Rug Munchin' Puppy

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

funkyfish — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:53:32 GMT

For anyone who crates their dog, or is thinking of doing so, get the DVD Crate GAmes by Susan Garrett- teaches your dog to LOVE his crate and teaches a whole host of life skills as well. Am using it to teach my JRT agility and focus on me and not smells, hunting etc! Brillient for when bad weather or cant walk dog for some other reason.

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:12:57 GMT

UPDATE:

No more rug munchin' - bitter chew spray seems to work a treat!

No surprise to us VNs though, that we done a skin scrape on her this evening - just for a laugh... and found the slide riddled in demodex... for those of you that are her friend on facebook I'll upload some pictures and videos (yeah videos of them moving!! it's cool) tomorrow...

Obviously not cool for her, but she doesn't seem bothered!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Mrs Dot Dot — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:00:39 GMT

Ooops! Hehe.. cute!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Vicky RVN — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:28:53 GMT

He has!!!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Mrs Dot Dot — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:33:01 GMT

[quote user="Vicky SVN"]

He has got a pup!

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He has?

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Vicky RVN — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:31:07 GMT

He has got a pup!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Mrs Dot Dot — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:27:17 GMT

[quote user="Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA"]

I may have! haha

I got proper grown up answers on here - rather than the homo-styled answers of Facebook.com! haha

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Ooooooh! Mr McQ!!! So you ain't got a puppy then!!?.................You cheeky mare! Won't believe anything you say again!!!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:25:40 GMT

I may have! haha

I got proper grown up answers on here - rather than the homo-styled answers of Facebook.com! haha

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Leanne Tyreman-Guest — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:01:20 GMT

[quote user="Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA"]

Any ideas of how to stop my puppy from munchin' on rug?

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Errrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmm did you steal that off facebook Mr McQueen??!!!!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

christinam — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:49:33 GMT

My 'puppy' lab still chews stuff at the age of 1 and a bit years, so I'm going to quietly sit in the naughty corner and not say a word........

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:34:26 GMT

Yeah, possibly, although I bring him to work quite often and he goes into kennels, but he rips at the vetbed and drools all over the newspaper! He's a really good boy - no trouble there, I don't mind him not wanting to do the crate training thing!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Lisa Yates — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:30:51 GMT

Aw, hate some of the stories about rescue dogs, you never know what they have been through before they come to you. You never know, once Sammy sees his mate going in there, it might help him get used to it bit more too :)

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:24:06 GMT

Thanks Lisa, we're going to start properly now as far as the crate training goes - random times during the day, feeding her in there all the time etc etc etc.

My other dog Sammy was badly crate trained (he was a rescue) - he's 4 this month - he's stressy and anxious when we put him in there, so we gave up with him. But I would like her to get used to it!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Lisa Yates — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:19:09 GMT

Have jus read through other posts and realised my advice is pretty similar to what everybody else is saying anyway!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Lisa Yates — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:17:04 GMT

She might see the crate as a punishment which is probably why she will create so much noise when she gets in there. If you could try a bit of positive reinforcement using the cage eg feed her in there with it open etc, she may respond a bit better to being locked in it, in time, best to get her used to it whilst she is still a puppy.

As for the chomping, you can buy bitter sprays from pets shops, which will make her think twice about do it again lol

Good Luck :)

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:09:01 GMT

[quote user="lizabarf"]

grrrrr they are so annoying, whenever i try to tell my boyfriend something about the dogs someone from the pub/neighbour/random person on the street has told him differently so I am wrong!!

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yeah that exactly what i'm up against!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

lizabarf — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:01:19 GMT

grrrrr they are so annoying, whenever i try to tell my boyfriend something about the dogs someone from the pub/neighbour/random person on the street has told him differently so I am wrong!!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Mrs Dot Dot — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:59:10 GMT

[quote user="Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Mrs Dot Dot' Tracey Plant RVN MBVNA"]

Feeding your puppy in her crate is a good way of getting her used to it (positive reinforcement) ..... sometimes feed with door open and then try with door shut just for a minute whie food is being eaten and then increase times etc.... it's creating good associations..........

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Spoke to BF at work today, and told him that other nurses say it's fine to feed her where she sleeps - so he's happy to give it a go!

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Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:17:40 GMT

[quote user="Mrs Dot Dot' Tracey Plant RVN MBVNA"]

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Spoke to BF at work today, and told him that other nurses say it's fine to feed her where she sleeps - so he's happy to give it a go!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Tracy Windler RVN — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:41:37 GMT

I thought this thread was a random joke at first!! Bit bizarre, but thats fairly normal for the vetnurse forumers!!

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Mrs Dot Dot — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:45:14 GMT

Try spraying the rug with bitter apple spray or one of the menthol no chew sprays or equivalent... I recommend this to people whos puppy keeps playing/ chewing on their trousers as they move.... spray as long as the puppy isn't in the way, it doesn't last that long (test material 1st to chk doesn't stain etc), and they will need to have something else to chew instead.

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:23:00 GMT

[quote user="Vicky SVN"]Kim, she is a gorgeous little staffie[/quote]

I tried to put a pic of them both on my profile - but it was too big...

she's got her own facebook page:

Martha McQueen Vaughan

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Vicky RVN — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:19:01 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

[quote user="Steph Worsley RVN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA"]

Any ideas of how to stop my puppy from munchin' on rug?

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Yeah get her a boyfriend sorry really couldn't resist!!!!

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Haha!

What breed is she?

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Hehe i loved this response!

Kim, she is a gorgeous little staffie

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Kim Buckley — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:30:29 GMT

[quote user="Steph Worsley RVN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA"]

Any ideas of how to stop my puppy from munchin' on rug?

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Yeah get her a boyfriend sorry really couldn't resist!!!!

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Haha!

What breed is she?

Re: Rug Munchin' Puppy

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:05:14 GMT

When we're around she's happily go in there and sleep - thats where she is now - but the minute the door is closed she's nuts - and we'll just close the door and go about like normal... I think we just need to keep enforcing it! She's got some toys, blankets and water in there...

Trying to get my fella to come round to the idea of feeding her in there is a bit tougher - he's under the impression she shouldn't eat where she sleeps - I've told him it's bollocks, but I still find her food bowl in the hall next to Sammys!