 This is a tough one for us too!
I can't count how many times Mariah has gotten into something she shouldn't and my husband and daughter CHASE her. You just can't catch her - she's sooo FAST!
The other day she grabbed half my sandwich off my plate while I was eating on the couch. I didn't even see her coming. LOL!
One of her favorite "toys" is an empty water bottle with cheerios in it. When I shake the bottle and she hears the cheerios rattle - she will ALWAYS come running. So we are using that as a tool to help teach her to "Come" and it's working GREAT! Especially when we're DESPERATE to distract her when she has something (paper, sandwich, etc) she shouldn't have. I rattle the bottle while telling her to "come" and then always give it to her - so she always know she is going to get a treat.
We have a bulletin board in our kitchen that has phone lists, etc tacked to it. Recently my sassy cat has been pulling tacks off of our bulletin board and dropping the tacks and paper on the floor. Of course Mariah has grabbed the tack and/or the paper and RUNS! I don't know if that cat is trying to kill the puppy or is just playing...LOL! The first time I caught Mariah with a tack in her mouth I almost had a heart attack! |