[nagdu] Would like some advice

[Stephanie]

 My gypsy also chews stuff, although not to this degree. The only solution my school could offer was to make the house safe for the dog. Don't have anything where the dog can get it.
Steph

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From: Aleeha Dudley via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: debby phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>,“NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, August 25, 2014 1:43 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Would like some advice

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> Hi Debbie,
> First of all, you definitely need to get a different kind of trashcan. This is coming from someone with a dog who adores chewing on paper. Also, try not to use the crate as punishment. She needs to understand that that crate is her place where she can go if she feels overwhelmed. Third, I think that it's time to try another approach rather than corrections for stopping this have it. I'm not sure exactly how to go about it, but perhaps something involving positive reinforcement? Or, in an extreme case, the use of the quicker? Someone who has more experience with this, please chime in. I have not had to use my clicker for things like this, only dog distractions. There could be a dental issue that might be causing this as well looked at by your vet, if you think that is the case. I have different types of bones for Dallas, some Nila bones, and also some marrow bones. They have a filling inside of them, I forget what it is, and Dallas really seems to like them.
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> Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas 
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> > On Aug 24, 2014, at 11:35 AM, debby phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > 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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