Dog proofing your house: 5 golf gloves, 10 socks, 1 stocking,and 1 towel
In previous entry titled "Why do dogs eat inedible?" , I wrote about I had one incident that got me worried very much when Palette swallowed coin. I came across one article at bournemouthecho.co.uk about Golden Retriever that ate 5 golf gloves,10 socks, 1 stocking and 1 towel and those inedible items were found when vet tried to treat what they thought was tumor.
What amazing thing is that this Golden Retriever Bailey still had appetite and ate usual food with no problem and owner did not think that all those inedible were accumulated in her tummy. Then, vet found the huge mass at Bailey's routine check-up. To read full article,please click here.
When you read book about puppy training, you usually read that you need to puppy-proof the house. Bailey's owner seems she did not recognize those items that recovered from Bailey's tummy were missing from the house except 1 golf glove.
It will be good idea to dog proof your house when dogs will be house-sitting themselves. All inedible should be out of reach of dogs. Electrical cords is especially dangerous. Try review your house items through dog's eye level. What looks interesting to grab and pull? Anything breakable where they can get to? Anything sharp could fall over if being pulled? Any cabinets/fridge/trash bins etc are easy to be accessed to?
I know that our dog "Palette" loves flavored paper towel. What it is is that it is a paper towel that you wipe your fingers after eating pizza, for example. It becomes so interesting items for her and if you left table with pizza sauce flavored paper towel behind on table, Palette would grab and tear and play with it. I always catch her in action and never gave a chance for her to actually eat it but,it is dangerous. If she find the pizza flavored paper towel so highly valuable and hard to give it up, I will trade something valuable but edible items. "Give" command comes handy in such occasion. You can read about "Give""Drop it""Trade" command training in previous entry titled "Tug of war".
Trash bin is surprisingly not something Palette find it interesting to play with, even if there are wrapper of candies or empty bags of cookies. She sniff at it, but leave the trash bin behind untouched.
Trash bins can contains so many inedible and really dangerous so, it will be wise to keep the trash bin where dogs cannot have access to.
At the same time, it is a big help if your dog knows what are ok to chew,what not.
If your dogs are very smart and can open drawers, can open fridge or cabinet even if you try not being able to access to, then letting them rest in their crate while you are out will be a good idea.
I would imagine there are many ways to dog - proofing your house. Do you have any tips on dog-proofing your house?
What amazing thing is that this Golden Retriever Bailey still had appetite and ate usual food with no problem and owner did not think that all those inedible were accumulated in her tummy. Then, vet found the huge mass at Bailey's routine check-up. To read full article,please click here.
When you read book about puppy training, you usually read that you need to puppy-proof the house. Bailey's owner seems she did not recognize those items that recovered from Bailey's tummy were missing from the house except 1 golf glove.
It will be good idea to dog proof your house when dogs will be house-sitting themselves. All inedible should be out of reach of dogs. Electrical cords is especially dangerous. Try review your house items through dog's eye level. What looks interesting to grab and pull? Anything breakable where they can get to? Anything sharp could fall over if being pulled? Any cabinets/fridge/trash bins etc are easy to be accessed to?
I know that our dog "Palette" loves flavored paper towel. What it is is that it is a paper towel that you wipe your fingers after eating pizza, for example. It becomes so interesting items for her and if you left table with pizza sauce flavored paper towel behind on table, Palette would grab and tear and play with it. I always catch her in action and never gave a chance for her to actually eat it but,it is dangerous. If she find the pizza flavored paper towel so highly valuable and hard to give it up, I will trade something valuable but edible items. "Give" command comes handy in such occasion. You can read about "Give""Drop it""Trade" command training in previous entry titled "Tug of war".
Trash bin is surprisingly not something Palette find it interesting to play with, even if there are wrapper of candies or empty bags of cookies. She sniff at it, but leave the trash bin behind untouched.
Trash bins can contains so many inedible and really dangerous so, it will be wise to keep the trash bin where dogs cannot have access to.
At the same time, it is a big help if your dog knows what are ok to chew,what not.
If your dogs are very smart and can open drawers, can open fridge or cabinet even if you try not being able to access to, then letting them rest in their crate while you are out will be a good idea.
I would imagine there are many ways to dog - proofing your house. Do you have any tips on dog-proofing your house?
Posted by yassy at 9/29/2009 4:00 PM 
Categories: Miscellaneous (dogs)
Tags: dogs dog proofing house give
Categories: Miscellaneous (dogs)
Tags: dogs dog proofing house give
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