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08-27-2011, 04:42 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Butler NJ
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| Max keeps turning his food bowl over!! I don't understand why Max is turning his food bowl over.He never used to do this!Lately,whenever I come home from work,I find his food bowl upside down,and,all his food all over the floor!I know he must be mad at something,otherwise,why would he do this?I always leave him alone when I go to work,it's nothing new.I make sure he has enough water and food,and a clean wee wee pad,so why is he being bad lately?He was also knocking over the recycle garbage can with all the bottles and cans in it.He was pulling on the garbage bag that over hangs the garbage can,and knocking it over! I bought a different garbage can that has a way for the bag to stay inside the garbge can and not hang over,so far,problem solved for that!I just don't know why he insists on turning his food bowl over!HELP!!
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08-27-2011, 04:50 AM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Think he's just bored and finding fun things to do to amuse himself? Sounds like a dog that is lookin' for some fun when mommie is gone. Also, he may like the intense reaction he gets from you when you see it! Some dogs just love to get a rise out of us - even if it is not necessarily loving - they are amped by the excitement that goes with your reaction. He's not scared of being hurt by your reaction and he may like the intensity of it. Either/or both could be a reason. |
08-27-2011, 06:06 AM | #3 |
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| How can I stop him from doing it?Any ideas?
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08-27-2011, 06:19 AM | #4 |
Owned by Bella & Tibbs Donating Member | IDK I would like to know too Bella does not turn her food over but does sit in her water bowl and dumps it everywhere....drives me nuts ...
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08-27-2011, 07:45 AM | #5 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| You could buy the kind of bowl that simply won't turn over or you could train him. Get him to play with it and turn it over in the process of playing and then say "No" or "uh oh", not with anger or emotion but letting him know it is wrong. Make an unhappy face as you say it. You could say "Bad" and shake your head, using your hands to make an abrupt stop signal in the air. This will teach him this action of the turning the bowl over makes you unhappy or is not good - however he can perceive it. Whatever you do don't treat him during this aspect of training. Go through this turning over by him during play several times for only short periods of time - 2 -3 minutes and stop but 3 - 4 times a day. Let him get the idea that mommie isn't angry or mad but this is just not something to be done. When he seems to have gotten a handle that it is not good to turn it over, try to get him to do it again through play and the instant he hesitates or looks to you as if to say - "But you don't like what I'm about to do", lavish him with love and praise and give a treat. You want him to know that hesitating in turning the bowl over is what you do want and it is good to refrain from doing that now - and that he gets a big, big happy loving reward when he hesitates and doesn't do it. It is a 2-step process but believe me, dogs are smart enough to "get it" in this process. Just don't give a command to turn it over - let that come from him, through play or romping around, if at all possible. If he just won't ever turn it over during play with you, you may try turning the bowl over yourself and giving the negative signals and see if he can get that message just the same - that the bowl going over no matter who does it, is not good. Of perhaps you could take the food bowl up when you are gone and leave some food on a stone slate or something hard to move or buy one of those food dispensers that is usually too large and bulky for a little dog to turn over or try to play with. Just some ideas to try if you want. Good luck!
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08-27-2011, 03:24 PM | #6 | |
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08-28-2011, 05:37 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Butler NJ
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| I just don't know what's got into him!Yesterday night,he pooped on the floor!!!(He has been doing excellent on the wee wee pad,with no accidents,for close to a year!!)Now he poops on the floor!?!!I just don't get it!This morning when I woke up,his food was all over the floor again too!I bought a new heavier bowl yesterday,hoping it would prevent this,but,nope!Clearly he's mad at something to be doing all these bad things all of a sudden,I just don't know what!!??!He was soooo good for so long,now this!What gives!!??!
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08-30-2011, 08:01 PM | #8 | |
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Oh gee...I can't quit laughing! Moses' new thing is dunking his whole face in his water and sloshing it everywhere! Must be the heat making him do that! Aren't they just characters??
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08-31-2011, 04:47 AM | #9 |
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| I can't imagine walking in the room and finding kaos sitting in his water bowl, that is too funny.
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08-31-2011, 04:48 AM | #10 |
Owned by Bella & Tibbs Donating Member | She is a rotten tail!! I love her so much not so much the wet floor or wet dog smell lol!
__________________ XOXO Valenie LOVING Mommy to Tibbers Bella and my son Adam! |
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