Oh my...Huey has a strong aversion to spray bottles of any kind, I know. He despises when I spray him with detangler or his cologne, but I bought him some Petrodex dental spray yesterday, and nearly lost a finger this morning trying to spray his teeth! Wow...he was like Cujo! I may just spray it on his toothbrush next time...I dont know why he is so scared of spray bottles. I have never used them as a deterrent or teaching tool, but the behavior he exhibited was fear, not anger. The weirdo is also scared of power cables-which he has never had a bad experience with since I got him at 7.5 weeks old-and I realized yesterday that he is scared of potty pads, too. When at the store, I bought some potty pads, which we havent tried since he shredded every one I put down for him as a puppy. The reason I bought them is he has 2 places in the house where he still likes to potty, despite natures miracle spray and frequent cleaning, so I covered the 2 spots with a puppy pad each to see what hapens. What happens is, if his squeaky toy lands on the pad, he is very timid about retrieving it, to the point of sitting and staring at the toy as he debates the safety of the pad. He will get the toy if he can reach it without putting more than one foot on the pad, otherwise, he gets a different toy to play with. On a positive note, he hasn't pottied on either spot since the pads went down. My dog is a neurotic weirdo...probably because he left mom too early...who knows.
