does anyone want my naughty dog?

Indie_Kid

any_name_will_suffice wrote: »

My OH just suggested the same thing.

He used to have free run of the house but we stopped that after his cruciate problems as I was worried about him falling down the stairs when he went to collect OH's pyjama bottoms to drool on on the settee. Now we are worried about him falling off the table.

trollyrun that video is brilliant- clever dog!

We have a stairgate to stop the dogs going upstairs.

Twisted_Cherry

gettingready wrote: »

table?

Could be worse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Gaf68_ph0

Ha Ha reminds me of my Jack Russell... he chewed his way through a carpet, two sofa chairs which I then replaced with a new but second hand sofa, he chewed his way through the arm of that as well... then he chewed his way through the laminated floor edges... Still I loved him to bits. Sadly he died at 5 of liver disease He wasn't quite as bad as the Boxer!

any_name_will_suffice

gettingready wrote: »

table?

Could be worse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Gaf68_ph0

About six years ago, I came home to find Rocky had emptied all the filling out of a double futon. My little terrier cross was paddling around up to his neck in little pieces of foam :eek:

SnowyOwl_2

He might just be bored, or anxious because you're not home. A bit of mental stimulation could help. Perhaps a Kong toy stuffed with peanut butter would distract him from your table and keep his attention focussed to floor or bed level. Useful article

any_name_will_suffice

SnowyOwl wrote: »

He might just be bored, or anxious because you're not home. A bit of mental stimulation could help. Perhaps a Kong toy stuffed with peanut butter would distract him from your table and keep his attention focussed to floor or bed level. Useful article

He had terrible separation anxiety when he was younger- he was destructive, vocal and used to soil in the house. I consulted two behaviour specialists, both of whom concluded independently of each other that his case was so extreme I would have to kennel him in the garden- we had tried everything.

My circumstances changed and I was never able to do that. When I moved to a new house (this was about 5 1/2 years ago) I nearly rehomed him as it hit a bit of a peak. As a last attempt, I opened all the doors and gave him free run of the house (he had always been confined before), and we never had a problem again, apart from the odd bit of mischief If I forgot to put the bin away for example.

He hates peanut butter, but I am a bit of a pro at filling kongs, and he always has one when we go out.

I wonder if he is struggling a bit with being confined in the kitchen (it is a big room and has a settee in it so he's not that hard done by), and yesterday I only managed a short walk in the morning before I left him as I overslept and felt terrible- I am 8 and a bit weeks pregnant.

I really don't want to go back to giving him free run of the house, as I am worried about him falling down the stairs while we are out. they are not carpeted and we only take him up with us at night and back down again in the morning, I worry that if he was home alone and heard me come back he would pelt down them in excitement and slip. We have also tried stair gates in the past, but there is no stair gate that he cannot open or climb over.

Sigh. Why don't I have a normal dog?

any_name_will_suffice

just to add, there's no signs of table- tap dancing practice today. I tucked the chairs right under the table and gave him a proper walk this morning. Fingers crossed it was a one off!

His enthusiasm for everything and mischevious streak are the things I love most about him! He was an 'accidental' dog, bought on a whim from a man in a pub over 6 years ago- he was sold to me for £40 as an aggressive, dangerous dog who was a banned breed (he's a lab cross, the vet thinks with some collie in him!), from a thoroughly unpleasant man who clearly wanted a status dog, and was expecting to be sent to prison the next day.

I know that's not how to get a dog, and my original plan was to rehome him, but after he had been in my life for a few weeks I couldn't bear to part with him. He is the most gentle, sweet- hearted dog you could ever meet - he only kills spiders by sniffing them to death- but he has certainly kept me on my toes over the years!