Before I get into "The Crate," I want to take a second to describe Flip's smile. Again, if I could figure out how to post normal size pictures, I would post a picture of Flip's smile for your enjoyment. Sometime during week 2 of Flip being home (which was coincidentally when our "issues" began) I discovered Flip's smile. By smile I mean snarl. By snarl I mean what happens when the Pitt bull side of Flip's mouth turns up around his canines and all you see is a row of 20 pointy teeth. As it turns out, whenever Flip is especially excited or happy to see you, he comes running at you with his lips pulled back and barring his teeth. The only thing that keeps you from shitting your pants as this 40 pound dog comes charging at you is the fact his tail is wagging and all he wants is a pat.
Ok, now on to the crate. I dragged Flip's ass into the nearby pet store where they fitted him with the appropriate size crate. I also bought a nice blue bed to put in said crate and a toy that looked like a brown rat-squirrel that had a plastic bottle shoved up into it. This toy was created by one of the tree huggers who figured out you can charge 20 dollars by shoving a used recycled plastic bottle into a canvas container, paint some whiskers on it and call it a pet toy and advertise it as "green" and "recyclable." Notwithstanding my nauseousness, I bought the toy because I figured that Flip would need something to do in the crate and dogs, apparently, liked the sound of plastic bottles being squeezed. The toy was also "guaranteed" to be durable and withstand "any" amount of chewing.
Back at home I assembled the crate, threw in the bedding and toys and coaxed Flip into the crate with a new rawhide. Joe and I came home later that day and all was well - except for the environmentally-friendly, durable squirel-rat chew toy...
Ok, now on to the crate. I dragged Flip's ass into the nearby pet store where they fitted him with the appropriate size crate. I also bought a nice blue bed to put in said crate and a toy that looked like a brown rat-squirrel that had a plastic bottle shoved up into it. This toy was created by one of the tree huggers who figured out you can charge 20 dollars by shoving a used recycled plastic bottle into a canvas container, paint some whiskers on it and call it a pet toy and advertise it as "green" and "recyclable." Notwithstanding my nauseousness, I bought the toy because I figured that Flip would need something to do in the crate and dogs, apparently, liked the sound of plastic bottles being squeezed. The toy was also "guaranteed" to be durable and withstand "any" amount of chewing.
Back at home I assembled the crate, threw in the bedding and toys and coaxed Flip into the crate with a new rawhide. Joe and I came home later that day and all was well - except for the environmentally-friendly, durable squirel-rat chew toy...
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