My nextdoor neighbor, Diane, has the best garden in town and a super fabulous, exceptionally well groomed dog named Gypsy. When I need gardening or dog care advice, I go to Diane. Today, I beseeched the Oracle of the Olde Towne on how to proceed with Scruffy's OCD.

Yes, my lovely little puppy has a fetish with chewing his feet, to the point of red, raw, sore-y paws and top of feet.

This evening, around dusk, at the Northeast corner, Diane pronounced Scruffy's future, "He needs to be doing hard cone time."

Not hours, more than days, maybe a week of long, hard, collared time.