[Ellie May]

I'd start by throwing away the hot sauce. Not good. Bitter aapple is fine, but if it doesn't work, it doesn'twork. No pepper. That's a stomach ache waitingto happen. Hitting will only make her fear your hand later on.

?blockoff the area or train her to notenter the area or (if not a young pup) talk to your vet about a possible anxiety problem.

We have a carpet fiber eater here. For him it is anxiety and no amountof telling hom no" worked. He now takes Prozac for his safety and our sanity. It works very well.