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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 17:16:23 GMT
Oh, and if anyone has a method to train her in this situation, I'm open to it. She knows basic obedience and will "drop it" on command, but that doesn't help when we're not in the room. a friend of mine has a counter surfer too. She did the equivalent of the wireless fence around the kitchen island after the dog ate an entire smoked pork butt!
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Post by Merge on Apr 10, 2017 17:22:36 GMT
Oh, and if anyone has a method to train her in this situation, I'm open to it. She knows basic obedience and will "drop it" on command, but that doesn't help when we're not in the room. a friend of mine has a counter surfer too. She did the equivalent of the wireless fence around the kitchen island after the dog ate an entire smoked pork butt! I snorted!
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MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Apr 10, 2017 17:30:19 GMT
Your husband needs to learn to put his things out of reach of the counter surfer.
When Girlie was behaved enough to have the run of the house (Lab-mix. But, she is all Lab.), my 8 year old learned to keep his toys inaccessible to her. She particularly liked his Star Wars action figures. He lost a couple of them to her. But, he learned.
Your husband is a grown adult. He should know better. Blaming the dog is ridiculous.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Apr 10, 2017 18:26:41 GMT
Why are you so sure that the dog that chewed them isn't also the dog that got them from the counter?
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Post by NanaKate on Apr 10, 2017 18:45:08 GMT
His problem. He should know by now to keep his glasses out of reach of the dog.
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Post by Merge on Apr 10, 2017 18:50:36 GMT
Why are you so sure that the dog that chewed them isn't also the dog that got them from the counter? Not sure, but past experience tells us this is likely. Their tag-teaming ways are well known.
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Post by Really Red on Apr 10, 2017 19:04:25 GMT
As a person who forgets from time to time to put food away and said person has two counter surfers, I blame both of us. Me for being stupid and the dogs for doing what they aren't supposed to.
That said, sometimes shit happens. It's not your DH's fault, it isn't. But it's not the dog's fault either.
The sun rises and you can't blame anyone. It's just one of those things. I'm sorry.
ETA: If your DH puts his glasses where he wants because he thinks he can, then it's 100% his fault. If he forgets and leaves them there, then it's no one's fault.
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Post by peasquared on Apr 10, 2017 19:32:24 GMT
Those two dogs are so cute, I'd willingly hand over my glasses!
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Apr 10, 2017 19:44:32 GMT
He should out them out of reach.
My Boston took my earth friendly glasses out of my purse with the case. They were woodlike and she thoroughly enjoyed the colorful stick. I won't make that mistake again.
Don't leave shoes out here.
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Post by Lindarina on Apr 10, 2017 19:59:41 GMT
We have cats. Cats are tiny, selfish jerks who can't be trained. So my only option was to train DH
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Post by smartypants71 on Apr 10, 2017 20:15:42 GMT
I would LOVE to know the secret to getting a dog to behave like a perfect angel once you leave the room! I learned very early on not to leave something cooling off on the stove while I ran to the bathroom. That mistake cost me $200 when my dog ate a pound of sausage sauteed with onions and garlic.
I currently leave him out of his kennel at night mainly because I trust him to stay on his bed (he is there when I go to bed and there again when I come downstairs to get him in the morning. He's not allowed on the furniture, but i suspected he was sleeping on the couch in the middle of the night. I laid a blanket down across the couch, and sure enough, it was all bunched up this morning. He's so sneaky!
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Post by MissChris on Apr 10, 2017 20:21:53 GMT
We just recently adopted a Bernese Mountain Dog (another very large breed) a few months ago. All it took was one time of coming home from work and finding our glasses chewed up and on the floor for us to learn our lesson. We left our glasses on an end table between two chairs, which must have been way too tempting for my big pup to ignore. After replacing both pairs of glasses, we now never forget to put them back in their cases and then put them away in the drawer in the table.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 10, 2017 20:54:08 GMT
my dogs tag team their mischief too.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 10, 2017 20:55:55 GMT
Sounds like your dh also needs to train HIS dog better so he doesn't chew everything that he shouldn't. And if HIS dog chewed up his glasses, how does he know he also didn't get it down? Did your DH see your dog take the glasses down? Unless he has proof that sweet pooch took the glasses, he has no case! BTW...we also need a mug shot of the other dog to make absolute sure one dog is more culpable than that other! Yep!
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Post by Merge on Apr 10, 2017 21:56:25 GMT
I just had a nice, long walk. At least Mommy loves me!
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Apr 10, 2017 21:57:45 GMT
If my (almost) 6 year old can figure out to put away his "valuables" to avoid the dog chewing them up, I have great faith that your DH might be able to figure it out, too. DS's dog will grab any little plastic toy he can if we're not watching. After losing a couple items, DS puts his crap away where it belongs to avoid losing his loves. Your DH is a twit for chasing the dog out the door. If he'd take care of his crap, it wouldn't become dog toys. Stop picking up after him for a while and let him see what a slob he is. You might need to pick up a couple extra bottles of wine to allow yourself to overlook the clutter. That's ok.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 10, 2017 22:23:02 GMT
I think your DH should take training classes with your dog. YOU training her won't help her listen to him. And maybe while he's there HE can retraining himself.
Our dog is wonderful and does very few things that are 'bad' but don't leave a tissue or napkin or paper towel on a low spot. He will take it and he will eat it. And everyone understands this and acts accordingly or I blame them.
Best of luck to you.
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Post by roberta on Apr 10, 2017 22:31:33 GMT
Sounds to me like one of those situations where all the factors were lined up. IMO a group effort is needed to prevent this. That being said I view the dogs the same way I do toddlers = they need to learn but they are going to act like a dog/toddler because that is what they are. It is unreasonable to expect otherwise.
Sometimes we get really mad at others when we know deep down it is our fault but we are not ready to admit it.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 10, 2017 22:44:16 GMT
Haven't read any responses. That dog is PRECIOUS. Your husband's responses to put his glasses away - pets are like children, and if you leave things around, you pay the price.
My husband once left his (very expensive) hearing aids out on the nightstand when we were staying at my daughter's house and her giant English mastiff thought they were a fun treat. That's a little tougher because he wasn't used to thinking about a large dog approaching, but still -- always the human's responsibility to child proof the house.
Now off to see what three pages of responses are about...
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Post by jemmls4 on Apr 10, 2017 22:46:57 GMT
DH's fault. I had a dog that ate my glasses and it was my fault for leaving them were she could get them.
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 10, 2017 22:48:08 GMT
well you can't seem to train him to put his sh!t away so what makes him think the dogs can be trained to leave it alone???
totally his fault! him & his dog
yours is cuter btw
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 23:45:42 GMT
It's the heeler's fault. It's always the heeler's fault.
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Post by Merge on Apr 11, 2017 0:41:16 GMT
It's the heeler's fault. It's always the heeler's fault. Exactly!
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Post by Grom Pea on Apr 11, 2017 0:44:40 GMT
My neighbor had a saying with the dog, "fooled me once shame on you, fooled me twice shame on me" basically if dh knows the dog is likely to get something it is his responsibility to prevent it from happening.
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Post by melanell on Apr 11, 2017 0:54:01 GMT
Our orthodontist must remind people 110 times not to leave them anywhere where a dog can reach them. They even put a sticker on the retainer case with a reminder. So if your DH understands that this wasn't the dog's fault, then I am even more convinced that he is choosing to be a turd over the glasses issue. As for there being some dog habits you just can't train out of them---people have crappy habits that we can't break for trying, so it only seems reasonable that other creatures would have similar vices as well.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 11, 2017 0:54:25 GMT
1. Husband's fault. (but I am divorced so maybe take my opinion with a grain of salt. Or maybe a whole shaker, make a margarita and don't share with the husband until he learns to put his glasses away or at least on top of his head like the rest of us who lose our glasses while perched up there.)
2. I have cats. The only thing I have trained them to do is...well...um...maybe they have trained me. They are a bit assholian though.
3. Dogs are fun.
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Post by SallyPA on Apr 11, 2017 2:18:15 GMT
I have no great suggestions. I think you've done your best to give big dogs a home and plenty of training. I would file this under the life category of "shit happens".
Also, I love the rug also!!!! So pretty.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 11, 2017 3:25:44 GMT
I agree with you Merge , it is definitely your husband's responsibility to make sure he puts his glasses and other valuables out of reach of the dogs. It would be great if you were able to train them not to eat things that they're not supposed to, but it's really hard to do when they usually only eat things they're not supposed to when you're not there! My dog has a gazillion chew toys, but the one and only time I left my glasses in reach: Luckily my SIL owns an optometry business and I was able to get replacement glasses that same day. Oh, and they were really cheap $50 kids frames. I would have been far more pissed off if they'd been expensive frames. My DD left a brand new pair of glasses on the kitchen table and guess what, the dog chewed them too. She forgot that he can jump up onto the kitchen table. Our dog also has a thing for thongs (flip flops). He ate DSO's thongs a few weeks ago, so DSO went out and bought another pair. Which he then left on the floor in the lounge room. He was furious when the dog ate his new thongs the very next day. I told him that it was his own fault - fancy leaving them on the floor the day after the dog ate the other ones!!!! Our dog loves ear plugs. She will snatch them up if dh leaves them on his night stand and we let her in our room OMG my dog is the same! DSO told me yesterday that he cleaned up a heap of dog poo from down the side of the house, and there were ear plugs in every damn pile! DSO bought me a big container with hundreds of ear plugs in it. I came home recently to find ear plugs from one end of the lounge room to the other!
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Apr 11, 2017 4:00:07 GMT
I blame your dh, but I am a fellow dog mama to a counter-cruiser. I have a Basset Hound that is too dang smart for her (or my) own good. She looks cute--and short--so most people don't believe she can reach stuff on a counter until they see it with their own eyes. She's even scooted dining room chairs away from the table so she could hop up onto the chair then the table to get whatever is on the table. She's smart and curious which is a bad combo sometimes.
She has a brother who also lives with us. He isn't quite as smart but he enjoys what she finds up on counters or tables. We've learned to keep things away from the edge of counters. We've learned to never leave stuff on our table and walk away. We've learned to not leave fun stuff out where they can reach it and chew it up. Unfortunately, we've learned these lessons the hard way.
Luckily, the rotten female Basset is my DH's dog so usually he isn't too ticked at her when she gets into something. We've tried training. The problem is that she's not trying to destroy stuff. She just wants to see what's going on. She gets bored and curious. This dog even figured out how to open a cabinet by nudging it open with her nose and paw...and then promptly went to the fridge to try to open it the same way.
I guess after all that, my point is to keep stuff that you know the dog likes out of the dog's reach. Even when we leave the room for a minute, the dogs miss us and find the one thing that has our scent. The easiest answer seems to be--put your glasses up.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 11, 2017 8:25:59 GMT
A bit of both, I'd say
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