-15-2007, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by eieio

At least he is not using the cats as a chew toy!

Speaking of cats as chew toys... heh... We took my Lab puppy to the vet this past weekend, and there are 3 cats that pretty much own the clinic... One of them being a rather large, furry, orange cat named Berneese. When we arrived to the vet, said orange cat was up on the counter. We sat down and waited for our turn to see the vet, and the cat decides to come down and visit our puppy... As soon as the cat turned her back and waved her furry tail in our puppy's face, puppy grabbed ahold of kittie's tail and wouldn't let go until kittie turned around and batted puppy in the face... Such trouble makers...

05-13-2007, 02:46 PM
IrishRed32 Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 185	Meet the Devil Incarnate Oh, he may look cute, but he is the devil. If he didn't look exactly like Benji, he would have been brought to the pound months ago! Here's his picture so you know what satan looks like: Little Man Higgins. So cute, so bad. __________________ 'You won't find your perfect pony straight away but sooner or later... he'll find you'- Thelwell

05-13-2007, 02:52 PM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 10,620	Awww, he is so cute! Much cuter than a serpent!

05-13-2007, 05:45 PM
donna Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: trappe, pa Posts: 448	OMG.......makes me laugh just to look at that expression!!!!!! LOL...whatever has he done to deserve such a nickname?

05-13-2007, 06:59 PM
donna Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: trappe, pa Posts: 448	LOL....I am still chuckling just to look at that FACE!!!! You get no sympathy from me , just another enabler. I have gone thru several of the senarios you describe, and get angry at the moment, but soon am laughing and loving on the pooch. I once had an epiphany....hmmmm, do you think the pooch does naughty stuff cause he gets all that laughing and loving afterward??????? It's gotten better with age (the pooch, not me, I am beyond training). Good luck.......I gotta go back and look at that face!

05-13-2007, 07:12 PM
IrishRed32 Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 185	He has become MUCH better since he turned a year old. That dog is the luckiest thing to have made it to his first birthday! The funniest thing is, is when we have company, he turns into the best dog ever. Everyone wants to take him home, they think he is so wonderful. We then show them the eaten wall and they change their minds __________________ 'You won't find your perfect pony straight away but sooner or later... he'll find you'- Thelwell

05-13-2007, 08:21 PM
HorseLovinLady Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,714	Awww he's cute!!! Sounds like Chance about getting into mischief. __________________ 2008 Foal pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/569199962cPhBZd

05-13-2007, 10:12 PM
Slim Pikkens Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,004	You have trained him well. I've never been able to get a dog to do all those destructive acts of behaviour. I must be doing something wrong.

05-13-2007, 10:16 PM
TxHorseMom Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,034	Could he be suffering from seperation anxiety? There are meds and herbs out there that can help with that. Have you tried crate training him? He's very cute!

05-13-2007, 10:22 PM
IrishRed32 Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 185	Oh it's not separation anxiety since most of these things happen when we are home He has gotten much better and he is crated (now only at night). He's a jack russel/beagle cross - it's in his genes to be bad In fact, he is downstairs right now chewing on his stainless steel bowl. Not too smart. __________________ 'You won't find your perfect pony straight away but sooner or later... he'll find you'- Thelwell

05-13-2007, 10:56 PM
Jadesmygirl Started Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,543	That dog face says only "it wasn't me"-and I believe him. I think it was the dog in the background of the picture, or perhaps one of those spiteful little fairies who makes the messes for which we parents blame our innocent kids. But, no, it was not that sweet faced litle dog!

05-13-2007, 11:49 PM
Sassy Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,332	Oh man do I feel for yah, how could anyone stay mad at that mug! Awwwhhhhh! He just screams sweet! I think I would be suckered hock line and sinker too! But they say the worst pups make the best dogs if your willing to see it threw! Had to really laugh about the sofa thing !! Here I was and I honestly thought our childhood dog was the only one who ever eat a sofa before !! __________________ A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. ~ DUKE OF ENDINBURGH ~

05-14-2007, 04:29 PM
DoBeSassy Kid Safe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 5,206	He is very cute! Love the face. You can tell he is good at getting into trouble. Post more pics, we love him!

05-15-2007, 12:10 AM
IrishRed32 Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 185	He is the most photogenic dog, I have to give him that... Trying to figure out if he can squeeze through the fence: __________________ 'You won't find your perfect pony straight away but sooner or later... he'll find you'- Thelwell

05-15-2007, 12:14 AM
IrishRed32 Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 185	Ok, I just found these two... This is the REAL Higgins... and this is the face that I saw from the animal shelter's website: Ok, enough of him.. if he knew he was so cute imagine the terror he would be!! __________________ 'You won't find your perfect pony straight away but sooner or later... he'll find you'- Thelwell

05-15-2007, 03:42 AM
TxHorseMom Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,034	Have you tried giving him cow hooves to chew on? Their fairly cheap ($1 each in my area) it wont hurt him like the rawhides can. AND to keep him even busier, you can fill them with peanutbutter! I gave them to all my dogs when they were puppies/young dogs. It really keeps the chewing under control.

05-15-2007, 08:50 AM
DoBeSassy Kid Safe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 5,206	I agree with TXHORSEMOM, try giving him something to chew on. Or get him a hyper friend so they can chew on each other!

05-15-2007, 08:56 AM
eieio Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,138	That dog is too cute for words! Take from someone who has wanted to KILL everyone of the puppies, the second year is better than the first, the third is better still and by 5 you do not remember what they ever did wrong. At least he is not using the cats as a chew toy! __________________ There is no such thing as a always or never in the horse world. Say that one time and some horse some where will prove you wrong!. Visit us at www.woodfoxfarm.com