Panthera Problem – Perhaps?

On Saturday I came home after half day at the office and saw what looked like a bunch of paper towel bits all over the floor.  My dog, Penny, is a Sheepadoodle that weighs 85 pounds and is just about as cute as any dog could be. This is her occupying half the sofa. In her past six years of life, she has learned how to open the pantry room doors, climb up on the kitchen countertops, and has torn open countless bags of chips, chocolates, coffee, dog treats, and so many other things.

 

Although cute and cuddly, Penny is a climber, and a good one at that.  Every day, I deliver sleep appliances to our patients and tell them to make sure to keep the device away from the pets, put the appliance safely into a case, and then put that case into a drawer. Well, I put my appliance away from the dog, put it into a case, but did not put it into a drawer because I had it far far away from the edge of the countertop. This did not deter the climbing canine. She somehow got up on that countertop and opened the case and took my sleep appliance away. It became a rather expensive chew toy. And unlike many of her other chew toys, this one did not last long at all. So that pile of paper towel bits was not at all what I thought it was. It was the remnants of my sleep appliance. Check it out:

Needless to say, the device is no longer serviceable. DUH! So, dear readers, I write this blog in an effort to hopefully prevent at least one or two of you from doing this too!  Keep the appliance away from the edge, keep it in the case, and then put that case into the medicine cabinet or a drawer.  But even this makes me wonder: Penny knows how to open the pantry room door, but could she open a drawer? Hmmmm?  Maybe she just has expensive taste and the Panthera is a really tasty treat!