[Dailydrool] baby gates

[BrierK at aol.com]

We use baby gates in our home to block off the entry area and the kitchen  
from the dogs.  It's so nice to be able to open the front door without  
"helpers", and I'm sure you recognize the importance of less counter  access.  :-)  
 
Anyway, one little warning if you have an exceptionally bright and  motivated 
hound:  it is possible for a dog to learn to put her mouth around  the latch 
and open the gate!  It wasn't actually my basset, but my  14-yr-old samoyed 
that learned this new trick recently!  Fortunately for  me, she also really 
desires approval, so when I caught her in the act of opening  the gate and told 
her "no!" she actually stopped the behavior.  I'm not  sure what I'll do if Lucy 
learns how to open the gate; I have a feeling that she  wouldn't be so easily 
persuaded to stop!
 
Kristi
Lucy the basset (glad someone can open the gate for me!)
Melmo the samoyed (don't believe the adage about old  dogs!)
**************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and 
favorite sites in one place.  Try it now. 
(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.dailydrool.org/pipermail/dailydrool-dailydrool.org/attachments/20081209/d4269ad0/attachment-0002.htm>