I prefer the recipe that turns a puppy into General Tso chicken.
From my dog club newsletter:
PUPPY PIE
Take one puppy,
Roll and Play until lightly pampered,
then add the following ingredients -
One cup of Patience,
One cup of Understanding,
One Pinch of Correction,
One Cup of Hard Work,
2 Cups of Praise,
And One and a Half cups of fun,
Blend well,
Heat with the warmth of your heart until raised
or until Puppy has doubled in size.
Mix with owner until consistency is such that owner and dog are one.
Sounds good to me!
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.
I prefer the recipe that turns a puppy into General Tso chicken.
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Greenies are a supposed dental chewing product that Petsmart still sells, despite the findings a couple of years ago that they aren't broken down in the digestive tract (they're too hard). Several dogs died of intestinal obstruction. I can't believe they're still selling that crap.
I'm afraid you're going to have to learn how to puppyproof your house until she grows a bit. Keep shoes up off the floor. Block electrical cords or plug things in higher than she can reach. Praise her for playing with/chewing her toys, in fact get her interest in the toys by offering it to her then pulling it back (I guarantee she'll want it when you do that!).
Rory was the puppy from hell for a while, but we were sufficiently puppy-experienced that we were able to minimize a lot of the damage he did. It was worth it to forgive him (mostly) and try to limit his access to those things he could wreck.
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.
You can do that in a positive way. "Leave it" is a good thing to teach but you have to catch her while she's doing a wrong thing. Sometimes simple substitution works, and you can remove what she's not supposed to have and give her something acceptable. If you try to discipline after the fact she won't understand why you're acting "that way" and she won't learn from the experience.
Rory, my 53 lb. Aussie, was older than your little one when we had to deal with this, but I learned to my chagrin during classes that he absolutely loves Shelties. I have no idea why; he'd never seen them before, but he always wanted to be with them. It didn't impress their owners! One night during class he started to approach an incoming Sheltie. On the instructor's advice I waited until he started to make his move and picked up his rear legs. He whirled around, surprised, but despite the instructor's warning I know that he'd never bite me no matter what. It certainly got his attention. We got the Sheltie owner to pass again, I repeated the exercise, and he's never, ever done that again, though we see Shelties (and poodles) every week now. I praise him lavishly every time for leaving them alone.
Last edited by Thorn; 03-06-2010 at 01:10 AM. Reason: spelling error
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.
Percy's cute!
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