i find that if i give them at least 20 minutes when i come home, of play time, they usually wear out a bit, then go to their toys, and then i can get my work, etc done...
its the days that i dont give them time right away, that they get spazzy on me tw On 3/9/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yeh... > i hit her with my hand when i found her chowing on my future lunch... > i dont think she will do it again, but she still sniffs the air. > > the shrub & hole digging is a hard one. > i will have to watch her the entire time she is out side. > guess i dont need a vacation. > just for her to sit next to me calmly while i play a little counter strike > after work.... > > On 3/9/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > just be happy. > > > > Bah. It takes only a few examples to train a puppy...it's not that hard. > > > > > i found my pup standing in the kitchen > > > eating left over meat/spagetti sauce out of a tuperware container, on > > the > > > stove... > > > > You should have punished him. > > > > > > > > now every time the pooch goes into the kitchen, she sniffs for left > > overs, > > > and can get to about any counter space. > > > > Then this wouldn't be happening. > > > > > > > > how bad is it to hit your dog? > > > > It's not bad. Make sure you do it immediately in retaliation for the > > misbehavior. Don't use your hand, use a rolled up magazine or something. > > You > > don't hit them to hurt them....it's the action and the sternness in your > > voice that gets the message across. > > > > > > > > also she dug up wifes shrub 2 times in 2 days. > > > she digs holes, that i fill with her poop... > > > > > > i need a vacation... > > > > No you don't, you just need to train the poor thing, then you'd both be > > happier :) > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199437 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
