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Since: Mar 28, 2007
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(Msg. 16) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:54 am
Post subject: Re: Advice sought: Destuctive behaviour [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Him & Her" wrote in message
> Hi all,
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> We recently took in a rescued Harrier. She is 11 months old and
> we are ( at least ) her third home. Her last one lasted around 10
> days.
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> For the most part I am at home approximately 22 hours a day so
> she gets plenty of attention and 3 or 4 walks a day relative to
> other issues within the house. There are always several visitors
> a day and she gets fussed over by all of them.
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> BUT, she is quite destructive. In the 2 weeks she has been with
> us she has destroyed ............
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> 1 pair of my wife's slippers, (while we were in)
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> 3 pairs of my trainers (while we were in)
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> a box of medical supplies (I was out shopping, my wife was in
> the dining room)
To start, she needs to be supervised constantly. I do this by tethering a
dog on leash around my waist or crating them. This way you can supervise
the dog and pay bills and replace the trainer in her mouth with an
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:56 am
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"Him & Her" wrote in message
> Julia Altshuler wrote in message
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> : Start training her to love being in her crate when she's not
> actively
> : doing something with you, your wife, or a visitor. Put an
> acceptable
> : chewie in there with her.
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> We don't, nor will we ever use crates but she does have a basket
> that she sleeps in, she has various rawhide chews / raggas /
> balls etc in and around it.
let me ask you this: which is worse, a dog safely ensconced in a crate or a
dog that needs to find a new home because she ate all your shoes?
i understand your dislike of crates. Its quite possible that she will ENJOY
her crate - MOST dogs do (although i've met individuals who hated theirs -
and trained one to accept but not like the crate)
The only way to prevent her from eating things that aren't hers are to
supervise her constantly. Thats not possible, so you'll need to consider
how to prevent her from eating things when you aren't able to do that. |
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:06 am
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"Samantha Hill - take out TRASH to reply"
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> Redman wrote:
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>> what not to do. You can also use water. Just fill a cup with water and
>> when the dog starts off doing what you find wrong just throw the water in
>> it's face, after a few attempts it'll start to get the message. I used
>> the water
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> We have spray bottles all over the house to use to discipline the cats AND
> the dogs. It works really well while you are watching them. You pick up
> the spray bottle, and they KNOW what they aren't supposed to do.
Yeah a spray bottles fine, just that with a cup you get a load out quicker,
my dog learned after about 4 cups
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:06 am
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Redman wrote:
>Yeah a spray bottles fine, just that with a cup you get a load out quicker,
>my dog learned after about 4 cups
Is your training vocabulary really limited to throwing stuff
at your dog?
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:22 pm
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tiny dancer wrote in message
: Since all of these instances happened while you were home, I'd
say you need
: to observe her more closely and immediately remove articles
that she is not
: to chew and replace them with her own chew toys, each time
telling her NO,
: to the thing she isn't supposed to have. I always happily hand
over the dog
: toy, playing a bit with it to entice her into accepting it as
HER fun thing
: to play with.
Fair comment and sound advice. Although I will say that she has
the run of the house and I can't always follow her upstairs when
she goes off up there. Quite often she goes upstairs just to sit
looking out of the window to watch the world go by.
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Him & Her
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:23 pm
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"Him & Her" wrote in message
> tiny dancer wrote in message
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> : Since all of these instances happened while you were home, I'd
> say you need
> : to observe her more closely and immediately remove articles
> that she is not
> : to chew and replace them with her own chew toys, each time
> telling her NO,
> : to the thing she isn't supposed to have. I always happily hand
> over the dog
> : toy, playing a bit with it to entice her into accepting it as
> HER fun thing
> : to play with.
>
> Fair comment and sound advice. Although I will say that she has
> the run of the house and I can't always follow her upstairs when
> she goes off up there. Quite often she goes upstairs just to sit
> looking out of the window to watch the world go by.
>
> --
> Regards,
Our dogs have the run of the house too. It's only the first couple weeks
that I keep close watch over them. Until I feel they have picked up the lay
of the land so to speak. Once I see that they understand how our household
operates, that they aren't chewing inappropriate things, peeing inside, etc.
then they pretty much go about their business undisturbed. One of mine
attaches herself to where I am. As I move from room to room, she follows
along behind me. The other is content to lay on the sofa by the fire, or
find a nice spot upstairs, resting in a patch of sunshine under a window, or
keeping watch outside, at a particular strategic window where he can observe
all the comings and goings on our road.
I think the most important thing is to wait until you are somewhat confident
your new dog understands what you want of it, and then it's fine to roam the
house at will.
best,
td
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> Him & Her
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(Msg. 22) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:23 pm
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My sincere apologies to you all for just vanishing in the middle
of this thread.
I value your opinions and was / am seeking solutions to our
problems.
Unfortunately my wife passed away last weekend and I trust you
will understand that my priorities have changed somewhat.
I will pick up on your comments and advice in due course.
Thanks again,
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Regards,
Him & Her
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(Msg. 23) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:23 pm
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"Him & Her" wrote in message
> My sincere apologies to you all for just vanishing in the middle
> of this thread.
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> I value your opinions and was / am seeking solutions to our
> problems.
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> Unfortunately my wife passed away last weekend and I trust you
> will understand that my priorities have changed somewhat.
I'm so very sorry to hear of your recent loss. My most sincere concolences.
From your original post and a couple of your replies it did sound as though
you had a lot going on while trying to train this dog at the same time.
Again, so sorry, please come back when ever you are able. I feel sure with
time and patience you and your dog can coexist without the destruction.
best,
td
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> I will pick up on your comments and advice in due course.
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> Thanks again,
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> --
> Regards,
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> Him & Her
> http://www.failed.me.uk
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(Msg. 24) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:18 pm
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(Msg. 25) Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:25 pm
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Him & Her wrote:
> Unfortunately my wife passed away last weekend and I trust you
> will understand that my priorities have changed somewhat.
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> I will pick up on your comments and advice in due course.
So sorry to hear about the loss of your wife.
FurPaw
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every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense
a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed."
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