Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site u1100s.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!spuxll!abnji!u1100a!u1100s!sjs From: sjs@u1100s.UUCP (Stan Switzer) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: husky problems Message-ID: <183@u1100s.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 16:44:18 EST Article-I.D.: u1100s.183 Posted: Mon Feb 11 16:44:18 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 02:13:06 EST References: <271@ttidcb.UUCP> Reply-To: sjs@u1100s.UUCP (Stan Switzer) Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ Lines: 27 Summary: In article <271@ttidcb.UUCP> cushner@ttidcb.UUCP (Jeffrey Cushner) writes: > On the other hand, if you come home, find the dog actively chewing on > the couch, call him to you and THEN correct him, you can be sure that > it's the last time he'll come to you willingly! The moral is BE > CONSISTANT and COMMUNICATE. I agree, hovever ... NEVER, NEVER, call your dog and then punish, yell, or otherwise correct your him. He will learn that it is not a good idea to come when called. You must GO TO THE DOG and correct him on the spot. But, I have a problem with my puppy (a Westie) that I need some help with: When we leave home, we confine him to the kitchen and bathroom. We keep his bed in the bathroom, so we cannot close the door. He almost daily tears toilet paper off of the roll and rips it to shreads. I could just not put the paper on the roll, but I want to raise a civilized dog and I think that not tearing up things is a part of being civilized. Of course, he never does this when we are at home. Any ideas? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stan Switzer | Sometimes I think a Westie is a cross between a dog ihnp4!u1100s!sjs | and a pig. Wouldn't change it for the world.