She is guilty.......UPDATE
I can see it written all over her face. [:(!] I woke up this morning and one of my boots is gone. I can't find it anywhere. When I do find it, I know it's going to be a lowcut slipper. [:(] I've learned to put everything up at least two feet off the floor, but last night, something was making a noise out back and I went to investigate. I came back in and forgot to put my boots on top of the dresser. [:I][:I] Wolverine boots too!! I know that when I go out into the garage, there will be a pile of chewed leather and a metal insert that used to be a boot......[B)][B)]
Should I have her put to sleep now, or wait a few more years.....say 15? [;)][;)]
Edited: I found out that Mrs rider caught Molly dragging my boot down the hall and put it on top of the washer out of harms way and forgot to tell me before she went to work. [}:)][:I] Molly is not guilty of all crimes, well, not yet anyway....except for what I stepped in when I was looking for my boot. [:(!][:(!]
rider
Should I have her put to sleep now, or wait a few more years.....say 15? [;)][;)]
Edited: I found out that Mrs rider caught Molly dragging my boot down the hall and put it on top of the washer out of harms way and forgot to tell me before she went to work. [}:)][:I] Molly is not guilty of all crimes, well, not yet anyway....except for what I stepped in when I was looking for my boot. [:(!][:(!]
rider
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aww... sweet puppy luvs u all the way down to ur stinky boots! [:D] 0 -
Its a toss up but I'd wait. [;)] She will return it to you 10 fold before she is done with you.
I miss puppies. (Oh man I can't believe I wrote that...somebody shoot me before I get another one!!!)0 -
Ahhh, the joys of puppys, you might want to wait a few years before putting her to sleep, after all in just about a year or two your going to be telling us that she is the bast dog you have ever owned.[;)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by elkoholic
Its a toss up but I'd wait. [;)] She will return it to you 10 fold before she is done with you.
I miss puppies. (Oh man I can't believe I wrote that...somebody shoot me before I get another one!!!)
elkoholic......a question. I have seen your labs. Would you, if you were me, have Molly fixed later or would you breed her for one litter first?
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Let her have her 15 or 20 years on death row. That's about the average anyway. [:D] 0 -
Are you keeping the puppy in the garage at night? If so, it's probably separation anxiety. Is there any way to put her indoors with you so she feels she is with her new "pack"? (You, and your family is the puppy's new "pack"). Joe 0 -
So, you ask if you should put her to sleep now or wait 10 years or so for something that was totally YOUR fault...
Yes I know you are teasing...
I have never believed in keeping the dog away from the family at night unless it is a totally outside dog, and I hate, absolutely HATE crates or pens in the house.. A dog is not only a companion but a protector and how in the world can a dog protect its family if its crated in another room in the house?..Just another one of my pet peeves..
Anywho, keep the dog with you at night...she is a puppy, she wants and should be with her family...YOU!!!..0 -
BR,
I agree with you about crating. Crating is the LAZY person's way to train a dog. I hate it.
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Take your "sunday socks" (the ones that are holy [:D]), and tie a knot in them (no need to wash them first, she'll appriciate haveing them smell like "Dad"). Give them to the pup as "Her" toy. It dosn't take long to teach them to only chew on only "their" toys and to leave "mom & dad's" stuff alone. 0 -
I'll take her off your hands. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rider
quote:Originally posted by elkoholic
Its a toss up but I'd wait. [;)] She will return it to you 10 fold before she is done with you.
I miss puppies. (Oh man I can't believe I wrote that...somebody shoot me before I get another one!!!)
elkoholic......a question. I have seen your labs. Would you, if you were me, have Molly fixed later or would you breed her for one litter first?
rider
I had mine fixed ASAP. Turns out it was good decision for my lab. She has very baggy skin that was not apparent when she was a puppy. It resulted in loose eye lids that collect junk while hunting.(not a trait that needs to be passed on) It was a bad decision for my GSP who is as near perfect a specimen as I can imagine, great family dog, swims, retrieves, and an absolute pheasant homing torpedo.
My main focus when I started was to train and hunt and I didn't want to have my girls coming into heat in the middle of the hunting season. In retrospect...it would have been a better plan to wait and see what kind of dog I had before we visited the doc.
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quote:Originally posted by BlackRoses
So, you ask if you should put her to sleep now or wait 10 years or so for something that was totally YOUR fault...
Yes I know you are teasing...
I have never believed in keeping the dog away from the family at night unless it is a totally outside dog, and I hate, absolutely HATE crates or pens in the house.. A dog is not only a companion but a protector and how in the world can a dog protect its family if its crated in another room in the house?..Just another one of my pet peeves..
Anywho, keep the dog with you at night...she is a puppy, she wants and should be with her family...YOU!!!..
BR...I have a king sized bed. At least it was until Molly came. [:)][:)] She sleeps snuggled next to me, in between me and Mrs rider. I feel safe now. Not only from Mrs rider, but from other varmints. [}:)][}:)] I wouldn't think of putting her anywhere else at this stage of her life. Eventually, she will be out guarding her home and sleeping in her igloo doghouse....weather permitting. [^][^] But, most of the time, she will be with us.
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Oy vay. Our 16-month old monster still chews stuff up. I have to constantly remind myself to put anything worth any value whatsoever off the floor.
Unfortunately, our Springer Spaniel can get on the kitchen counter, so even putting it up that high doesn't help.0 -
I wasnt ranting at you as I didnt have a clue how or where she slept....It was just a rant at cages in general...
When you said she sleeps between you and your wife I started to laugh like crazy...Reminds me of our two here that insist on sleeping on or in the bed, especially when the blanket is turned on....Needless to say they are also both a bit too nosy...(dont think I have to offer more of an explanation)...
Betcha Molly gets a bit of the "what the heck is going on" look too *LOL0 -
I invite any of you to try to raise basenjis without crate training.[:D]
lazy?...hahaha!
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Maybe I did it wrong (crate training) but it worked for Sam. I didn't leave him in it all the time, only when he could not be supervised, such as when I was at work or sleeping. Any other time, he was with me.
I only had to use the crate for a few weeks. Once Sam was properly trained, I no longer left him in it, but I left the door open. He came to regard his crate as his haven. He would often go in there for a nap, or to hide if Shanna started yelling about something.
Keep shoes put away. Sam got me in a lot of trouble, chewing up Shanna's shoes. He seemed to like her shoes better than mine. And, if he chewed one today, he would chew a different shoe, from a different pair, tomorrow. Keeping chew toys didn't seem to curb his desire for shoe leather. He just had to outgrow it.0 -
Pups chew...it's what they do. Like human babies crying. Can't count how many shoes, socks, baseball gloves, couch cushions, etc., etc., etc., I've lost.
Trying to keep everthing away from them is futile, they will always find something for an hors d'ouvre.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rider
Edited: I found out that Mrs rider caught Molly dragging my boot down the hall and put it on top of the washer out of harms way and forgot to tell me before she went to work. [}:)][:I] Molly is not guilty of all crimes, well, not yet anyway....except for what I stepped in when I was looking for my boot. [:(!][:(!]
rider
LOL!! well, good deal. she's really cute so i know she's just as innocent as could be! [:D]0 -
Cool post...Funny! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
I only had to use the crate for a few weeks. Once Sam was properly trained, I no longer left him in it, but I left the door open. He came to regard his crate as his haven. He would often go in there for a nap, or to hide if Shanna started yelling about something.
Exactly. If you do things like feed them in their crate they don't even mind it. Then, when trustworthy, you don't have to crate them anymore. We don't crate any of our dogs when we leave the house anymore; however, none of them mind being crated which helps on trips, when company visits, or when people are going in, and out of the house leaving a door wide open.
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quote:Originally posted by fishermanben
quote:Originally posted by nunn
I only had to use the crate for a few weeks. Once Sam was properly trained, I no longer left him in it, but I left the door open. He came to regard his crate as his haven. He would often go in there for a nap, or to hide if Shanna started yelling about something.
Exactly. If you do things like feed them in their crate they don't even mind it. Then, when trustworthy, you don't have to crate them anymore. We don't crate any of our dogs when we leave the house anymore; however, none of them mind being crated which helps on trips, when company visits, or when people are going in, and out of the house leaving a door wide open.
Ben
man, i wish we could've done a better job at that. my pup HATES his crate. [:(]0 -
I love my crate. It's safe and warm in there.
Neither Mommy, nor the cat, can torment me when I'm in the crate.
D.0 -
never crated or penned up any of ours, lots of getting up middle of night when they are young, but they all learned quick
all were free to sleep next or in the bed with us if they wished, but the wife had issues with our (my) field spaniel as she would worm up between us and proceed to push mom out of bed while she commandeered her pillow and my warm back! lol
the current "baby" the healer never stays i bed long, think its too warm for him unless he has the whole bed to himself!0 -
rider
Are you a duck hunter?0 -
quote:Originally posted by victorlvlb
rider
Are you a duck hunter?
The only duck hunting I do now is what my bunch call puddle duck jumping. [:)][:)] Farm ponds and the like. Haven't set decoys out for years. [:)][:)]
I'll train and use Molly on pheasants and quail, even though she would be more suited to ducks, probably. [:)][:)] But, I won't neglect her love for water. [:D][;)]
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I think crating is great for working dogs. Most dogs that are raised sleeping in their crates love them and it's their safety zone. It also helps avoid alot of problems in many areas. In alot of places it's unacceptable to not have a crate trained dog. AKC shows, hunting trails, field trials, ect. I crated my Brittany from the time he was a pup and didn't much when he got older unless I was taking him to a show or working him. He never did have a problem either way, but he was the dog I grew closest to out all my dogs I trained or owned. 0 -
I'm pretty fortunate. While my Springer LOVES shoes she never chews them. She just loves to carry them around. The worst that happens is I have to search the whole hose to find them. 0 -
I've crated my Lab pup since I brought him home.It was the fastest way to house break him, find out if he was sick,and it gave him a place to hide from the grandchildren. I crate him when I take him out to the ponds to train him.Its against the law here to transport a dog in car or truck without propper restraints. Being crate trained the dog is less stressed out while at the groomers or at the Vets. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dakotashooter2
I'm pretty fortunate. While my Springer LOVES shoes she never chews them. She just loves to carry them around. The worst that happens is I have to search the whole hose to find them.
lol, my healer since a pup is always useing mine as a pillow or hiding something in em. found a present in one just the other day again0
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