Monah Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Well I just told my OH about this and he said some lingerie & a nice dinner would definately do the trick :p Its a great way to say "I'm Sorry" Once he's accepted that offer there is no going back PHEW!!! what a great OH!! Hey fiona, how that TALIN going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Oh god, I feel your pain. But sorry, I don't think they do grow out of it. My Lab x GSP is still Mr Destructo and he will be 8yo in a few months. The things he has destroyed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haven Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 You would be surprised at what damage is easily poslished out of a car, even really nasty looking scratches. Just don't go at it with a scourer, don't ask me why but if I had a dollar for every client that told me they did that in effort to fix scratches I'd be rich right now. Can you post a photo of the damage? Can you feel the scratches if you run your hand or your nail over them? Can you see another colour under the scratches? The number plates shouldn't be a problem to replace aside from the expense. And yes, son't leave your dog where he can access the car anymore! I remember a couple I used to see whose dog had a fetish with eating their car, he used to climb on the bonnet and roof of the car, chewed out the lights multiple times and caused many thousands of dollars worth of damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livi Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 oh dear ..... I'd blame the possoms for the scratches and throw away the numberplate and play dumb "I don't know, when was the last time you saw it?" and pretend like it must have fallen off on his travels somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILK Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Well I just told my OH about this and he said some lingerie & a nice dinner would definately do the trick Its a great way to say "I'm Sorry" Once he's accepted that offer there is no going back PHEW!!! what a great OH!! Hey fiona, how that TALIN going I know I haven't found anything I can't use that trick on yet. I jut find it hilarious that he actually suggested it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I would certainly invest in a secure run for when you are not home, sadly they do not all grow out of it and for some it almost becomes a quest to destroy as much as they can. I had one that managed to destroy both the push mower and the rideon, mud flaps, push bikes and various electrical cables, car parts and too many other valuables to mention because the lock the dog up rule kept being ignored. She never stopped. Every time someone uttered "she must be over that now" she destroyed something else. Eventually she grew too old to take on the big ticket items but until went over the bridge at 15 she destroyed things if given the chance. A run will pay for itself regardless, and save you a lot of stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Well I just told my OH about this and he said some lingerie & a nice dinner would definately do the trick Its a great way to say "I'm Sorry" Once he's accepted that offer there is no going back PHEW!!! what a great OH!! Hey fiona, how that TALIN going :D I know ;) I haven't found anything I can't use that trick on yet. ;) I jut find it hilarious that he actually suggested it ;) I have had many years experience with the male species & know what calms them down, that's the reason I suggested the idea to the OP, I have never known this tactic to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarope Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I've had my mud flaps chewed off Paint scratched from two GSD's playing chasing's around it and jumping on it to see where the other one is. ;) I'm glad they can't drive. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 thats a good effort... Atlas took both review mirrors off my car... it is lucky i love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 (edited) My Sabre chewed my drivers side mirror and my number plate - managed to bend it out and screw it back on tho...it does have teeth marks through it... Edited April 10, 2010 by KitKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 My Sabre chewed my drivers side mirror and my number plate - managed to bend it out and screw it back on tho...it does have teeth marks through it... ohh, you win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 ...oooops, re read your OP and now not sure if your dog is a puppy. Same principal applies, but belt yourself again over the head a bit harder for allowing your dog to be bored. You know he is a chewer. Set yourself up for a win and don't keep tempting fate. That's the thing. You're right, she isn't a puppy. She's 4 and a half. And she's never been a chewer before I started the training... WAH! I would be ringing wherever he got the licence plate from and following it up with them - I'm sure they have heard "The dog ate my car" before Do you know a good car person that you can ring re. the scratches? And maybe buy a cover for the car? Cover for the car... great idea, thank you. Never occurred to me. And buy some huge bones to entertain the dog......So he can use his teeth on those She has bones. Endless endless bones... huge bones, tiny bones, snack bones, tooth cleaning bones, plastic bones, leather bones, rawhide bones... bones, bones everywhere. The car just looked good I guess. I cannot even begin to imagine the way you are feeling right now. Make sure you tell him it has happened though because as well as you cover it up, remember he is MALE it is HIS car and he WILL notice. Best of luck. Thank you... mainly horror... deep, deep horror at first... And buy some huge bones to entertain the dog......So he can use his teeth on those Or a treat ball or a frozen kong She has kong... two in fact. Alternatively - get rid of the car (hide the evidence) Yes! I like that! park the car out the front with the door open and the keys in teh ignition, take both plates off. Ah ha! Will the insurance cover me I wonder. Thanks for all the replies. I washed, cut and waxed, waxed again and got all the scratches gone. I vacuumed the inside, blacked up the tyres, treated the leather seats, air freshened it and then I broke the news... I told him I'd pay for the replacement.. and yes, the RTA hear the 'The dog ate my car' excuse quite often apparently. :lol: New plates on order. And one for mine too. Yesterday I had to go out and so I smeared a little hot sauce on the remaining plate to discourage her. And before I get jumped on, Ems once had an unfortunate experience with hot sauce... downing half the bottle (It was poured into a bowl) whilst table surfing ... She got half way through the bowl before realising it also had 'heat'. She was fine... a bit Johnny Cash for a while... so she hates the stuff. The mere whiff will keep her off it. Came back, number plate untouched. I'm looking for a doggy containment system as I can't afford to fence right now. Would appreciate any suggestions or recommendations. She's an escape artist and I have to tie her up when I leave the house or she'll be off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 oh dear... I told my brother this and he was like 'go hide'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMolly Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Glad OH took it well... at some of the suggestions in this thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Those electronic containment systems may NOT work if a dog is intent on chasing something, or is scared and running I would never rely on one, I don't think. Maybe get a run made ? that way she is absolutely safe from outside harm.and cannot seek and destroy There is heaps of info on here about runs.. even for rental properties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) So Emma still has her nautiness happening then .... she's an adult isn't she? 3 or 4 years or age by now.....I don't remember if you were or had seen a trainer for some 1:1 time but maybe this is the trigger for that to happen ..... maybe contact Steve at K9Pro for a couple of sessions? (oh and yes we need photos of the dog most definitely! ) Ah, yes you know Emma. She is naughty... but I don't want to put a human behaviour onto a dog... but it's the only one I can think of. God love her, she's just divine. I got her at 8 months from the pound... she had a day left before they put her down and when I got her she was INSANE!!! She destroyed whole rooms, walls, doors, electrical equipment... she was so poorly with viruses too... and it took 18 months of solid training to get her out of the anxiety issues she was having. So now she sits, drops onto her belly, she's full of beans, stands on command, waits for her food until I say she can eat. She's affectionate, non aggressive, loves little fluffy white dogs and children... EDITED TO ADD EMPHASIS: I went to see Steve for a session. I don't know if we didn't gel or whether there was miscommunication between the both of us - that's what it felt like to me and to me only. I followed the programme religiously but for Emma, it really didn't work for her but I know he has a HUGE success with other dogs and it was here that he was recommended to me but for Emma, not all the methods worked for her no matter how many hours I put in, apart from Triangle of temptation - which she is brilliant at - surreally, yet she doesn't seem to be food driven at all... and of course, walking to heel, for a while... I was a single parent at the time with no money whatsoever, living off Centrelink, abusive ex husband making life hell, so I just couldn't afford dog containment that Steve was recommending and I couldn't afford my internet which was out for weeks much to my embarrassment and only just afforded the session with him for Emma in the first place!... As a result, the communication from my side was probably flawed on email, and not at the required frequency, though in the end, this didn't make any difference to the response Emma had to the training in my opinion. For her, it just didn't work and she needed a different method. Different dogs respond to different things... different people... different methods. STeve was the very first trainer I'd taken Ems to and so it was an interesting experience for me and for her. It was a good start for us personally. But it was ABSOLUTELY worth going because he explained how her brain works... and why she was chasing cars down etc.. and he got her to walk to heel, which was one of the main reasons I went to him, because you know what it's like when your arm is coming out of the socket, or maybe you don't... but mine was. The Martingale collar worked for a bit but then she got foxy with it and she was so used to it, no matter how snug it was on her, she still pulled. Please don't tell me I was doing something wrong because I followed every instruction and googled every web page. We didn't leave the garden unless she stopped pulling but she just didn't care if it felt squeezy or not. This is the dog who's gone through every restraint possible and foxed them all... the halti - had it worked out in a morning. Harness... pointless...pincer collar... oh sure I'll behave whilst it's on, and when you take it away... mwahahahahahaha! - that was done by another trainer. She doesn't care about pulling and discomfort... she just wants to be ahead. So now I have gone back to the basic training with a new trainer once again who has different methods which seem to be working for Emma. We don't leave the garden until she's calm... and as soon as she starts to pull the tiniest bit, I turn around and we walk back. As soon as I turn, I have wonder dog back, who heels beautifully like some gorgeous show hound because she's desperate to go on her walk... and we turn back and bingo, she starts to pull. I counted... 18 times last walk we turned around and around. She can do it... she proves it every time I turn her around.... We go in circles... Eventually, towards the end of the walk, her will is weak (Use the Force, Luke) and she walks by my side so well. It's like she gives in eventually. At first it was like 30 -40 times turning around on a walk... now we're down to 18... The new trainer is just using a different method... it's interesting and it seems to be working, slowly... but like Steve at K9 explained to me, dog behaviours are like a balloon with air escaping and you get one behaviour plugged and another leak starts... hence the number plate chewing I suppose. And then there's the 'won't come if she doesn't want to' thing... Chicken breast and Schmacko's won't even work sometimes. I walk her on leash, run her for hours...she is getting the exercise she needs - we do some agility which she loves. She's pooped at night. But constant whining on her chain even if I'm there with her (polishing Monaros for example!) she's still this hyper anxious dog... I would like very much for her and I to achieve some sort of equilibrium in our lives but I doubt it will happen now but I will keep trying. I've been through really low times with her, obviously, after my marriage break up etc, but it's baby steps with Emma... always has been. Re-teaching is the way to go with her it seems, rather than just trying to stop her doing certain things... It's nice. She's responding. New trainer is female and I wonder considering all the abusive yelling my ex did that Ems overheard, whether this perhaps means she's better with women now. Anyway! WE're training hard... 40 mins a day.... she's doing good.. apart from the number plate thing... but that's a blip I think. But you know this forum is a great place to 'blah' it all out when you're frustrated about stuff isn't it? Then you get all these beautiful replies from other dog folk and it fills you with such encouragement and positivity and you know you'll keep on going. DOL got me through some very dark moments in the 18 months after my split with my ex and I nearly didn't keep Emma cos of the stress... You know... terrible really what lengths other people will go to, making your life hell and you feel like you're all out of options but you've gotta keep going. I truly understand why so many pups get given up when people divorce. It's hard to hang on esp when you've got a dog who's so delicate... But Em's a born optimist. Every day's new. She's alive and loved and slightly crazy but hey, that's a pretty good life. Anyone heard from Annabel????????? Told my OH what happened and he went 'OMFG!! Sorry to be so long in replying PM. I bet you thought he'd buried me under the patio right? Well I just told my OH about this and he said some lingerie & a nice dinner would definately do the trick Its a great way to say "I'm Sorry" Once he's accepted that offer there is no going back See I do nice dinners and lingerie all the time I think the car polishing thing did the job though... but the vacuum of the inside really was the icing on the cake... Oh god, I feel your pain. But sorry, I don't think they do grow out of it. My Lab x GSP is still Mr Destructo and he will be 8yo in a few months. The things he has destroyed... Yeah, this is a new phase for her. She was never really a chewer... but now... My Sabre chewed my drivers side mirror and my number plate - managed to bend it out and screw it back on tho...it does have teeth marks through it... ;) Yes, you win. Hands down. This started incidentally, cos Em discovered that the morning dew on the cars is infinitely more preferable to her than drinking her doggy water. That's when she discovered that cars are fun. Edited April 13, 2010 by Annabel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Those electronic containment systems may NOT work if a dog is intent on chasing something, or is scared and running I would never rely on one, I don't think. Maybe get a run made ? that way she is absolutely safe from outside harm.and cannot seek and destroy There is heaps of info on here about runs.. even for rental properties... Yeah, that's why I'm a little cautious. But we have moved to a new property and the good thing is, that it's off the main road and down a side road so she can't see the cars going past. It's only the crawling cars she takes on though. They really get her going... But she's not scared or running.. or intent on the chasing... It's only when she sees the cars that she gets all hyped up. The garden is an ok size... and I want Ems to be able to interact with the kids. They play with her a lot and she with them... so the freedom of running in the yard would be ideal... but the containment system seems like the cheaper option... Can I hire one to see if it would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italmum Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) oh Annabel i completely understand where you are here!!! Ours wasnt a dog (because we only got one yesterday lol) but a cat....he has his pride of joy alfa romeo in the garage...and he "accidently" locked our cat in the garage overnight...the next day i was frantic looking for the cat and heard meowing from the garage...and saw her ontop of his car and scratches all over the paintwork!! i rang "touchupguys" and he didnt get a chance to notice it..they polished out the scratches in no time. then a couple of weeks later..he did it again...and she scratched once again!! they try and blame the animals...but i told him he should be more careful where the cat is and make sure she is not in the garage!!! I hope he gets over it quickly x Edited April 12, 2010 by italmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 oh Annabel i completely understand where you are here!!!Ours wasnt a dog (because we only got one yesterday lol) but a cat....he has his pride of joy alfa romeo in the garage...and he "accidently" locked our cat in the garage overnight...the next day i was frantic looking for the cat and heard meowing from the garage...and saw her ontop of his car and scratches all over the paintwork!! i rang "touchupguys" and he didnt get a chance to notice it..they polished out the scratches in no time. then a couple of weeks later..he did it again...and she scratched once again!! they try and blame the animals...but i told him he should be more careful where the cat is and make sure she is not in the garage!!! I hope he gets over it quickly x OMG! A cat? And an Alfa....? Why do we have these nice things eh? I only buy cheap sunglasses now after my daughter who was 18 months at the time, used my hyper expensive Bolle glasses to make a fun noise on the fire guard,.... which had this cheese grater effect on my specs. Children/animals... who'd have them? He's ok about it actually. A new one is on the way. I have, however, run out to Kmart and got this big cover for it with a fastening to stop access.. .we only have the car port you see.... Nothing will get to it now. Even if she wants to lick the dew off it, she won't scratch it. Mwahahahahahahah. My dog is smart... but I am smarter... (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Post a pic of the damge and destructo dog please... Here she is. Emma the wonder dog... Look into my eyes... not around my eyes... look deep now... Who, me?!? Em with her best buddy ever in the world. I'll try to get a close up of the chilli smeared, chewed number plate later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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