cant have ANYTHING!

[PeepsInc]

I'm sorry about your possessions, but there just that. There replaceable. The dog sounds board. It needs a job. Summer vacation is just around the corner. Try spending some time with the pooch. Find something it enjoys,like catching bugs or chasing a stick. Try to get the dog to put it's efforts toward something that's less destructive. Let the dog know it's doing a good job when it's catching bugs,or what ever. Use kind words & a gentle but firm hand while training. Once the dog trusts you again. Most dogs just want to please there master. I have a lab rottweiler mix that turned into a great chicken/duck herding dog. It just takes a little time. Just like children they must be taught.....Good luck

 

[fancbrd4me02]

Since it's not your dog and you have no control over it - or it's training, you have to be responsible for your own things. Keep your stuff away from the dog. I know it's more work and it seems unfair, but that's just how it works sometimes. Railing and getting mad at the dog isn't going to change the situation. Take care of yourself and your things.

 

[RAWR]

if i had a laptop, i would charge my ipod in my room

but we dont..
i even had the ipod and charger up off the ground, the ipod was in a drawer, and the wire snaked down threw the crack i left in it, and down into the computer

and the dog has toys, a big backyard (which i take her outside alot during the day) and other dogs to play with! she even has a cat to bother!

she's a good girl, but lord have mercy!

 

[jbowyer01]

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I agree.

 

[seismic wonder2]

The dog dosnt understand.
"whoopin" won't do anything but make YOU feel guilty and scare the dog.

Think of the dog as a todler that just learned to walk. It's like their arms are 8 feet long. They can get into EVERYTHING.

Your dog (yes I said YOUR DOG because it lives in YOUR house) needs to learn what it can and cannot play with. Just like a baby. I have NEVER child proofed my house when god daughter visits. We just make sure she learns what NOT to mess with.

All your dog knows is that you appeared, yelling and hitting. It does NOT have the brain power to connect the punnishment with the "crime"
YOU have to stop the criminal behavior before it starts.

1. Put EVERYTHING AWAY you don't want the dog to chew.
2. leave something out you know the dog will go after.
3. Give a sharp correction like a clap, whistle, a bang on the table if it goes near the target item to distract it's train of thought. Not trying to SCARE the dog, just distract him for a second.
4. When it turns away from the item reward IMMEDIATELY with a nibble of it's favorite treat like a small piece of hotdog or meat etc...lots of petting and "Good Dog"
5. It will take a day or two but when it is consistantly ignoring the target item, get a dfferent item and continue the training.

ABOVE ALL BE CONSISTANT!!!!

you have to do the exact same things every time or it will only confuse the dog.
Good luck

 

[purr]

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On the other hand they are her things , if you didn't put your things away don't blame the dog for doing what dogs do.

Sorry, it is never ok to beat /smack/strike an animal.

 

[redhen]

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Its not your fault, kiddo..

 

[pbjmaker]

I have a 10 month old puppy who just recently developed a fetish for drywall. He chewed a hole in my new addition.He has always been a chewer, of his toys and inappropriate things. I totally understand your frustration. After I was VERY mad and calmed down, I have been trying to look at this from his limited point of view. He was worried we were gone and his "window" was blocked so he couldn't see us come and go. I think he was just trying to get to the window. He now has his own space in the basement with our other dog where they go during the day. I am done with work for the summer and of the same thought as most the people on here. He will be getting some more training. Thankfully he is a smart dog and catches on pretty quick. Now too bad the bichon isn't smart also. Maybe he can teach her...

 

[redhen]

Its so hard to break a dog from chewing...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

They make heavy-duty chew toys that hold food; these can keep dogs busy for hours. You can crate the dog when you cannot supervise it. There are ipod chargers that plug into the wall instead of the computer (I know because I just bought one for my son).

Unless your father says "do not train my dog," which I sincerely doubt, take on the task. Speak to your father about getting obedience training for both of the dogs.

My dog is a chewer--she mostly chews clothes and shoes, but occasionally other things. She does open cabinets and pull things off of counters to get to them. But it is not her fault if I leave something where she can get to it, even if I think it is put away "enough"--because I KNOW that she chews and is incredibly intelligent at working out how to get what she wants.