todmac
01-16-2006, 06:00 PM
Good day, Thank you to anyone in advance kind enough to take the time to try and help me with this issue.
I have an Shelter Rescue dog, likely part Yellow Lab, part duck toller. Got her about 2.5 years ago from the shelter, they estimated she was one at the time, and told me she had been tied outside a great deal of that time and was taken from the family.
"Indy" is the most affectionate dog ever, but hates to be alone. I kennelled her for about the first year I had her in the day times while at work as she was a bit of a menace. I weined her off the kennell, but have always had an issue that when I go to work and come home she will have gotten into the garbage, chewed it up and put it on the bed where I sleep. ( dog generally sleeps on the floor at the foot of the bed, but not always and likely lays on the bed during the day as there is a window beside it ).
For Christmas this year I build us both a "Dog Proof" garbage, thinking this would rectify the issue. She no longer gets into a chews garbage, but instead anything else she can get her paws on in the kitch, including a fruit cake this year. The more things I move, the more she finds something else.
I cant hide the whole house, and I worry this is dangerous. I have tried "Everything"! I even saw on a show you could take an astringent called Allum and put it on toast and leave that on the counter so the dog would have a "Bad experience" every time they try the toast (Allum tastes like **** )well she ate all the toast I left out and all the allum. I have tried punishing her, Ignorning it, putting things away, leaving unpleasant things out. I walk indy twice a day religiously. She is a very very agressive chewer so I can only leave her with pressed bones all day, but she has plenty. She is never alone more than 5 or 6 hours.
Any thoughts out there as to how I an rid her of this behavior ?
Thanks so much.
Todd and Indy
I have an Shelter Rescue dog, likely part Yellow Lab, part duck toller. Got her about 2.5 years ago from the shelter, they estimated she was one at the time, and told me she had been tied outside a great deal of that time and was taken from the family.
"Indy" is the most affectionate dog ever, but hates to be alone. I kennelled her for about the first year I had her in the day times while at work as she was a bit of a menace. I weined her off the kennell, but have always had an issue that when I go to work and come home she will have gotten into the garbage, chewed it up and put it on the bed where I sleep. ( dog generally sleeps on the floor at the foot of the bed, but not always and likely lays on the bed during the day as there is a window beside it ).
For Christmas this year I build us both a "Dog Proof" garbage, thinking this would rectify the issue. She no longer gets into a chews garbage, but instead anything else she can get her paws on in the kitch, including a fruit cake this year. The more things I move, the more she finds something else.
I cant hide the whole house, and I worry this is dangerous. I have tried "Everything"! I even saw on a show you could take an astringent called Allum and put it on toast and leave that on the counter so the dog would have a "Bad experience" every time they try the toast (Allum tastes like **** )well she ate all the toast I left out and all the allum. I have tried punishing her, Ignorning it, putting things away, leaving unpleasant things out. I walk indy twice a day religiously. She is a very very agressive chewer so I can only leave her with pressed bones all day, but she has plenty. She is never alone more than 5 or 6 hours.
Any thoughts out there as to how I an rid her of this behavior ?
Thanks so much.
Todd and Indy