What a 9 month old lab puppy will do when you don't fasten Kennel door like you thought you did. I had just cleaned the living room and moved an extra bed in because my daughter was having her 18th birthday Slumber Party that next morning. I woke up at 5:15am, the morning of the slumber party, to this. Daisy was just looking at me like, "What?" It's hard to get mad at that dang dog. I started cleaning at 5:15, had about 5 or 6 cups of coffee and made it to work around 9:00-9:30. Had to steam clean some carpet too. Oh well, I love my Daisy. She'll be a year old in mid-October but how long does "Puppy Phase" last in a lab?
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Daaaaang ! He was in the zone ! -
Ouchhhhh.... He was mad it wasn't an Astros hat.
Bazinga!!!!! Lol
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If I ever owned an Astros hat, it would be that "ugly orange rainbow" throw-back type and only to get Nolan to autograph. Not a fan of them and never have been. Dad brought me up a Rangers Fan.Originally posted by AndyRealtree View PostOuchhhhh.... He was mad it wasn't an Astros hat. Bazinga!!!!! LolComment
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Yep. He's a she but yes, she got bored with her toys and started in on innocent pillows and ballcaps. Again, how long does the Lab Puppy Phase last?Originally posted by Texas8point View PostComment
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I pull for both Astros and rangers. Doesn't matter to me.. Unless they're playin each other.Originally posted by bsimm78 View Post
My choco was outta the chew the house down phase right around a year old give or take a month. 'Course, he got his butt whooped so that may have sped things up some. (Not saying you don't discipline, just my personal experience with my lab)Comment
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I discipline. I use corrective training instead of reward training. This happened while I was asleep. Dogs can remember. I took her to the mess, corrected her and put her back in her kennel. Her kennel is her safe haven and I don't use it as punishment, but when correct her and then put her back in the kennel, I pay no attention to her for 30 minutes, then get her out and love on her. That way, she knows she did wrong, she knows I still love her and the kennel is still a safe place. I've got her to where I give the down command and the stay command and she won't move from that spot...as long as I'm in the house. Nighttime chewing raid is a different story all together.Comment
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I've found that, with corrective training, they are less likely do disobey when a distraction comes along. My wife reward trained both of "her" dogs, toy poodles, and I've found that sometimes, they won't obey because they would rather run across the street to another dog than have a reward. IMHO, corrective training is the way to go and this is the FIRST time Daisy has chewed anything besides her own toys. I guess I've been lucky for 9 months.Comment
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Guilty!Comment
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it only last 2 years in a lab.
trouble is they are very smart and get bored easily.Comment
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Mine only chewed one shoe when I wasn't paying attention. I always had a toy to put in her mouth every time she got bored. She slept with me and I left nothing on the floor in the bedroom when she was young so I didn't really have the get out of the cage issue. She was outside in a dog house during the day until I moved and put in a dog door. She wanted to chew for about a year. I too believe in the corrective training versus the reward training. I think they come to expect a treat for everything...and don't do it because you have asked them to. It was the way I was raised and when I did get "treats", they were that much more special.Comment
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We have two boxes of toys for our Lab pup in the den. My wife can go along and get them in the boxes and she will eventually have them all out again before the day is out. We have found that she likes the stuff that makes noise the most- squeaky toys and she loves plastic soda bottles.Comment
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It happens!
Guilty!
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Not now chief.....i'm in the zone!Comment
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