, by Charmaine Hammond. You may recall that this is a true story about a Chesapeake Bay retriever who was very loveable, but had some major “issues.” Charmaine and her husband regularly came home to great destruction wreaked by Toby! But they recognized Toby’s potential to become a therapy dog and sought out unique ways of addressing the underlying problems beneath Toby’s behavior. Ultimately, Toby taught them valuable lessons about living in the moment and savoring life (and continues to inspire them today).Now I have a wonderful opportunity for two lucky people to win a copy of On Toby’s Terms!
MANDATORY ENTRY: Leave a comment on this post sharing the most destructive thing that a pet of yours has ever done! (If you haven’t had a pet, perhaps you’ve heard a great pet story from someone else.) You must do this to enter the giveaway.
You can earn optional, additional entries if you... (leave a separate comment for each)
- Follow author Charmaine Hammond (@hammondgroupbiz ) and Susan Heim on Parenting (@ParentingAuthor) on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You may tweet three times a day. (Please space them at least an hour apart.) Leave a separate comment with the URL of each tweet. (1 entry per tweet)
- Like Charmaine Hammond on Facebook. (1 entry)
- Like Susan Heim on Parenting on Facebook. (1 entry)
- Subscribe to Susan Heim on Parenting via email, RSS and/or Kindle. Leave a comment for each subscription method. (1 entry for each subscription method for up to 3 entries)
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- Place a button for Susan Heim on Parenting on your blog and/or a text link on your blog roll. Post a comment with your blog’s URL. (1 entry for button; 1 entry for text link)
- Post this giveaway on your blog with a link to this page. Leave a comment with a direct link to the post. (3 entries; leave a separate comment for each)
Two winners will be randomly selected from the qualified comments received by Thursday, January 20, 2011, at 11:59 PM ET. Please leave an email address on one of your comments if it’s not available on your Blogger profile. Winner must respond within 72 hours or another winner will be drawn. Contest is open to US residents only.
CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to the winners, Diana D and Shawna!
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy of this book to facilitate my candid review. No financial compensation was received. As an Amazon affiliate, I receive a small commission on sales made through the Amazon links in this post.
Money - luckily, it was only a dollar bill and nothing larger.
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ReplyDeleteWow, if having a destructive dog is what it takes to write a book about is then I could write three. I have a chocolate lab, Beau, who ate the legs off a rocking chair that is the only thing I have left of one of my grandmothers. I have a pit, Max, that ate our love seat and couch when we brought him home. He also ate a hole in the bedroom door and ate a hole in the mattress on my bed. Did I mention that was all several thousand dollars worth of brand spanking new furniture? And lastly we have a rat terrier, Huck, who ate half my Christmas gifts and half hubby's receipts to turn in for his expense account for us to get the money he spent back from his company. Is this enough or shall I go on? Haha, yep, I have some stinkers. Maybe reading about someone else's bad doggie would make me feel better about mine. I love them though like they're my children.
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My dogs have not been as destructive as lewalk's, but they try! One marks his territory (which is really disgusting and I haven't been able to stop it). One dog who chews everything - he particularly loves my husbands expensive work socks, but he's chewed through the cross bars of all the kitchen chairs, a few shoes; between him and the "marker" we have lots of woodwork that needs replacing. Then there is Tater, who is neurotic, tall, and too smart for his own good. He helps himself to whatever is on the counter (quite a few meals have disappeared this way - we never learn) and has broken a bowl or two by pulling the towel wrapped around the bread. He's also a digger, so I have to keep checking the pasture so no one breaks a leg. I adore those brats, but I'm so glad when doggy bedtime arrives!
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My dog Jerricka destroyed the couch and Josh completely demolished the basement door and railing.
ReplyDeleteI had a husky who would eat anything. She once chewed and ate a bank envelope with 50 dollars in it. She chewed and ate a jar of vicks, a roll of scotch tape, a brand new pair of my son's shoes that cost me over a hundred dollars because of his size, they had to be specially ordered for him. That is just a few things.
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I have a pomeranian and he's all hair and teeth--when we first got him he chewed up every cushion on the couch and dug holes in the carpet--what a mess--even today you can't keep a throw rug in the house--it's a pomeranian magnet. :)
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We came home to a couch that had the cushions destroyed, and I mean Sugar actually chewed open the zipper part and chewed the foam cushion all to pieces! That was a nice sight! mommy2rylie@ymail.com
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We had a dog tear about a pillow on the couch. It was almost the end of that dog. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
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My sheltie was destructive when she was a puppy. She gnawed on yearbooks, CD cases, movie cases, hats, etc. She used to pull the tablecloth off the table! She'd take underwear outside through her doggy door. Luckily, she outgrew that and is so SWEET and well-behaved now!
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My daughter has a Golden Retriever named Arthur who ate a stuffed Shrek that I had brought for my grandson. I thought that I had put it up pretty high, but Arthur was still able to get it. When I went downstairs, Arthur was devouring Shrek. I broke down crying, and my daughter said that she would just buy another one for my grandson. I just went on to bed. The next morning when I came down for breakfast, Arthur followed me to the kitchen. When I turned around, he had that "I'm really sorry" look on his face. He knew that I was hurt by his actions, but I quickly forgave him when he apologized in his own way.
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What hasn't my dog done? Most recently we bought 2 matching couches from ikea that I am in love with...and then he decided to eat half of one of them. Not too long before that he ate a lap top charger which was pretty pricey to replace.
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