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Introduce Yourself to the Forum / Re: Hi I am new here
« on: August 29, 2006, 05:07:02 pm »Okay, Stella's entirely cute! Just had to say it!
I agree!
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I agree!
And Joey is a prince!
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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Digging in the House - Please Help
« on: August 29, 2006, 04:50:41 pm »
We walk her long and hard and wear her out at the dog park. She's SO lazy. It's hard to get her moving sometimes. Dogs will be running in circles around her and she'll just be standing there watching. Sometimes if we hang out downstairs too long she'll start getting crabby, wanting us to go upstairs so she can have peace and quiet to sleep. Not much later we can hear her snoring from upstairs. Sounds like Darth Vader!
Now that it's getting cooler outside I'm hoping that she'll have more energy to play harder so she'll have less energy to dig our kitchen tile up.
Frozen kong is an awesome idea, I'll pass that along to my sister. Her German Shephard mix is a chewer. But I know Stella would take one look at that and say "You must be kidding. I have no time for that." Her day is booked solid with SLEEPING.
I'm looking at these boots. Has anyone ever tried these? Or something similar?
http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p37583245-k24-g4-~Paw+Tectors+Paw+Protectors-nover?sourceid=3
Now that it's getting cooler outside I'm hoping that she'll have more energy to play harder so she'll have less energy to dig our kitchen tile up.
Frozen kong is an awesome idea, I'll pass that along to my sister. Her German Shephard mix is a chewer. But I know Stella would take one look at that and say "You must be kidding. I have no time for that." Her day is booked solid with SLEEPING.
I'm looking at these boots. Has anyone ever tried these? Or something similar?
http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p37583245-k24-g4-~Paw+Tectors+Paw+Protectors-nover?sourceid=3
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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Digging in the House - Please Help
« on: August 28, 2006, 02:40:53 pm »
Stella doesn't do stairs very well. She's afraid of them. She'll do a small flight of 5 or 6, but our old house has a long looming staircase from the first floor to the second straight up with no turns. We tried at first to coax her up but quickly realized it wasn't going to happen. I'm almost glad because I'd worry she would fall when we're gone. She can be very clumsy. Sometimes she'll take the back deck steps to the yard at a run and miss the last few.
I also wonder if the digging is a mental thing. Because of her background she is afraid of everything. It took a long time for her to get used to people, other dogs, cars, trash cans, strollers, bikes, etc. She has weird bursts of anxiety. Which is mostly unusual because she is so mellow all the time. We've tried lots of toys but she just looks at us like "are you kidding?" and then goes on her merry way.
I also wonder if the digging is a mental thing. Because of her background she is afraid of everything. It took a long time for her to get used to people, other dogs, cars, trash cans, strollers, bikes, etc. She has weird bursts of anxiety. Which is mostly unusual because she is so mellow all the time. We've tried lots of toys but she just looks at us like "are you kidding?" and then goes on her merry way.
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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Digging in the House - Please Help
« on: August 28, 2006, 01:51:38 pm »
What is a frozen kong? I know what a kong is, but why frozen?
And, do Pyrs play with toys? Our girl has no interest. She rarely even plays with other dogs at the dog park. She'll play with a ball maybe once every other month. Sometimes if she has a half-eaten bone in the yard she'll throw it in the air. Then she's done and goes flat in the grass to sleep. She must think she's retired!
And, do Pyrs play with toys? Our girl has no interest. She rarely even plays with other dogs at the dog park. She'll play with a ball maybe once every other month. Sometimes if she has a half-eaten bone in the yard she'll throw it in the air. Then she's done and goes flat in the grass to sleep. She must think she's retired!
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Introduce Yourself to the Forum / New Too!
« on: August 28, 2006, 01:34:20 pm »
Hi, I'm new too, I posted yesterday and figured I should introduce myself. My husband and I are "cat people" who are learning to live with a Great Pyrenees named Stella (along with our 4 cats). We fell in love with Stella at a shelter where she ended up after being rescued from a rough life. Twenty-five pounds and a full coat later (someone had shaved her bald), and she's the queen. And a bit of a big stubborn brat as well! 
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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Digging in the House - Please Help
« on: August 28, 2006, 01:21:08 pm »
I wish we had a bigger yard for her to dig in. When we take her to my mom's, she digs like a monster. We try to keep the grass in our tiny yard so she can have somewhere to sleep. It really is tiny. I'm sure you all would laugh. There is another Pyr that lives down the street in a high-rise condo. No yard at all! She was raised there from a puppy so has no bad habits. I almost wish we could take our poor girl back to the mountains where she belongs! 
We have her nails trimmed regularly so that can't be it. A squirt bottle would have to be more like a fire hose for her to even feel it or care. And that would require us coming downstairs TO her, which we don't want to do. We don't want to give her any attention for bad behavior. And it's really hard to be mad at her when she hears you coming and greets you with a big Pyr smile and wagging tail.
Last night she wore the socks/harness thing I sewed together. It was off in the morning. We put it on her again when we left for work and she must have been sleepy because it was still on when we got home from work. Then we noticed the huge claw holes in the socks where her claws had come through!!! What a monster!!
Someone here has to have a solution!! Please?
We have her nails trimmed regularly so that can't be it. A squirt bottle would have to be more like a fire hose for her to even feel it or care. And that would require us coming downstairs TO her, which we don't want to do. We don't want to give her any attention for bad behavior. And it's really hard to be mad at her when she hears you coming and greets you with a big Pyr smile and wagging tail.
Last night she wore the socks/harness thing I sewed together. It was off in the morning. We put it on her again when we left for work and she must have been sleepy because it was still on when we got home from work. Then we noticed the huge claw holes in the socks where her claws had come through!!! What a monster!!
Someone here has to have a solution!! Please?
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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Digging in the House - Please Help
« on: August 27, 2006, 04:25:50 pm »
I've been reading a lot of helpful information on this site. I haven't been able to find anything specific to digging in the house - violent, relentless, destructive digging.
We adopted our adult Great Pyrenees from a shelter a little over a year ago. I has been a hard year - she was a rescue case and had a hard time adjusting to normal life. She is the best dog, has gained confidence and is happy. Except lately she's developed some bad habits. The worst is the digging in the house. She started doing this some time ago but it has gotten so bad and we can't take it anymore. We're pretty sure she grew up as a farm dog. We live in the city. We keep her very entertained, considering she's a big lazy dog. It's been hot so she hasn't been able to go out as much, maybe this is part of the problem.
The digging is awful. It started out as what looked like nesting - digging in the spots she slept in the house. We'd move her bed and she'd stop. Then she'd start digging in a new spot. She ruined two large areas of hardwood floor when we decided to confine her to the kitchen. She did very well at first. Now, she's a monster! Digging digging digging! Digging the grout out of the tile! Digging the vents out of the floor! We hear her at night and yell. She'll stop for a minute then start right back up again. I've read a lot about the stubborn independent Great Pyrenees, but this is ridiculous. We don't want to go downstairs when she digs because that's what she wants. I can't fall asleep at night knowing there is a destructive monster in my kitchen.
I don't want to move her to the basement all night and all day when we're at work. It's a dungeon down there. I don't want to kennel her because a kennel big enough for her to be confortable in would take up our entire kitchen. My current solution which I'm trying out tonight is socks on her feet. I sewed two socks to a strap that will go around her shoulder blades. We tried socks by themselves, she just pulls them off. This won't prevent the digging but will hopefully save my kitchen temporarily.
What do I do???
We adopted our adult Great Pyrenees from a shelter a little over a year ago. I has been a hard year - she was a rescue case and had a hard time adjusting to normal life. She is the best dog, has gained confidence and is happy. Except lately she's developed some bad habits. The worst is the digging in the house. She started doing this some time ago but it has gotten so bad and we can't take it anymore. We're pretty sure she grew up as a farm dog. We live in the city. We keep her very entertained, considering she's a big lazy dog. It's been hot so she hasn't been able to go out as much, maybe this is part of the problem.
The digging is awful. It started out as what looked like nesting - digging in the spots she slept in the house. We'd move her bed and she'd stop. Then she'd start digging in a new spot. She ruined two large areas of hardwood floor when we decided to confine her to the kitchen. She did very well at first. Now, she's a monster! Digging digging digging! Digging the grout out of the tile! Digging the vents out of the floor! We hear her at night and yell. She'll stop for a minute then start right back up again. I've read a lot about the stubborn independent Great Pyrenees, but this is ridiculous. We don't want to go downstairs when she digs because that's what she wants. I can't fall asleep at night knowing there is a destructive monster in my kitchen.
I don't want to move her to the basement all night and all day when we're at work. It's a dungeon down there. I don't want to kennel her because a kennel big enough for her to be confortable in would take up our entire kitchen. My current solution which I'm trying out tonight is socks on her feet. I sewed two socks to a strap that will go around her shoulder blades. We tried socks by themselves, she just pulls them off. This won't prevent the digging but will hopefully save my kitchen temporarily.
What do I do???
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