Now we've got a dog

petemadoc
petemadoc Posts: 2,331
edited December 2010 in The bottom bracket
There's no point cleaning the floor cos it just puts dirty paw prints everywhere

it's chewed up a pair of my cycling shoes

It's scratched our newly restored living room doors

Hmm, was this a good idea?

The kids love her though

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  • zippypablo
    zippypablo Posts: 398
    an you claim your shoes on the house insurance? Mate of mine did this when his dog trashed his £180 Northwave shoes 3 weeks after he bought them.
    If suffer we must, let's suffer on the heights. (Victor Hugo).
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    zippypablo wrote:
    an you claim your shoes on the house insurance? Mate of mine did this when his dog trashed his £180 Northwave shoes 3 weeks after he bought them.

    They were just some Shimano casual SPD's that I got of CRC for £40. Still usable but now look a bit cack.
  • rf6
    rf6 Posts: 323
    You'll get a bit of this when you first get a dog. She'll be ok in time, it's just a matter of a bit of training and lots of exercise. I had a couple of similar episodes when I got mine, but she settled in quickly. I wouldn't be without her now.
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    I love dogs, as long as they're someone elses.
    Tail end Charlie

    The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    FWIW bike shoes and helmets are a tasty chew for any dog due to the salt from the sweat, so give the dog something more interesting / tasty to chew - a Kong dog toy full of peanut butter keeps my hounds well clear of anything else. They even know which jar of peanut butter is theirs!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Normal for a dog just starting out - ours used to chew Pine cones, small rocks, shoes, skirting board corners, anything she could get her paws on - best friend you will ever have though in time - feeling like giving up, your dog will bring you back to life very quickly.
  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    My four month old Labrador will try and chew literally anything. He succeeds with most things. He's eaten two floors and a sofa up till one minute ago. He also tries to eat me and my wife. And my friends children. He doesn't seem to mean any harm by it though. I think.
  • legin
    legin Posts: 132
    after holding out for years i finally gave in and we have had taffy now for nearly two years.i have to admit i love him to bits.i enjoy my long walks up the woods with him and it gives me some time to do some trail maintenance.ive started taking him on short rides as well.
    your dog will settle in give him some toys and make sure he or she is exercised.their like kids they grow out of the chewing stage.
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    Yeah I've been told that the chewing stops. She'll chew anything in reach at the moment. So far she's destroyed the above mentioned shoes, one of the kids school shoes (anyone with kids will know how expensive these are), a few cuddly toys, loads of dog chew toys and some other stuff I can't remember. One good thing is that the kids don't leave their crap lying around anymore because the dog will get it :D

    Anyways has anyone got a solution to the scratching of doors. When we leave her downstairs she just jumps up at the door and scratches it.

    I should probably be asking on a dog forum but hey, I don't know any dog forums :)
  • bagpusscp
    bagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    Do you have a puppy pen?
    http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp? ... pf_id=6087
    As our hound has grown up when we go to bed, he sleeps in his pent.I made this concession to the boss as I wanted him out side from the start over night.
    During to day if we are in and doing jobs round the house he either goes in his pen or out on the secure yard.He also has his own kennel.
    During the evening he is under my feet or causing controlled havoc.We have zero damage in the house.He does run of with gloves and other things but this is my fault for leaving things were he can get at them.Not easy with a 6 months old GSD.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N ... 498264872/
    bagpuss
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Dogs are great but they are a money pit - our Staffy had a medical emergency last night and it's £100 just for a consultation on a Sunday evening - bill so far is £300 and that's for an overnight stay, blood test, urine test, catheter, painkillers - it's not like they've performed open heart surgery on him. Still you either pay for vets bills drip by drip in insurance or take the hit in one go - my choice was the latter.

    Still I must be soft in the head as we are already thinking about getting another when he's gone - not being morbid but he is nearly 16 which is about as long as I've known a Staffy live. We also have a youngish Belgian Shepherd which apart from a tendency to nip my leg if I take her jogging (it's the herding instinct) and a lot of barking at the window at people who have the nerve to walk past our house has been on bother at all - never so much as chewed up a carpet.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • chriscl
    chriscl Posts: 14
    We have two Cavaliers, who, apart from a couple of chewing incidents when they were puppies, have been pretty well behaved.

    One does still run off with the odd slipper though (not to chew them, she just takes them away and hides them!)

    We tried to train them when they were pups to not chew stuff, but it took a bit of work!
    --
    Chris

    Road ride: Univega Via Laser
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ... and your house now smells of dog.
    _
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Re. the scratching at doors - difficult one because if you come back to her to stop it you are rewarding her with what she wants - not being left alone.

    It probably is easiest to get a big dog cage and use that when you leave her - that's what I did with our dog - only for the first 6 months or so and it's folded up in the garage somewhere now (the cage not the dog). The other thing is if you are actually going out if you leave her with a toy with some food in it she'll probably give that her attention - apparently most destructive behaviour when left occurs soon after you leave so if you can give them something to get through the first 10 minutes you should be OK.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • GraemeT
    GraemeT Posts: 155
    We use child gates on the doorways of the rooms we don't want the dog to go in. She virtuall destroyed the living room door once when we closed her in there to keep her away from the baby goat in the kitchen :roll:
    Just Keep Pedalling
  • d87heaven
    d87heaven Posts: 348
    Ive got 2 dogs. My motto now is............never buy an animal you can't eat.
    Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel
  • bagpusscp
    bagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    Well today our dog has shown a degree quality of what an escape artist he will become.
    {Now 61/2 months old}.He calmly opened the safety gate on his puppy pen.The locking catch for the gate is a double trigger mechanism.He has worked out that if he gets his mouth round the catches and bites down the gate opens :shock: He has done this twice !
    bagpuss
  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    ... and your house now smells of dog.


    ...until it rains and then it smells of 'wet dog'.

    :?

    Bob

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