The Disappearing Shoes

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Bradley

Bradster the- Fastest Dog in- the Universe

Barked: Fri Sep 29, '06 10:31pm PST


	My shoes keep disappearing! I know the reason, but I can't find a way to stop it! My dog is eating them all! What Should I do?

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D . O . G

there are no- stupid dogs only- stupid ppl

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 6:14am PST


	Put your shoes someplace he cant get to them when you are not around. Then bring out an old one you dont care about anymore when you are home. Set one shoe down on the floor and set his favorite toy down as well. Then watch and wait. If he goes for the shoe then give him a lowpitch ahhh (make it sound as much like a growl as you can) take the shoe from him and give him the toy. When he takes it from you praise him. Edited by author Sat Sep 30, '06 6:15am PST

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Sadie

I'm the puppy - Gotta love me!

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 3:08pm PST


	The simplist solution would be to just keep the shoes away from the puppy. Sadie never really showed much interest in our shoes. We keep most of our shoes in a basket under the bench in our enclosed porch, which also serves as her room. They have all kinds of cubbys and such to put your shoes in, so you could try investing in one of those and keeping your shoes out of reach. But like the previous poster said, training the puppy not to chew on shoes and instead only chewing on appropriate toys and bones is the best solution, it just takes time to teach them.

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Belle

Will Take you- On!

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 3:24pm PST


	You may want to look for these lost shoes... Actually ingesting multipul shoes is quite a feat for any dog, let alone a mini Doxie. A lot of dogs like to take things and stash them. If he did really eat them, start monitering what food goes in and comes back out. There's a high potential for blockages from shoes. Keep the shoes away from the dog, and make sure he gets plenty of things she can chew on. Cow ears, bully sticks, pig snouts and other things that can be safely ingested may be your best bet. At 10 months you may be seeing secondary teething, where the back molars come in. If this is the case, tying knots in an old towl or t-shirt (to a point where it no longer resembles either item), getting it wet and freezing it may help. The cold will numb the gums and lessen the pain, and the firm yet plyable cloth will help work the teeth in. Just make sure she's supervised, since she could start to eat the cloth once it thaws. Edited by author Sat Sep 30, '06 3:25pm PST

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Montejo

mommys boy

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 7:05pm PST


	I love the idea of knotting up old cloth and freezing for teething. I go for shoes , tissue, books, chunks of bark, sticks , love sticks.!! I carry them in the house everyday. I got to get some of those frozen knots !!

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Colyn

The Most- Helpfullest- Puppy in the- World

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 7:50pm PST


	One of the craziest things I ever heard of for shoe chewing actually worked really well. Just yell at the shoe. I don't remember where I read this advice but what you want to do is to yell at the shoe in a really angry voice. Make sure the pup is in the same room, but also make sure you don't yell at the pup or in any way make the pup think you're mad at him. You're only mad at the shoe. How dare that stupid shoe allow itself to get chewed by the puppy! What a bad shoe! When you're done yelling at the shoe just calmly walk away. I always made sure to cheerfully go over to Colyn and tell him he was a good boy. After you've yelled at the shoe, put the shoe on the floor in the middle of the room and have the puppy walk by it with you. I can almost guarantee your pup will shy away from the shoe. This won't fix the problem permanently, but if you do it regularly it helps the puppy keep away from the shoes. Plus, it encourages the pup to really choose which thing to chew on: the appropriate toy you supplied, or the shoe that you're really mad at. Once he starts making the right choice, he's more apt to continue making the right choice.

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Bradley

Bradster the- Fastest Dog in- the Universe

Barked: Sat Sep 30, '06 8:32pm PST


	Thank you so much! I am going to try all of these! Its not that he is digesting them, I think I stated ths=at wrong. He is chewing on them & tearing them to peices, not eating them. If he is eating them, its just a microscopic peice. Thank you for your concern

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Tix

Are you going to- eat that?

Barked: Sun Oct 1, '06 3:20am PST


	I think you might have a polterdog...They are similar to poltergiests, you know take things, move things around-but polterdogs also chew things up--i would look into polterdogs before blaming an innocent pup!... But if you are positive it's not polterdogs, then i would either look to try to decrease the anxious behavior by draining energy though long walks (if is a seperation anxiety thing Bradley does when you're gone) OR If the pooch does it when you're home then i would take the items, shoes in this case, and place them in front of the doggie. If Bradley lunges at the shoe, tell him no in a stern voice, NO, take the shoe away (try not to turn it into a game of tug-of-war) and place it on the ground in front of him again until he is aware that his behavior is not good and will not even look at the shoe when placed in front of him.. AND BY THE WAY!!--The idea of tying a baby shoe around his neck for a day--makes NO sense at all, won't work, and i don't recommend it at all.. ONE MORE THING!!!!!--Bradley looks like he's still a baby! When Tix was a baby he chewed everything! I would try to be patient with your young pup

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Wishbone

Wishbone aka- wiggle butt

Barked: Sun Oct 1, '06 5:34am PST


	BOL Bradley I used to do this also when I was just a pup. In fact, mom never did find one of her slippers that I took. You've gotten some good advice from everyone else. My solution to keep Wishbone from chewing my shoes was to get a closet shoe hanger and put all of the shoes in the hanger so he couldn't get to them anymore. I also played "trade it" when I would forget and leave one on the floor and he got it. But the good news is that he doesn't chew on anything inappropriate now.

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Bradley

Bradster the- Fastest Dog in- the Universe

Barked: Sun Oct 1, '06 8:17am PST


	Thank you for all of your help! I will try all of these & tell you which one worked! Its gonna take a little while though! "I really like chewing shoes!"

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