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> Upon my taking a break from listening to the Walter Trout Band, Tue, > says: > [...] >They have a lot of experience with this type of thing >there.  Just ask for "Dick" > This kind of cheap shot is exactly why I can’t wait for *your* > mythical book or video to finally come out. > Please hurry?

snip He’s probably of the same mentality that caused one of my stupid brothers ,(who met my challenge), to whiz on an electric wire fence that contained cattle. My brother learned, but Zendoofus never will. Terri

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Upon my taking a break from listening to the Walter Trout Band, Tue, says: [...] >They have a lot of experience with this type of thing >there.  Just ask for "Dick"

This kind of cheap shot is exactly why I can’t wait for *your* mythical book or video to finally come out. Please hurry? — Dogman New! Dogman’s Book Recommendations http://www.i1.net/~dogman/books.htm About Hunting Retrievers http://www.i1.net/~dogman/fieldtrl.htm About The Finest Sour Mash Whisky Under The Sun http://www.georgedickel.com "Violence, when there are alternatives, is immoral. Violence, when there are no alternatives, is survival." Dogman "Do unto others as they do unto you." Dogman

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Now that’s what I call a "hot dog." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Good morning, > My 9 month old dog was recently electrocuted. It wasn’t major, but it was > far from minor. He is acted fine. The only repercussions that I see are > that he is a little more sluggish than usual, and that he has a couple of > burn marks on his lips. > My question is: Can I expect any unforeseen behavioral changes? He is a > wonderful and loving dog. But, he has been "short" in his temper since it > happened. I am just scared that the shock may have affected him in a > negative way, behaviorally. > Also, any suggestions on how to keep him away from the cords that he was > chewing on? Last night, I woke up to find him awfully close to that exact > area where he got shocked, and he was looking at the cords like they were > mighty tasty. I would hate to have him sleep in his cage for the rest of > his life. > Thank you in advance, > Jennifer

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Jennifer, Our dog seemed to want to chew everything also and we found that a squirt bottle made a great deterrent.  Some people put lemon juice and water in it, or vinegar and water, but plain old water worked good for us.  She hates being squirted, even if you only get her tail!  That at least got her to stop chewing in the house.  Outside though she managed to chew through the air conditioner wires twice (one good thing about El Nino, it wasn’t on yet) and we just had to fence in the air conditioner (and the garden hose) so she couldn’t get at it.  Cheaper than building a dog run, and now the backyard is dog-proof (except the house siding, which she also finds tasty but at worse will give her splinters). Bitter apple doesn’t work for us, I thinks she likes it.  We tried Tabasco sauce and habenero pepper sauce too.  Didn’t phase her.  Jay also took some PVC Pipe and ran the wires through that but she found the crack where the pipe met the house and oh so delicately pulled the wires out through that. But maybe your dog won’t be so persistent. Good luck, and you might want to ask a vet about long term side effects of the electrocution.  But it did make him more sluggish?  Mmmmmm, Loki could use some sluggish.  (Just Kidding!!) By the way, Rootboy – Great Advice! T & J and Loki the Hyper Dog – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Sorry to hear about your pup, hope he recovers OK. Sounds like you were >lucky that it wasn’t worse. Hopefully he has learned a lesson and will >remember to associate it. >As for prevention, we had the same worries about our puppy chewing >electrical cords. We started a several step program when we first got her >(at approx. 7 weeks old) and fortunately have not had a problem yet (knock >on wood). >First, we went about trying to "puppy proof" as much as possible, i.e. >making electrical cords, phone cords, etc. as inaccessible as possible by >stuffing them behind furniture, keeping them up off the floor, etc. >Second, we got some bitter apple and regularly sprayed everything else that >was still accessible. Not only cords but furniture legs, shoes, anything >else she wasn’t supposed to chew on. >Third, we would not let her stay unsupervised in a room that was not >completely puppy proofed. When we were there working, she had to stay with >us in our office (which has lots of computers, network cables, printer >cables, etc. everywhere, obviously a disaster waiting to happen so it all >got extra regular doses of bitter apple and she still doesn’t get to go in >there at all unless we are there). If we couldn’t superviser her pretty >closely for any reason, she went in her crate. >Fourth, any time we caught her chewing on something she wasn’t supposed to, >we came down like the "hammer of the gods" with The Big NOOO!!!, grabbed >her away (probably scaring the crap out of her) and gave her one of her own >chew toys, praised her for playing with it, and played with her for a few >minutes. >Fifth, when she got a little older we got a gate for the kitchen and kept >her in there if we had to leave for a while. The kitchen was the easiest to >puppy proof, with cords hiddent behind the appliances and other electrical >outlets up high on counters where she couldn’t get to them. We also made >sure she couldn’t get into the cabinets under the sink with all the >cleaning products and other toxic stuff. >Now she is a year and a half old and has not shown any inclination to chew >cords, or much else for that matter except for her toys or sticks and pine >cones she brings inside. She does for some reason, though, like to drag out >dirty laundry, and she is strangely fascinated with socks, gloves and hats >which she will grab and try to keep away from you or hide. >Anyway, now we trust her enough to leave her in the bedroom when we are >gone and she seems to like it a lot better than the kitchen (she just >sleeps on the bed). But even now when we leave her there we unplug the TV >and Cable connection, which are the only exposed cords. >Gee, after reading all that it sounds kinda paranoid, but better safe than >sorry. Hope it helps you come up with a plan. Good luck and best wishes for >your pup’s speedy recovery. >Randy > Good morning, > My 9 month old dog was recently electrocuted. It wasn’t major, but it was > far from minor. He is acted fine. The only repercussions that I see are > that he is a little more sluggish than usual, and that he has a couple of > burn marks on his lips. > My question is: Can I expect any unforeseen behavioral changes? He is a > wonderful and loving dog. But, he has been "short" in his temper since it > happened. I am just scared that the shock may have affected him in a > negative way, behaviorally. > Also, any suggestions on how to keep him away from the cords that he was > chewing on? Last night, I woke up to find him awfully close to that exact > area where he got shocked, and he was looking at the cords like they were > mighty tasty. I would hate to have him sleep in his cage for the rest of > his life. > Thank you in advance, > Jennifer

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Good morning, > My 9 month old dog was recently electrocuted. It wasn’t major, but it was > far from minor. He is acted fine. The only repercussions that I see are > that he is a little more sluggish than usual, and that he has a couple of > burn marks on his lips. > My question is: Can I expect any unforeseen behavioral changes? He is a > wonderful and loving dog. But, he has been "short" in his temper since it > happened. I am just scared that the shock may have affected him in a > negative way, behaviorally. > Also, any suggestions on how to keep him away from the cords that he was > chewing on? Last night, I woke up to find him awfully close to that exact > area where he got shocked, and he was looking at the cords like they were > mighty tasty. I would hate to have him sleep in his cage for the rest of > his life.

Go to http://www.koehlerdogtraining.com They have a lot of experience with this type of thing there.  Just ask for "Dick" The SuperStar IT SIMPLY DOESN’T GET ANY MORE HANDSOME THAN THIS Double BOnuS Pure Handsomeness (CHAZZ 16 Weeks) http://dogtv.com/Handsomeness.jpg http://dogtv.com/Handsomeness.jpg http://dogtv.com/Handsomeness.jpg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thank you in advance, > Jennifer

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Good morning, My 9 month old dog was recently electrocuted. It wasn’t major, but it was far from minor. He is acted fine. The only repercussions that I see are that he is a little more sluggish than usual, and that he has a couple of burn marks on his lips. My question is: Can I expect any unforeseen behavioral changes? He is a wonderful and loving dog. But, he has been "short" in his temper since it happened. I am just scared that the shock may have affected him in a negative way, behaviorally. Also, any suggestions on how to keep him away from the cords that he was chewing on? Last night, I woke up to find him awfully close to that exact area where he got shocked, and he was looking at the cords like they were mighty tasty. I would hate to have him sleep in his cage for the rest of his life. Thank you in advance, Jennifer

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Sorry to hear about your pup, hope he recovers OK. Sounds like you were lucky that it wasn’t worse. Hopefully he has learned a lesson and will remember to associate it. As for prevention, we had the same worries about our puppy chewing electrical cords. We started a several step program when we first got her (at approx. 7 weeks old) and fortunately have not had a problem yet (knock on wood). First, we went about trying to "puppy proof" as much as possible, i.e. making electrical cords, phone cords, etc. as inaccessible as possible by stuffing them behind furniture, keeping them up off the floor, etc. Second, we got some bitter apple and regularly sprayed everything else that was still accessible. Not only cords but furniture legs, shoes, anything else she wasn’t supposed to chew on. Third, we would not let her stay unsupervised in a room that was not completely puppy proofed. When we were there working, she had to stay with us in our office (which has lots of computers, network cables, printer cables, etc. everywhere, obviously a disaster waiting to happen so it all got extra regular doses of bitter apple and she still doesn’t get to go in there at all unless we are there). If we couldn’t superviser her pretty closely for any reason, she went in her crate. Fourth, any time we caught her chewing on something she wasn’t supposed to, we came down like the "hammer of the gods" with The Big NOOO!!!, grabbed her away (probably scaring the crap out of her) and gave her one of her own chew toys, praised her for playing with it, and played with her for a few minutes. Fifth, when she got a little older we got a gate for the kitchen and kept her in there if we had to leave for a while. The kitchen was the easiest to puppy proof, with cords hiddent behind the appliances and other electrical outlets up high on counters where she couldn’t get to them. We also made sure she couldn’t get into the cabinets under the sink with all the cleaning products and other toxic stuff. Now she is a year and a half old and has not shown any inclination to chew cords, or much else for that matter except for her toys or sticks and pine cones she brings inside. She does for some reason, though, like to drag out dirty laundry, and she is strangely fascinated with socks, gloves and hats which she will grab and try to keep away from you or hide. Anyway, now we trust her enough to leave her in the bedroom when we are gone and she seems to like it a lot better than the kitchen (she just sleeps on the bed). But even now when we leave her there we unplug the TV and Cable connection, which are the only exposed cords. Gee, after reading all that it sounds kinda paranoid, but better safe than sorry. Hope it helps you come up with a plan. Good luck and best wishes for your pup’s speedy recovery. Randy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Good morning, > My 9 month old dog was recently electrocuted. It wasn’t major, but it was > far from minor. He is acted fine. The only repercussions that I see are > that he is a little more sluggish than usual, and that he has a couple of > burn marks on his lips. > My question is: Can I expect any unforeseen behavioral changes? He is a > wonderful and loving dog. But, he has been "short" in his temper since it > happened. I am just scared that the shock may have affected him in a > negative way, behaviorally. > Also, any suggestions on how to keep him away from the cords that he was > chewing on? Last night, I woke up to find him awfully close to that exact > area where he got shocked, and he was looking at the cords like they were > mighty tasty. I would hate to have him sleep in his cage for the rest of > his life. > Thank you in advance, > Jennifer

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