Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Please can some one give me some idease, we have an American Bull Dog (16 weeks) and he is the best dog but for one thing, he keeps jumping up and pulling the washing of the line. I have tried the ballons with water in them and shopping bag as well and he did jump up and grab a ballon and it broke and water went all over him so I thought that would fix the problem, I left the other ballons on the line just in case and put washing out but as soon as Im out of sight he seems to know the differance between the ballons and the washing and just goes for the washing. Has any one else had this problem and what did they do to solve it, he is so cunning that while we are around he is perfect but as soon as we turn our back he does it, if we could catch him in the act we could punish him and maybe the fright would stop him but at the moment he is winning the war with the washing, I would appreciate any help that anyone could offer. ( Hubby is getting cranky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) Please can some one give me some idease, we have an American Bull Dog (16 weeks) and he is the best dog but for one thing, he keeps jumping up and pulling the washing of the line. I have tried the ballons with water in them and shopping bag as well and he did jump up and grab a ballon and it broke and water went all over him so I thought that would fix the problem, I left the other ballons on the line just in case and put washing out but as soon as Im out of sight he seems to know the differance between the ballons and the washing and just goes for the washing. Has any one else had this problem and what did they do to solve it, he is so cunning that while we are around he is perfect but as soon as we turn our back he does it, if we could catch him in the act we could punish him and maybe the fright would stop him but at the moment he is winning the war with the washing, I would appreciate any help that anyone could offer. ( Hubby is getting cranky) Fence off the line. I sincerely doubt his timing is about you turning your back. If he has you to amuse him he doesn't need the washing. Left alone, he seeks to entertain himself. Are you training him? What toys does he have? Edited July 2, 2012 by Haredown Whippets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zug Zug Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My suggestion would be to completely stop putting clothes on the line while he's in the yard. And don't try again until you are absolutely sure he's past the chewing puppy stage. It will become a habit, and you don't want him to practise this behaviour. I am doing this at home at the moment. My standard poodle puppy started getting things off the line. So we're drying clothes on clothing racks inside and telling him off if he goes anywhere near that. He is leaving it alone. But I won't trust him outside with clothing on the line until I am absolutely sure - probably not until Summer and even then I'll be keeping a very close eye on him when clothing is out there (which is not something I find easy to do during Winter). I had a dog once who destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of clothing off the line. Won't be risking that happening this time. Luckily, he demonstrated his problem to us on towels, not clothes. So at this stage we haven't lost much of value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Please can some one give me some idease, we have an American Bull Dog (16 weeks) and he is the best dog but for one thing, he keeps jumping up and pulling the washing of the line. I have tried the ballons with water in them and shopping bag as well and he did jump up and grab a ballon and it broke and water went all over him so I thought that would fix the problem, I left the other ballons on the line just in case and put washing out but as soon as Im out of sight he seems to know the differance between the ballons and the washing and just goes for the washing. Has any one else had this problem and what did they do to solve it, he is so cunning that while we are around he is perfect but as soon as we turn our back he does it, if we could catch him in the act we could punish him and maybe the fright would stop him but at the moment he is winning the war with the washing, I would appreciate any help that anyone could offer. ( Hubby is getting cranky) Fence off the line. I sincerely doubt his timing is about you turning your back. If he has you to amuse him he doesn't need the washing. Left alone, he seeks to entertain himself. Are you training him? What toys does he have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Please can some one give me some idease, we have an American Bull Dog (16 weeks) and he is the best dog but for one thing, he keeps jumping up and pulling the washing of the line. I have tried the ballons with water in them and shopping bag as well and he did jump up and grab a ballon and it broke and water went all over him so I thought that would fix the problem, I left the other ballons on the line just in case and put washing out but as soon as Im out of sight he seems to know the differance between the ballons and the washing and just goes for the washing. Has any one else had this problem and what did they do to solve it, he is so cunning that while we are around he is perfect but as soon as we turn our back he does it, if we could catch him in the act we could punish him and maybe the fright would stop him but at the moment he is winning the war with the washing, I would appreciate any help that anyone could offer. ( Hubby is getting cranky) Fence off the line. I sincerely doubt his timing is about you turning your back. If he has you to amuse him he doesn't need the washing. Left alone, he seeks to entertain himself. Are you training him? What toys does he have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks for the replies, he is starting training this Saturady and he has lots of toys, pigs ears and plastiv buckets that he loves to throw around. Looks like I will just have to hang the clothes in the house until he is older and gets over this stage. thanks again for you help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My suggestion would be to completely stop putting clothes on the line while he's in the yard. And don't try again until you are absolutely sure he's past the chewing puppy stage. It will become a habit, and you don't want him to practise this behaviour. I am doing this at home at the moment. My standard poodle puppy started getting things off the line. So we're drying clothes on clothing racks inside and telling him off if he goes anywhere near that. He is leaving it alone. But I won't trust him outside with clothing on the line until I am absolutely sure - probably not until Summer and even then I'll be keeping a very close eye on him when clothing is out there (which is not something I find easy to do during Winter). I had a dog once who destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of clothing off the line. Won't be risking that happening this time. Luckily, he demonstrated his problem to us on towels, not clothes. So at this stage we haven't lost much of value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteena Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks for your reply , yes sounds like I will just have to put the washing some where else for the time being. He is such a great dog except for this one bad habit. He is starting training this weekend. thanks again for you advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My 3 year old girl did this as a pup, she grew out of it :) Wishing you have the same outcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Mine is 2.5 and still hasn't grown out of it. The 7 year old doesn't mind a bit of tug o war with the takings, either. Good luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyBlue Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Never had to try it but did read in a book about placing bricks around the washing line and then some wire trellis on top. In theory the surface is uncomfortable for the dog to walk on and so stops them jumping up at the washing. I have no idea how effective this would be and the thickness of the wire would need to be tweaked to suit the dog Im sure. From watching my own puppy crash through several chickenwire and garden trellis wire fences I would think something that would remain ridged under the weight of the dog would be the better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) An old trick, I believe, for those that were truly desperate and had a steel clothes lines with steel wires, was to attach a low voltage electric fence charger to it and hang wet towels on for them to grab. It won't work though if the lines are synthetic as most are these days. An ordinary electric fence around the line could also be an option. Edited July 2, 2012 by dancinbcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now