[Dailydrool] Help for Bertha

[Bassetmomof2 at aol.com]

Esther,
You were right in suggesting the gate for the kitchen.  That's what we  did 
and it works like a charm! We also used the Behavior NO spray we bought at  
Petmart to stop the chewing.  We even sprayed it on the antiques and it  works!  
I highly recommend it.
 
When is Bertha doing all this chewing? If she supervised she shouldn't have  
the opportunity.  If she's already crate trained that is GREAT and she  should 
be kept in the crate when left alone.  Its safer for her and safer  for your 
parents house.
 
I've found with my special bassets that I have had to modify the way I do  
things.  Thus, the kitchen gate really helps.  It can be a pain doing  things so 
that the dogs dont cruise the counters or table but we do what we have  to 
because we love them.  Of course we do continue to work towards better  
obedience, and mine are getting much better about the stealing of things.   Some 
things we can't change like Ellie's desire to eat undies - SO we pick them  up.  We 
would never consider returning her to the rescue just because we  have to be 
more careful in what we do.
 
Best of luck - I hope things work out,  

Hélène,  Freddie and Ellie
Freddie's dogster  page http://www.dogster.com/dogs/365610
Ellie's dogster page  _http://www.dogster.com/dogs/365621_ 
(http://www.dogster.com/dogs/365621) 





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