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Pip use to do that to his pads. Time I caught him doing it I was on it. Telling him no very mean like, over and over....He knew by my voice I was livid as I picked it up.....it lasted a few more times till he finally gave it up all together. Catch him in the act...then pounce, otherwise he wont know why your mad. . Then theres this week....hubby thought he was doing something funny by letting him grab the junk mail through the door and shred it. I told him in no uncertain terms he was back sliding what I had taught him awhile back and one day its going to be something important and then he

I am assuming the newspaper is for Riley to toilet on? If so, I used to use puppy pads in a pad holder. When I arrived home from work one day they had shredded it to pieces. I just put it down to them being puppies and looking for something to do Funny thing was they hadn't even been to the toilet and I spent longer clearing away all these pieces of pee pad than I would of done if they had gone toilet on the kitchen floor. So from that day onwards I stopped using the pee pads. I don't use anything. If they have an accident, I clean it up and wash the floor... They don't have many accid

I agree with the other Vicki in freezing them. Or, at least refrigerate them to make them last longer. That's certainly not something I need to worry about around here though. Vicki

I always freeze the 'cookies' I make for Missy, they last for a long time that way and only take a few minutes to thaw. I haven't made these yet but do have the bananas!

I don't punish after the fact. If you catch him in the act, then sure. But almost all canine behaviorists say that dogs live completely in the moment, and so it's not likely at all that he connected his ripping up the newspaper with your "No" or the silent treatment you gave him when you got home. He may have been very confused by your behavior. Now lots of times people say "Oh, he knew. He acted so guilty when I got home and saw the mess." But very likely what the person is interpreting as the dog acting guilty is the dog acting submissive because he understands his owner is ma

Rather than responding immediately to your thread, I decided to wait and see what else would be revealed. I don't think Mylo is a jerk. I think he is a very confused dog who may (or may not) have been abused before you got him. I think that right now he is receiving mixed-messages. Paws4me mentioned NLIF, and I abide by this completely. Our dogs may not be the best-behaved dogs on the block, but they DO listen when I tell them what to do (they do NOT listen to my husband, which is an issue but not a big one). You need to decide on a proper training program for Mylo and get your par

Mylo is not a jerk......he is only acting out in a defensive way, the only way he knows how. He needs to be worked with one on one and it can not be a part-time thing. When he misbehaves be firm.......with a NO. I know you work and have school but when you are home with him tether him to your belt so he has be be with you at all times and you have control of his movements. I would keep a leash on him when he is not tether to you so when he does misbehave you can grab the leash and give him a pull and do the firm NO........Short commands and frimness.......I am not a crate fan but when you are

Listen to Mama, they are wise words indeed

Tia, do I remember correctly that Mylo had several owners before you? His barking at the men in boots and children's sudden arm movements reminds me very much of several of our rescues who had been abused in their past lives before we got them. He could very well be reacting to something from his past that was extremely unpleasant. In which case avoidance has been the only answer I have found, unfortunately as much as we would like we can't make what happened to them in the past go away we can only give them the love they never had..