Dogs

[clevername]

I've read the opposite as far as being ON all the time. When they want to play they're hyper, but other times they pretty much follow your lead.

Easily trained, don't bark a ton, get along with everyone, don't shed.

My only concern, as it is with any dog, is I live alone and there are infrequent (thankfully) occasions where I may be late in getting home from work if at all that evening if there's a sick one at the hospital I need to stay close to.

[lukethedrifter]

My only concern, as it is with any dog, is I live alone and there are infrequent (thankfully) occasions where I may be late in getting home from work if at all that evening if there's a sick one at the hospital I need to stay close to.

With my 24 hour schedule I can't get a dog for my daughter unless she can take it back and forth to her Mom's. Or get a concubine/pet sitter.

My daughter and girlfriend both want a Boston Terrier so that has potential. The little one across the alley doesn't seem hyper, esp not compared to my Mom's recently deceased Jack Russell. At least before she died anyway.

[clake]

My wife and I are both gone for quite some time during the day when we are both working in the city (about 50% of the time) and we have a dog walker/sitter that comes in middle of the day to take her out and spend about 30 minutes with her. Well worth the money.

Just got back inside from taking her out in the snow.

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Not our dog just found the gif

[Freed Roger]

Oh the horrid gas coming from the Big Galoot after his raw beef and trash rampage last weekend.

Just thought I'd share that.

As far as avoiding this problem in the future when mastermind Mr. Fuzzypants orders up another trash job, I find that after-the fact punishment has little effect. The pillage instinct (wasn't a problem so much with only one dog) outweighs the shame aspect that they undoubtedly feel afterwards.

Trying to figure a way to booby trap so they get the shame first.


Galoot about to cropdust Little Freedette

[G. Keenan]

Are Big Galoot and Mr. Fuzzypants like a his and hers dog situation?

[Freed Roger]

Are Big Galoot and Mr. Fuzzypants like a his and hers dog situation?

Not really. I take care of them and they both stalk me constantly.

They are equally adored by Little Freedette.

[Arthur Dent]

As far as avoiding this problem in the future when mastermind Mr. Fuzzypants orders up another trash job, I find that after-the fact punishment has little effect. The pillage instinct (wasn't a problem so much with only one dog) outweighs the shame aspect that they undoubtedly feel afterwards.

Somewhere, I read about a dog behavior experiment in just this situation that concluded that the shame is a projection by the owner. The dog is looking that way because it knows you're upset not because it feels any shame over the garbage invasion. Punishment after the fact is typically considered somewhere between pointless and harmful. If you don't catch the dog in the act, they aren't going to make the connection. If you can't booby trap the garbage, maybe you can secure it some way?

[Freed Roger]

As far as avoiding this problem in the future when mastermind Mr. Fuzzypants orders up another trash job, I find that after-the fact punishment has little effect. The pillage instinct (wasn't a problem so much with only one dog) outweighs the shame aspect that they undoubtedly feel afterwards.

Somewhere, I read about a dog behavior experiment in just this situation that concluded that the shame is a projection by the owner. The dog is looking that way because it knows you're upset not because it feels any shame over the garbage invasion. Punishment after the fact is typically considered somewhere between pointless and harmful. If you don't catch the dog in the act, they aren't going to make the connection. If you can't booby trap the garbage, maybe you can secure it some way?

I'm guilty as all getout about anthropomorphizing with dogs.

But sometimes they are hiding and cowering when we come home - and that is how we know they did something.

We secure the trash generally, but sometimes forget and am tired of having the dogs dictate the trash situation. So my plan this weekend is to rig the trash up with something that will fall off and make a ruckus if they tamper. In conjunction, I will leave some meaty trash in the can, and go out and try to catch them in the act.

The Galoot came from my wifes' family farm - so when I tell her farmer relatives these tales, they just shake their head in disgust at my lack of domain and say "why don't you just kick em in the ribs.?"

[lukethedrifter]

But sometimes they are hiding and cowering when we come home - and that is how we know they did something.

I really think you are wrong about this, at least that they are doing so because they know they did something. I taught a dog of mine to cower when I returned from a 13 hour shift at work. I was the one who felt shame when I figured out what I'd done.