ChristineX Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yeah, sheepskin slippers/boots/rugs - just different words for "Best Toy Ever"! I haven't managed to meet one of the Tawnyoak IT's yet - Duke is from Shannawona (Ruth) in Victoria, and Kate is from Nerida at Anluan Kennels in WA. Best dogs ever! (for those who occasionally read about Duke, yes I am fully aware that he is 150% Lunatic, as well as a total Drama Queen)and I still luv the sod! You could try keeping one of those "no longer working" slippers handy - when PJ goes for the toes, wiggle the slipper instead! And don't laugh when she goes for the toes - its the very best encouragement an Irish Terrier knows! See if you can install the habit of going for a tug of war with the broken sheepskin instead of the toes. From memory, Kate was about 18 months when she finally started to let me sleep in! Patience, it will happen :) These guys are so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuzu Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 PJ was desexed yesterday. Interesting trying to keep her bounce down! Crated her for the night but she was after my feet again this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineX Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Oh yeah - Irish Terriers really don't feel/show much in the way of pain! They bounce until the pain is bad enough to make them collapse. I am always having a lot of interesting conversations with vets about the need for pain control - the most interesting one being one vet saying "it doesn't seem to be causing him any pain or discomfort" - while I'm watching that corner of his mouth starting to tic - which is usually a precursor to biting! I now have enough of a raport with my local vets that if I say Duke's in pain (it's always Duke, Kate is too smart to get herself into trouble) they believe me. The toe game - sorry, but I think it's going to take a couple of months to transfer the fun to another type of game! Remember - every time you laugh when PJ goes for the toes, that's at least another 3 weeks of Toe Fun! Merry Xmas, too! Christine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The crate has become a game. When let out put her on lead & walk her outside to the toilet ,no fuss. All my pups that are crate trained are taught from day one crate manners ,that means no charging out,no silliness just walk out calmly onlead & outside .They grasp this very quickly & are angels in the crate & very trustworthy & safe As for bed playing its a game & fun dogs are like toddlers & they do naughty things but the pup needs words to understand what you want & direction. Locking in the bathroom or similar means nothing . You need to direct to a better behaviour or as mentioned keep the door shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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