baddog

Since Buddy's greatest pleasures are derived by either chewing things, or licking his balls, and his balls aren't going to be around much longer, I decided to get his some treats, meant for chewing.

Now, they did not have what I know he likes, so I got him a couple different types of "Busy Bone."

Naturally, he acted all excited when he saw the boxes, but when I gave them to him he kind of weirded out.

The first one he acted like he was obliged to take it, but I could see a definite difference in his attitude, almost like he was distressed or something. I decided that maybe he did not like that type, so I opened the other box, and pretty much the same thing.

He starts wandering around the house with it in his mouth, whining the entire time. He begins pawing at the floor, then trying to push open doors to rooms he never goes in. Then starts looking for somewhere to put the Busy Bone.

Eventually, I opened the sliding glass door to let him out back, and he bolted for it. Something he never does. And it isn't like he just wanted to pee or something, he was content outside.

I turned on the back lights and saw that he was digging in the yard like nuts. I open the door and he comes in, the bone slightly muddied. More whining, wandering around and he goes back outside. When he returns . . .no bone.

I put him back out this morning, and he returns with the bone, but my yard looks like someone had a roto-tiller out there.

My question is this: Do they put something like the dog equivalent to catnip in these things? Has your dog ever weirded out over them, or is he just insane?

Thank you in advance.