Lest you think, gentle readers, that the grand puppy is some sort of cuddly angelic being that sleeps all the time (after last week’s post)…I bring you Bowser in the ON POSITION. Here is what immediately happens upon waking up from a nap. It starts off slowly but then inevitably builds up to crazy attack dog mode.
Oh boy, here we go…time to distract with a chew toy.This works for a bit. Puppy teeth are sharp and puppies don’t always know how to be gentle.
We go outside and play “fetch” to burn off some puppy energy.
Bowz loves to chew the fetch toy when he’s tired of fetch.He loves squeaky things. Including Oma, when he bites at her toes.He pulls the socks right off my toes. Actually, I sacrifice my socks to save my toes.
When he gets really frisky we play Tug of War.
But even that isn’t enough to stop him from going after my legs and hands in a frenzy of play. The more I push him away or scold him, the better he likes it. Bowser thinks Oma just likes to play rough and he is always happy to up the ante.
How to survive with skin and clothes intact until Bowser’s parents come home????
Hey, wait a minute…I’ve got an idea!
Behold: THE THUNDERDOME
One can only hope…
You can’t reach my extremities now!I WILL WEAR YOU OUT.Surely, he’ll get tired soon…right? RIGHT????
Then I had an idea!
Safe and comfy on my lawnchair, inside THE THUNDERDOME.“Hey, Oma! When you gonna come out and play with me some more?” Hehehehe…
Hi Deb – those needle teeth – long may they pass/fall out! … !! Just enjoy the little one before the kids come home … great photos … has the thunderdome survived?! Cheers Hilary
The Thunderdome has indeed survived! And – dare I say it – Bowser is getting better at amusing himself with activities that don’t involve biting the hands that feed him . Thanks, Hilary
LOL LOL LOL. I thought the thunderdome was for HIM to be inside of! ? Great ingenuity! We’re thinking about a puppy….though I can’t believe we’re thinking about a puppy. I said I would NEVER DO A PUPPY AGAIN! We’ll see how this all turns out….good luck to you, the little guy is ADORABLE.
He IS adorable and that is the only thing that is keeping me from shutting him up in a room by himself until he is 6 months old . And he makes me laugh all day long. Thankfully the puppy stage is short (but intense) and he is already changing and maturing. Thanks, Dawn
Oh my! I just love your schnauzer blogs! The only problem is … I have to wait a week until the next one
You and Bowser bring me so much enjoyment and giggles each week … thank you!
Brilliant! I remember puppy teeth and don’t envy you – or your skin – at all. I also remember the ON button. Probably why my next pet will be a cat He is adorable, though, and it looks like you are having a great time with him.
Oh boy! You do have your hands full! I remember having to wear my leather yard gloves just to be able to sit on the couch with Ralphie when he was a pup.
We had to take one of our puppies (8 months old at the time, well past the time when the biting should have stopped) to a behaviorist to learn some tips on how to train him not to bite. We’d tried the standard stuff—yelping when the teeth made contact or biting him back (which mama dogs do with their puppies). We tried time outs. A sharp no with a bop on the nose. None of this standard stuff worked like with training our other dogs. He had been taken away from him mom too early and didn’t learn from her the difference between mouthing and biting. We end up breaking him by stopping whatever play we were doing with him abruptly the minute his teeth were on us. Then walking away for at least a half hour. He did learn with that technique but I never trusted him to play with children like with any other dog we had.
I’ve never had a puppy, and this teething stage looks deadly! Being an interactive chew toy sounds painful, but he sure is cute. I’m mentally inserting the sound effects of grrr! grrr! grrr! with each photo
Hehehe! The grrr sounds often accompany the play and make it doubly hilarious, coming from such a small thing (who thinks he is very fierce ). Thanks, Joan
What a creative use of a puppy pen! I hope you’re living your Tina Turner in the Thunderdome fantasy to the fullest Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photos Deb.
He’s quite a character but like all youngsters, a bit demanding
Absolutely! I can’t help but laugh at him, even when he is biting me. Thanks, Sheree
Pleasure
Oh, those sharp little puppy teeth, I remember them well. Love the Thunderdome idea!
Only about 3 months of those teeth left to go
. Thank you, Rivergirl 
You go, girl! I’m having ptsd flashbacks to the last time I had a puppy. Cute but also so stressful.
You nailed it, Susan! Thanks
Hi Deb – those needle teeth – long may they pass/fall out! … !! Just enjoy the little one before the kids come home … great photos … has the thunderdome survived?! Cheers Hilary
The Thunderdome has indeed survived! And – dare I say it – Bowser is getting better at amusing himself with activities that don’t involve biting the hands that feed him
. Thanks, Hilary 
LOL LOL LOL. I thought the thunderdome was for HIM to be inside of! ? Great ingenuity! We’re thinking about a puppy….though I can’t believe we’re thinking about a puppy. I said I would NEVER DO A PUPPY AGAIN! We’ll see how this all turns out….good luck to you, the little guy is ADORABLE.
He IS adorable and that is the only thing that is keeping me from shutting him up in a room by himself until he is 6 months old
. And he makes me laugh all day long. Thankfully the puppy stage is short (but intense) and he is already changing and maturing. Thanks, Dawn 
He has his Oma wrapped around his….ummm….teeth?
Yeah, he pretty much does
. Thanks, Kate 
Too funny Deb. The enclosure is for you… He’s just trying to get rid of his puppy teeth.
Leslie
Hehehe…I’m all for losing the puppy teeth, just not in my flesh
. Thanks, Leslie 
Yes…that can hurt…
Oh my! I just love your schnauzer blogs! The only problem is … I have to wait a week until the next one
You and Bowser bring me so much enjoyment and giggles each week … thank you!
Happy to provide this service, dear sister! Thank you
Love your solution! I think you had the last laugh.
I like to think so too, Liesbet
. Thanks 
LOL!
Brilliant! I remember puppy teeth and don’t envy you – or your skin – at all. I also remember the ON button. Probably why my next pet will be a cat
He is adorable, though, and it looks like you are having a great time with him.
I am, indeed! I seem to recall kitten teeth and claws being problematic as well. Best to get an adult!
Thanks, Janis
He is so darn adorable! Don’t forget he’s not too young to start teaching him not to bite.
Yes, we are all trying to do that but it’s not always getting through his little peanut of a brain
. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks, Jean 
Oh boy! You do have your hands full! I remember having to wear my leather yard gloves just to be able to sit on the couch with Ralphie when he was a pup.
Yes, hands full and full of scratches and bruises
. Hopefully I can survive this stage (again). Thank you, Anna 
We had to take one of our puppies (8 months old at the time, well past the time when the biting should have stopped) to a behaviorist to learn some tips on how to train him not to bite. We’d tried the standard stuff—yelping when the teeth made contact or biting him back (which mama dogs do with their puppies). We tried time outs. A sharp no with a bop on the nose. None of this standard stuff worked like with training our other dogs. He had been taken away from him mom too early and didn’t learn from her the difference between mouthing and biting. We end up breaking him by stopping whatever play we were doing with him abruptly the minute his teeth were on us. Then walking away for at least a half hour. He did learn with that technique but I never trusted him to play with children like with any other dog we had.
Bowser starts out mouthing but then switches to biting as play escalates. Good tips! Thanks, Jean
I’ve never had a puppy, and this teething stage looks deadly! Being an interactive chew toy sounds painful, but he sure is cute. I’m mentally inserting the sound effects of grrr! grrr! grrr! with each photo
Hehehe! The grrr sounds often accompany the play and make it doubly hilarious, coming from such a small thing (who thinks he is very fierce
). Thanks, Joan 
Love it!!!! That Thunderdome is a fabulous idea!!!
I thought so! Thanks, Donna
Crazy puppy!! Your post and your solution to his nipping are hilarious
Thank you, Bernie
What a creative use of a puppy pen! I hope you’re living your Tina Turner in the Thunderdome fantasy to the fullest
Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photos Deb.
I’m trying! Wish I had her legs though…
. Thanks, Debs 
Don’t we all!
That thunderdome is incredible! I wish I had one of those when Biscuits was a puppy last year!
It has come in handy! Thanks, Kari
Adorable!!!
Well, that’s a Schnauzer puppy for ya! But you already know that
. Thanks, HG 
We are all just prisoners of our own device. Puppies and playpens can hold anybody in.
Hotel California would have also been a great name for this puppy playpen
. Thanks, Kieran 
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