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Old 01-01-2013, 03:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
doggiedad
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not chewing things, scratching things, playing with things, etc that's
in the house is a part of training/house training. i'm not sure why
you think teaching a dog how to behave when indoors is absurd.

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Originally Posted by Jo Ellen View Post
I had a friend over for the holidays. She left her snow boots out. I should have put them up when I saw them, but I forgot So Spirit, 9 months, chewed one a bit. My friend said I needed to teach him boundaries, what's off limits.

My take on that is I know what is tempting for him to get into and I should be proactive with making sure things are picked up so he can't get into them.

>>>> How do you teach a young dog that chewing boots
is off limits?<<<<

>>>> Teaching boundaries .... like teaching what's yours is yours and what's mine is mine and you can't cross this boundary. <<<<

>>>> Seems absurd to me, but am I missing something?<<<
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