[nagdu] Destructo dog when not supervised

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Tami.
I too am working on getting him to bring me the contraband!  He's pretty
good about it.  It's when I'm not there, or not paying attention, that he
starts to chew it up.
The hands-free leash sounds like a good idea.  What is it like?  How long
is it?  Could he be safely out of my way, but still close enough to be
monitored?
I've thought of getting an X-pen and letting him join me in the yard in a
semi-confined space.  Then I think I'll have to move the X-pen every day,
so one area doesn't get over-grazed.  Krokus the goat.
Tracy

> Tracy,
>
> Most likely, the young idiot will grow out of it. Eventually... Well, by
> two or three. Meanwhile, it sounds like you'll have to keep working with
> him and trying to keep stuff out of his reach. Although, as I am
> reminded daily, puppy proofing simply means the puppy will have to work
> harder and be more creative to get stuff while the human isn't watching
> because the house is puppy proofed... /lol/ Loki's in a lull when it
> comes to destruction, but he sure likes to rearrange things and carry
> things from room to room. So then I have him carry the thing back and
> make a big deal because it's "put away! Yay!" He's ten months tomorrow,
> so I guess we will be playing such silly games for awhile. I've decided
> it would be great if he would bring me the contraband upon request, so
> we're working on that. I mean, he's gonna get the contraband and carry
> it around anyway, so what the heck? /lol/ The important thing is that
> he's not ripping it up and swallowing it. Whew!
>
> Would it be practical (even a little) for you to use a hands free leash
> to keep Krokus with you while you're gardening or anything like that?
> Are you still trying to teach him to use his natural tendencies to fetch
> and carry? Hm... I tried teaching Mitzi to find weeds for me in our old
> yard, where the part we worked on wasn't fenced, so there she was on a
> hands-free leash. It was entertaining, but not terribly efficient, since
> I didn't do a very good job of teaching her to be useful. Oh, well. She
> did help me stay oriented when I was too busy with the hunt for the wily
> weed to keep track myself.
>
> I feel like you do about the crate... It's useful, but what is the dog
> learning? Still, if that's what you need to do, it's what you need to
> do. Meanwhile, keeping up with whatever training type things you do to
> divert him that are working will pay off in the end. Or he'll just grow
> out of it. /smile/
>
> Good luck!
>
> Tami
>
>
> On 02/23/2015 11:03 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
>> When Krokus is not supervised, he frequently looks for something to chew
>> up, which is almost never his toy.  I'm not sure if it's a reaction to
>> being alone, or just taking an opportunity when it is presented, and I'm
>> not sure it matters.  All I know is I'm nervous about leaving him alone,
>> so I make him follow me around the house, or get my husband to watch
>> him,
>> or put him in his crate.
>> Spring has to come sometime, and, when it does, I want to be outside
>> working in my garden.  I want to teach Krokus to be good even when I'm
>> not
>> around, if such a thing is possible.  I'm not too keen on him spending
>> most of the summer in his crate.  And what does he learn sitting in
>> there,
>> anyway?
>> But I don't know what to do, or if I just have to wait for the young
>> idiot
>> to grow up a bit.  He's getting better, but he's still not trustworthy.
>> This is not really what I signed up for, but it's what I've got, and he
>> has many fine qualities.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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