Cruise wants to grow up to be a home remodeler - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T10:53:34Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/1150197:Topic:152455?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNow I don't feel quite so bad…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-30:1150197:Comment:1572892008-07-30T14:27:42.223ZNicolehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Nicole
Now I don't feel quite so bad about Colleen's love of toilet paper. Or anything else that can be shredded. All three dogs now stay baby gated in our spare bedroom where there isn't anything she can hurt. She only does it when we leave them alone in the house. Even if I'm sitting out in the yard having a garage sale. She was abandoned and was found underweight with a BAD case of demodex, though, so we suspect her problem is related to seperation anxiety.
Now I don't feel quite so bad about Colleen's love of toilet paper. Or anything else that can be shredded. All three dogs now stay baby gated in our spare bedroom where there isn't anything she can hurt. She only does it when we leave them alone in the house. Even if I'm sitting out in the yard having a garage sale. She was abandoned and was found underweight with a BAD case of demodex, though, so we suspect her problem is related to seperation anxiety. Speaking of books...Cruise no…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-30:1150197:Comment:1572832008-07-30T14:17:52.221ZStephenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Stephen
Speaking of books...Cruise now seems to have a new hobby...he just loves Sudokhu!...well, not to do do the puzzles, but to eat them. Left a sudokhu puzzle book on the breakfast nook in the kitchen...somehow, when we were not paying attention inthe other room, Cruise jumped onto the breakfast nook bench and managed to get the puzzle book and tear it to pieces...he went right through the easy and medium puzzles but for some reason he stopped at the difficult ones...I guess they were too…
Speaking of books...Cruise now seems to have a new hobby...he just loves Sudokhu!...well, not to do do the puzzles, but to eat them. Left a sudokhu puzzle book on the breakfast nook in the kitchen...somehow, when we were not paying attention inthe other room, Cruise jumped onto the breakfast nook bench and managed to get the puzzle book and tear it to pieces...he went right through the easy and medium puzzles but for some reason he stopped at the difficult ones...I guess they were too challenging ;) I found this hilarious!! Sorr…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-30:1150197:Comment:1570032008-07-30T01:07:35.008ZCorey & Holly's Momhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CoreyandHollysFamily
I found this hilarious!! Sorry about your phone book!
I found this hilarious!! Sorry about your phone book! we are gone all day at work s…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-28:1150197:Comment:1559182008-07-28T16:19:16.157ZStephenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Stephen
we are gone all day at work so too long to crate...We did have an exercise pen setup but my kitchen is really too small and taking it down and putting it up every day was a real hassle. So, we've confined him to the kitchen and a small area in the basement...we just have to be sure to keep everything out of his reach...which is why i guess the molding just had to go
we are gone all day at work so too long to crate...We did have an exercise pen setup but my kitchen is really too small and taking it down and putting it up every day was a real hassle. So, we've confined him to the kitchen and a small area in the basement...we just have to be sure to keep everything out of his reach...which is why i guess the molding just had to go I agree with you Natalie. Cra…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-28:1150197:Comment:1558282008-07-28T12:34:36.994ZCorey & Holly's Momhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CoreyandHollysFamily
I agree with you Natalie. Crating has been the best thing that I have done but is should be for not very very long periods of time. When you crate your dog you have peace of mind that they will not eat anything that may hurt them. My four year old wanted to eat everything when he was young... we used bitter apple, hot sauce, vinager (smells bad), and kept everything out of his reach.<br />
Now that he is older he is very trust worthy and earns time out of his crate when we are not home. We started…
I agree with you Natalie. Crating has been the best thing that I have done but is should be for not very very long periods of time. When you crate your dog you have peace of mind that they will not eat anything that may hurt them. My four year old wanted to eat everything when he was young... we used bitter apple, hot sauce, vinager (smells bad), and kept everything out of his reach.<br />
Now that he is older he is very trust worthy and earns time out of his crate when we are not home. We started with short periods of time (like you) and then gradually increased the amount of time. Best of luck!! I really think crating is the…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-28:1150197:Comment:1557422008-07-28T04:18:53.706ZNatalie, Lance &Tuckerhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Lance2
I really think crating is the solution until Rockit out grows the stage. I purposely crated our corgi when we werent home otherwise I knew he would get really bored and get destructive. Corgis are smart dogs and need mental stimulation and if they dont get it they can get destructive. As they age I believe they outgrow it. I never thought ours would until we accidentally left him uncrated for a couple of hours. Although we did have a majority of the house gated off so he could only get to the…
I really think crating is the solution until Rockit out grows the stage. I purposely crated our corgi when we werent home otherwise I knew he would get really bored and get destructive. Corgis are smart dogs and need mental stimulation and if they dont get it they can get destructive. As they age I believe they outgrow it. I never thought ours would until we accidentally left him uncrated for a couple of hours. Although we did have a majority of the house gated off so he could only get to the downstairs area. When you do decide to give more freedom I would do it a little at a time. First time run a quick errand.....and build up the time until you know the dog will be reliable. Georgie wanted to reach out a…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-27:1150197:Comment:1553382008-07-27T15:47:11.279ZLauriehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Laurie43
Georgie wanted to reach out and touch someone. My son brought our new phone book in from the porch and left it on the end table where George can reach and George chewed the whole huge phone book to pieces. I came home from work and it looked like the yellow pages exploded in my living room. My son said that he only left George alone for a few minutes. Maybe George got angry when he couldn't find the number for doggie treat delivery service.
Georgie wanted to reach out and touch someone. My son brought our new phone book in from the porch and left it on the end table where George can reach and George chewed the whole huge phone book to pieces. I came home from work and it looked like the yellow pages exploded in my living room. My son said that he only left George alone for a few minutes. Maybe George got angry when he couldn't find the number for doggie treat delivery service. George too is into reupholste…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-27:1150197:Comment:1553342008-07-27T15:41:50.381ZLauriehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Laurie43
George too is into reupholstering furniture, but from the bottom up. He is pulling the material that covers the bottom of the couch and the chairs in the family room off bit by bit. He also is trying to convert my rocking chair into a regular chair by chewing on the runners. I quess he thinks I'm not old enough to need a rocking chair yet.Rosie had a thing for digging in the corners of our living room. She wasn't stopped by bitter apple either. We ended up rearranging the furniture so that we…
George too is into reupholstering furniture, but from the bottom up. He is pulling the material that covers the bottom of the couch and the chairs in the family room off bit by bit. He also is trying to convert my rocking chair into a regular chair by chewing on the runners. I quess he thinks I'm not old enough to need a rocking chair yet.Rosie had a thing for digging in the corners of our living room. She wasn't stopped by bitter apple either. We ended up rearranging the furniture so that we had something in every corner. It looked kind of strange, but it saved my carpet. She has since grown out of it. I have a very similar problem…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-27:1150197:Comment:1551772008-07-27T06:20:43.611ZLyndseyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Lyndsey
I have a very similar problem with Rockit only instead of wood she prefers carpet. This is a huge problem because we live in a rental house. My husband and I both work and I feel really guilty leaving her in a crate all day but we have no other ideas to keep her from destroying the carpet. The apple spray hasn't worked for us either. How do you train a dog to keep from behaving this way?
I have a very similar problem with Rockit only instead of wood she prefers carpet. This is a huge problem because we live in a rental house. My husband and I both work and I feel really guilty leaving her in a crate all day but we have no other ideas to keep her from destroying the carpet. The apple spray hasn't worked for us either. How do you train a dog to keep from behaving this way? What a pair. Isn't puppydom f…tag:mycorgi.com,2008-07-24:1150197:Comment:1536122008-07-24T22:43:06.480ZSuzannehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Suzanne
What a pair. Isn't puppydom fun? I was lucky neither of my dogs were big into distruction. Bones, nylabones, frozen teething rings (i'm sure they make puppy safe ones; may help with the discomfort) probably would help.
What a pair. Isn't puppydom fun? I was lucky neither of my dogs were big into distruction. Bones, nylabones, frozen teething rings (i'm sure they make puppy safe ones; may help with the discomfort) probably would help.