Forget the homework, go for the iPod..

[Uabassoon]

I'm sorry to hear about your things getting chewed The same thing happened to one of my best friends, she had used a bonus from work to finally get herself an ipod video and she only had it a few months before her bassett hound decided to eat it.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I know how you feel. Dance has been pretty good but there have been times that all I could do was look at her and think/say "I will never, ever get another puppy". I'm sorry Ivy chewed all of those things. I hope you can at least replace your glasses somehow. Hopefully Ivy starts behaving better soon!

[caseysmom]

Sophie, I swore off puppies after bubba, he chewed through school books, dining room tables legs, you name it.

Never again! I will rescue a dog a few years old from now on.

[Hellow]

I feel your pain. I got reggie as a puppy for my birthday. Well, my parents also bought me an brand new computer. Well, the next day it was destroyed. I still have it because the computer tower wasent harmed, but every wire leading to it was.

[Freedom]

Oh dear! Sympathies; been there; had that type of thing happen. Don't know what more to say!

[bckrazy]

Omg, Sophie! I'm sorry.... you must be SO bummed out. D: If Fozzie chewed up my ipod... I just don't know what I'd do! Those are not only pricey to buy, but all of the time & effort putting thousands of songs on them down the drain.

That blows. But, you know the anger will wear off. It always does. Material things suck to lose, but now you can learn from that, and "tighten the leash" per say on Ivy.

Fozzie started going through destrocto-puppy stage at about her age, and I just watched him like a hawk, and forced everyone else to. If people valued their posessions, they wouldn't leave them anywhere near where Fozzie could get them. Also remember, the crate & stuffed kongs are your friends!

You'll get through puppyhood! It does really suck that the stuff Ivy happened to think seemed tasty were so important & expensive.

[Giselle]

Thanks guys. Ivy is just *AHHH!!!*. Sometimes I don't know why I got her. Her breed mix is like neurotic and high endurance blended into one crazy, hyper puppy. It makes her a prime candidate for agility, though Even though I'm still upset, I've heard worse stories (destroyed sofas, for example), and Ivy forgives me for all my shortcomings so I owe her the same. She is *not* allowed anywhere beyond the living room now and we've been crating her more. Only 3 more months until she's a power-tripping, rebellious adolescent!

So, per Karen's advice, Catnapper showed me a link to some cheapo glasses and I think I'll be ordering from there. A friend of mine also has a brand new iPod nano + a charger, and he said he's willing to sell it to me for $100. Raising puppies is oh so much fun!