As much as we love our little angels, they are dogs at heart. And dogs love to chew and dig and destroy paper(and everything else lol). It is their nature.
My Bonnie loves to find something on the floor and take off with it. Even if we think things are picked up, their little noses and mouths are 1 inch off the floor, they can find the smallest things. Bonnie is going on 6 months and I have to watch her like a hawk. If I even have a paper towel, cleaning up something, she tries to eat it out of my hand. They just love paper. I hope she will out-grow it, or learn that it is bad behavior, but the urge will always be there, I think.
I was raised in a home where my mom got after our family dog with a rolled up newspaper and rubbed his nose in her potty accidents. That was acceptable at that time-it was common practice and how one person told the next person how to take care of training problems. Through education, I learned a different way of training. That is what your boyfriend needs, just educate him is the new more modern thinking on training.
I am sorry some on here were a little strong, or made you feel like you had to defend your boyfriend. There is a lot of abuse out in that big scary world, and they just wanted to warn you. I will probably get flamed for saying this, but some people will choose their pets over their human relationships. Good luck educating your BF to a more gentle form of training. On a lighter note, maybe you can give BF a "treat" when he uses the correct training methods. LOL |