[nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!

[Meghan]

Since you weren't there when she did it, there's nothing you can do other 
than doing your best to make sure she isn't in a situation where that can 
happen again.  Next time you're in the bath, put her on tiedown, or close 
her in the bathroom with you.

I know it's frustrating, but it was only a lunch bag, and it can be 
replaced.

I hope you're feeling a little better now.  Take care and go for a nice walk 
to remember why you appreciate your girl so much.

Meghan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!


> IMO, the best action would be to scold her at the time you discovered
> the incident, and make her realize that this is not a good thing. One
> way might be by pick ing up one or more of the pieces, making sure she
> sees them, and saying no in a firm voice. Then, take her to another
> part of your home and tell her to sit so you can praise her. this way,
> she will hopefully understand that she did do a bad thing by
> destroying your bag and eating people food, but that you still love
> her. It's important to set her straight as soon as you find the mess.
> Since dogs are "in the moment," if you wait several hours and then try
> to make the connection by scolding her, she will likely not know
> exactly what you're talking about. She may see the mess and remember
> what she did, but it will already be in the past for her. After you've
> set her straight about the mess and followed it up with praise to
> raise her spirits, take some time by yourself to get over her actions.
> If you're upset, she will definitely sense that and might make the
> connection that her actions caused you to be upset, if the discipline
> by you happened when you discovered her activity that is. If you wait
> several hours and then disciplined her, then she may not make the
> connection between you being upset and her actions.
>
> Good luck, and good to see you on this list,
> Wayne merritt
>
> On 3/20/10, Lisa Ison <lison1273 at live.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,  sub says it all.  I just got out of a a lovely hot bath 
>> and
>> went into my room to change into my pajamas and I found what I at first
>> thought to be tissues torn up all over my floor.  I of course was not 
>> happy
>> about it but not overly angry since Hailey has a propensity to tear up
>> tissues from the trash.  However, oncloser inspection as I went to clean 
>> up
>> the mess I realized what the mess actually was.  It was my dirty Seeing 
>> Eye
>> lunch bag that I had put in the laundry since it had corn beef and 
>> cabbage
>> juice all over it.  Hailey completely tore out and chewed up the bottom 
>> of
>> the bag.  I am so very livid that I don't even want to see her or touch 
>> her
>> right now.  What should I do?  Help and advice would be very much
>> appreciated right now.  I really don't know what to do.
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