Newly Neutered Dog Takes Out His Frustrations on the Dreaded ‘Cone of Shame’ He Had to Wear for a Week

A newly neutered dog named Riv, who was outside for the first time in a week, saw the dreaded “cone of shame” that he’d had to wear on the patio table. He grabbed the device and then proceeded to take out all of his (understandable) frustrations. Riv refused to let go of the cone, even when his human, John, told him that it was dead.

His first day free and alone outside after being neutered. He spent over a week locked up, wearing the cone. He took it off a patio table

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.