[nagdu] Would like some advice

[Chantel Cuddemi]

Try to correct her as soon as she grabs whatever she is chewing on that you
don't want her chewing on.

Make sure, if you use the leave it command, to tell her firmly leave it.

Chantel.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
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Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:36 AM
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Subject: [nagdu] Would like some advice

Good morning all.  I will try to make this brief.  As most of you know, I
recently returned from Seeing Eye with Neena, a 21-month Golden Retriever.
She is a good guide, (we have some issues but nothing truly major).  But
it's her behavior when not guiding that is giving me problems.  She is my
7th dog, so you'd think I could handle this.  First of all, Neena is
obsessed with having something in her mouth at all times.  I have tried
taking away undesirable things and giving her a bone or some other toy to
replace the bad stuff, like Klenex, paper, leaves, grass.  This has not
worked very well.  I have tried correcting her, this is not working well,
other than making both of us feel bad.  Today she came rushing in from
parktime and immediately grabbed paper.  
I couldn't figure out where the heck she was getting it, until I discovered
that she was getting it from the trash can by my husband's chair in the
living room.  He had put it out of the way, so she would really have to make
an effort to get to it.  (I have suggested getting a different kind that
closes).  He has ignored that suggestion.  So maybe he needs a pfui.
[German word Seeing Eye uses as correction, meaning basically shame on you".

I grabbed paper out of her mouth, tried giving her the bone, and then a tug
toy, but to no avail.  I finally began showing her the nasty stuff and
telling her pfui.  Finally she went into the bedroom, got up on the bed
where my retired dog was lying, and sought solace from him, I think.  I put
her in her crate, and she willingly went in.  What can I do? How can I make
her stop doing 
this? I'm afraid she will get sick.    Debby and Neena

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