 Has anyone had any luck with the bitter barrier sprays?
So Chloe is referred to as the two pound terror in my house. She will seek and destroy anything that catches her eye lately. We joke that shes like a shark and that her stomach contents prob include an old license plate..but the truth is its not a laughing matter, And id love to put a stop to this behavior. Chloe loves cords as we have learned all to well, So there are none at her level anymore (which is hard as our home has low outlets.) The Christmas tree was surrounded by baby gates this year, She has chewed through 2 $90.00 laptop cords, countless cellphone cords, a Dyson vacuum cord, every rug in the house, any piece of paper that she can get a hold of is immediately destroyed and in a million pieces, And if you drop anything its gone.. Shes there before you can blink, Snatched it up and is running to hide it for later..lol. Now shes going after my coffee table. I had tried lemon juice and a bitter barrier spray that is supposed to be a no bite type thing, No joke I sprayed it, She walked over and was lapping it up like it was dessert & shot me a look as if to say "That's all you got?"! So I know obviously she has to be crated any time I leave even if its for a 1/2 hour and prob should have been since the beginning, Its just hard because if shes locked up, no matter the size of the space( I tried a crate, And even her own tiny room with a gate in the doorway) She cries all night all day non stop so I gave in. In the eve and at night shes fine all lovey dovey cute little lap dog, Then when its time for bed she goes right to her bed and is good all night. But the morn & afternoon the monster comes out!
So I guess i need to know how do i reverse this at 5 months old? she is gated off to only the kitchen dining room and living room, And doesn't have access to the back of the house (bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry room. If i take down the gate for a sec she darts to the kitty's box and god help us if there's something in there)..So anyway sorry so wordy but trying to give you the whole scope of things here.. Any tips in this area would be helpful..
Ps. she is starting obedience training in Feb, but not quite sure they cover this issue. sounds like its more sit/stay, walking on leash ect. |