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Originally Posted by shawnzeppi  Mr Gatsby (10 months old) usually is not that much of a vacuum cleaner, but today we put masking tape down to mark the extent of furniture we were contemplating and left the house. |
Be careful, I KNOW mine would be on that masking tape like a magnet
But all of this eating and chewing needs to be gotten rid of with "leave it" training
As far as furniture goes when you see them using it as a teething implement
Immediately a loud noise ... Leave it! No! a Loud Clap whatever you want
to distract them
Mine, I clap my hands really loud and they immediately know get away
My Own "Clapper"
then you can get into them leaving something they found on the floor .. this is harder
This "drop it" training will take some true "training" sessions to get down
How I do it is
Put them with you in an enclosed space
It ain't gonna work if they can run from you
With one hand give them a toy
say DROP IT
the other hand has the treat
Don't Let Them See it
and reward them when they drop the toy