plastic deficiency

i am almost convinced that my dad is right and oskar has pica. But chances are he is just bored. After our TERRIBLE woks on friday (attacked by another dog) and saturday (lost my keys in a foot of snow while the blizzard was still raging) (didn't find them until the next day--melissa and jeff had to rescue us) i decided to take a hiatus from wokking. Sunday, i barely moved (floundering in the snow for hours looking for keys is hard labor) Monday, the sidewalks were icy and after a 5 min trek that proved osk is still practicing for the iditarod, we about-faced and came home.Broke my tailbone once--and once is enough. Well, he must have been bored senseless, b/c he took a plastic bag full of vegan sloppy joe mix off the counter when i went out for coffee with alana. He then put a few holes in it and shook it all out onto the rug.

Tuesday, i was just lazy. Wednesday, we went for the full wok and somehow this did not cure his boredom. Went out for coffee again with alana (hrm...maybe this is the common link--oskar is trying to warn me not to hang out with alana) and oskar grabbed the sack of peanuts that has been on the counter for over a month, shredded the bag, and sprinkled peanuts all over the rug.

He does not eat the food contents of the bag--and for this go-round, he has not been eating the plastic bags (oskar likes to ingest bags just to keep the emergency vet in business). He has just been ruining my food and making a mess.

I love this dog, but sometimes i wonder why.