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05-08-2009, 07:07 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Moultrie, GA, USA
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| new habits My 9 month old puppy, Bailey has suddenly began eating my shoes. I have never had a problem with her chewing on anything else until now. I am trying my best to keep my shoes put up but its hard to remember to do when I have never "had to" in the past. I can't seem to catch her in the act so when I do find the chewed up shoes, I feel that when I show her the shoe and tell her no that she doesn't really understand what I'm trying to get her to understand. Just wondering what others who have had the same problem have done to stop this behavior! |
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05-08-2009, 07:18 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tyne & Wear, UK
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| To be honest, we almost had this problem when Lucy was a baby (she's 10 months now). I'd warned my DH that this might be a possibility, and to put his shoes away. He didn't - and I was right. Sorry, but on this one, I think it's a case of train the person, not the dog (it's easier).
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05-08-2009, 08:14 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA
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| Get a shoe tree Seriously, I have found that if you cant beatem joinem To train them to not go after a crtain pair of shoes isnt really worth all the aggravation Just put them out of reach to them
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05-08-2009, 09:56 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Moultrie, GA, USA
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| I know its going to have to be a more train myself thing more so than training her. I guess I'm just worried that if she doesn't find a shoe that she will find something else. She doesn't seem to be interested in her toys or bones anymore. I have even bought new toys for her thinking that maybe she was just bored with the others. I have tried to doggy proof my home as much as possible, but they seem to find things that we would never consider them bothering. |
05-08-2009, 10:03 AM | #5 |
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| You could try to rub a little bitter apple on one or two of the shoes and leave them out on purpose (test to make sure it is not going to change the shoe appearance -- but you can try to use the sole edges). Sometimes they will equate one shoe tasting bad with all of them tasting bad. Unfortunately leather is a real come-and-get-it for puppies. Mine got my Clark's sandals the other day and I was sitting right here not 2 feet from them. Ah well -- like the others said, only sure way is to put the shoes up.
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