[nagdu] Would like some advice

[Cindy Ray]

If I kept Fisher on leash until he earned his freedom from chewing paper, etc., he would still be on leash even after six years. The best way in my opinion is to be proactive and have stuff where dogs can’t get it. That’s not always easy, but the covered and locked trash can will go a long way. 

Cindy

On Aug 25, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Star Gazer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 		Why not just get a new trash can and have it appear in place
> of your husband's trash can? Odds are, he won't care unless he's thinking to
> himself "This dog can guide my wife safely around all kinds of stuff, yet
> can't literally keep her nose out of the trash?" 
> You may want to get a cong for her, maybe a food puzzle so she'll have a
> challenge and something to do with her mouth. 
> You can also keep her on leash with you until she earns her freedom.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:36 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> 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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