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05/05/2013 05:14:49 PM · #51

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I've read that destructive behaviour while you're away could be due to the frustration of not being able to control her pack of humans. This happens when the dog has taken lead of the pack because the humans have failed to make it clear who is in charge. Also, without enough physical and mental exercise, problems like that happen.

To be fair to my previous dog, we were all gone a lot. This happened right after we got him, when he was about 4 months old. We did finally break him of the chewing, got him all calmed down, etc. then he got stolen by a neighbor who moved. His kids were always stealing him, and he'd knock at my door and tell me to come to his house and ask for the dog so his kids didn't know he told me. When they moved the dog disappeared.

Creepy people! >:-(

Kelli

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05/05/2013 05:21:26 PM · #52

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I've read that destructive behaviour while you're away could be due to the frustration of not being able to control her pack of humans. This happens when the dog has taken lead of the pack because the humans have failed to make it clear who is in charge. Also, without enough physical and mental exercise, problems like that happen.

To be fair to my previous dog, we were all gone a lot. This happened right after we got him, when he was about 4 months old. We did finally break him of the chewing, got him all calmed down, etc. then he got stolen by a neighbor who moved. His kids were always stealing him, and he'd knock at my door and tell me to come to his house and ask for the dog so his kids didn't know he told me. When they moved the dog disappeared.

Creepy people! >:-(

Yeah, I think they were in the mob. They literally moved their whole household out in the middle of the night. I had gotten him back from them in the afternoon, then the dog has disappeared out of the yard about 10 at night. I figured I'd go knock on their door the next morning. When I did they were gone.

Ann

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05/05/2013 06:55:32 PM · #53

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by snaffles:
cute lil Sheperdlabradoodle, Slippy! ;-)

:-P
Video of Yuuki.

Beyond cute. But you got a red-flag issue to deal with PRONTO: bedding-chewing is a pernicious habit that can lead to the death of all manner of upholstered objects.

Maybe they don't make fabric toys because that is too similar to furniture, and is a bad idea?

It IS a bad idea, yes... There ARE some, but as far as I'm concerned that's bad conditioning. If it's soft and fabric, it shouldn't be chewed on.

Yep, I had a lab/mix eat a whole couch while I was at work once.

I got a call at work one day..."Buddy ate the bed!" It was a waterbed, and it took several minutes before Allex was calm enough to tell me whether or not there was water everywhere. There wasn't, he had just eaten the foam top. Buddy also ate the entire hall carpet, and part of the sprinkler system. And he had a 6 tennis ball per week habit. Buddy was a lab/great dane mix. None of the Great Danes have been quite so chewy.

Bear_Music

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05/05/2013 06:58:44 PM · #54

Originally posted by Ann:

...And he had a 6 tennis ball per week habit.

Hah! My Giant Schnauzer was a tennis ball hoarder. He could hold FOUR of them in his mouth at once. His great joy in life was trying to keep the (elderly) collie from retrieving a ball. We had to keep FIVE balls in play in order for her to have a chance. It was hysterical...

Ann

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05/05/2013 07:04:05 PM · #55

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Ann:
...And he had a 6 tennis ball per week habit.

Hah! My Giant Schnauzer was a tennis ball hoarder. He could hold FOUR of them in his mouth at once. His great joy in life was trying to keep the (elderly) collie from retrieving a ball. We had to keep FIVE balls in play in order for her to have a chance. It was hysterical...

Buddy kept losing the tennis balls under the back deck. We couldn't get under the deck, so we just bought them by the case at Costco. When we moved out of that house, the next people tore up the deck and found a couple hundred almost new tennis balls. They called us and asked if we wanted them back.

Our current dog has had the same tennis ball for 3 years running now. We just throw it in the washer every few weeks, and she thinks it's new.

jomari

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05/05/2013 07:05:34 PM · #56

Gorgeous ~~cute~~ manly puppy! Congratulations and welcome to dog world. Best thing for protecting bits you don't want chewed - Tabasco sauce. This is not likely to be helpful about bedding, but other stuff (wooden drawer knobs were our puppy's thing). Actually she did destroy her first bed. Then we just put blankets on a mat for a while and got her a new bed when she was more civilized.

Message edited by author 2013-05-05 19:43:03.

Enlightened

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05/05/2013 08:39:36 PM · #57

Congrats! Just one question...is that manly pink on Yuuki's collar? ( oh and I read the thread title like this. Our new puppy, Yucki!)

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05/06/2013 10:03:10 AM · #58

Originally posted by Enlightened:

Congrats! Just one question...is that manly pink on Yuuki's collar? ( oh and I read the thread title like this. Our new puppy, Yucki!)

Yucki was my wife's concern for the written form, but she's the one who insisted on letting the kids come up with the name. I wanted to name her Death Machine, which is also the name of my recently-deceased fish. Well, that was Death Machine #3, to be more accurate.

Pink is OK, she's a she, but will still be a Ninja Warrior. Which was MY second choice for a name.

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I'm tired. This puppy thing is more work than a human baby. At least with our daughters we only had to get up every three hours throughout the night. With Yuuki, it's a trip to the back yard every two hours, and lots of crying in between because she's not in bed with us.

wejna

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05/06/2013 12:42:34 PM · #59

Originally posted by Neil:

I dunno...our yellow lab puppy never chewed on anything EXCEPT her toys, and she's always had a terry bone and a terry blankie. She's 12 years old now, never destroyed anything. She does seem to need to have one of those soft toys in her mouth when she comes to do the door...I guess that's so she doesn't bite us ;)

I think you just have to train them in any case. But I think labs like to hold soft things in their mouths...and chewing a toy is way better than chewing a couch.

It's a retriever thing (and spaniels too, to some degree). We had a Flat coated retriever who would greet everyone at the door carrying something in his mouth. Oh, and they do love to carry things while out walking as well, be it toys, balls, the newspaper, or gloves... my brat Cocker spaniel doesn't quite get the point of actually returning things he picks up, however.

Cory

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05/06/2013 12:58:02 PM · #60

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Enlightened:
Congrats! Just one question...is that manly pink on Yuuki's collar? ( oh and I read the thread title like this. Our new puppy, Yucki!)

Yucki was my wife's concern for the written form, but she's the one who insisted on letting the kids come up with the name. I wanted to name her Death Machine, which is also the name of my recently-deceased fish. Well, that was Death Machine #3, to be more accurate.

Pink is OK, she's a she, but will still be a Ninja Warrior. Which was MY second choice for a name.

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I'm tired. This puppy thing is more work than a human baby. At least with our daughters we only had to get up every three hours throughout the night. With Yuuki, it's a trip to the back yard every two hours, and lots of crying in between because she's not in bed with us.

You mean it's NOT said as Yucky?

Hell, that's even worse, since any other pronunciation of that spelling pretty much has to result in a sissy name. Yookey or something I'm sure.

;)

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05/06/2013 01:26:08 PM · #61

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Enlightened:
Congrats! Just one question...is that manly pink on Yuuki's collar? ( oh and I read the thread title like this. Our new puppy, Yucki!)

Yucki was my wife's concern for the written form, but she's the one who insisted on letting the kids come up with the name. I wanted to name her Death Machine, which is also the name of my recently-deceased fish. Well, that was Death Machine #3, to be more accurate.

Pink is OK, she's a she, but will still be a Ninja Warrior. Which was MY second choice for a name.

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I'm tired. This puppy thing is more work than a human baby. At least with our daughters we only had to get up every three hours throughout the night. With Yuuki, it's a trip to the back yard every two hours, and lots of crying in between because she's not in bed with us.

You mean it's NOT said as Yucky?

Hell, that's even worse, since any other pronunciation of that spelling pretty much has to result in a sissy name. Yookey or something I'm sure.

;)

But I say it in a really low voice. :-P
... and ... it'LL still sound good when I yell, "Yuuki, ATTACK COREY NINJA-STYLE!"

My dad got a mut just after I moved out and named it "Scum Dog", but called it "Scummy".

Message edited by author 2013-05-06 13:48:18.

Ann

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05/06/2013 02:45:05 PM · #62

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

My dad got a mut just after I moved out and named it "Scum Dog", but called it "Scummy".

Back in the 80's I got a pair of kittens from some fraternity guys. Shortly after, I was doing a Saturday Night Live Church Lady imitation ("Is it Satan?"), and the kittens came running, like I'd just spoken a language that they finally understood. That's when my friend told me that mama cat's name was Shithead.

nygold

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05/06/2013 02:49:22 PM · #63

You should have named the dog Stains so when the dog gets out of the yard you can run down the street yelling COME STAINS COME STAINS. :0

Cory

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05/06/2013 03:04:13 PM · #64

Originally posted by nygold:

You should have named the dog Stains so when the dog gets out of the yard you can run down the street yelling COME STAINS COME STAINS. :0

nyGOLD indeed. Pure gold in fact. :D

LOL!

cowboy221977

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05/06/2013 03:33:51 PM · #65

Originally posted by nygold:

You should have named the dog Stains so when the dog gets out of the yard you can run down the street yelling COME STAINS COME STAINS. :0

Oh thats good....

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05/06/2013 03:36:48 PM · #66

Originally posted by nygold:

You should have named the dog Stains so when the dog gets out of the yard you can run down the street yelling COME STAINS COME STAINS. :0

I'm telling my wife. I'll get slapped, but it'll be worth it.

MarkB

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05/06/2013 04:15:20 PM · #67

I've always wanted to name a dog STAY for the same reason.

Originally posted by nygold:

You should have named the dog Stains so when the dog gets out of the yard you can run down the street yelling COME STAINS COME STAINS. :0

Pug-H

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05/06/2013 08:08:08 PM · #68

Originally posted by Cory:

You mean it's NOT said as Yucky?

Hell, that's even worse, since any other pronunciation of that spelling pretty much has to result in a sissy name. Yookey or something I'm sure.

;)

Yuuki is a very common name in Japan, with various meanings depending on the Chinese characters used. There is also the short "u" version, Yuki, which is more common in girls' names (and can simply mean "snow"). Yuuki is more common for boys.

05/06/2013 09:02:05 PM · #69

Originally posted by Pug-H:

Originally posted by Cory:

You mean it's NOT said as Yucky?

Hell, that's even worse, since any other pronunciation of that spelling pretty much has to result in a sissy name. Yookey or something I'm sure.

;)

Yuuki is a very common name in Japan, with various meanings depending on the Chinese characters used. There is also the short "u" version, Yuki, which is more common in girls' names (and can simply mean "snow"). Yuuki is more common for boys.

Interesting! My anime-loving daughters told me Yuuki means Tender Princess. After these two quick days (and long nights), the name has stuck, no matter what it means, though.

We just had a game of soccer and later a game of Tug !!! :-)

05/06/2013 09:36:55 PM · #70

I'm sitting in my favourite chair right now and being attacked !

HELP !!!

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05/06/2013 10:24:46 PM · #71

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Message edited by author 2013-05-07 08:51:24.

Enlightened

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05/06/2013 10:54:00 PM · #72

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I'm sitting in my favourite chair right now and being attacked !

HELP !!!

DON"T let her bite your toes...Athletes mouth would not be nice!

05/11/2013 05:06:57 PM · #73

I got a gift for Yuuki, sodded the back yard for her business pleasure!

Garry

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05/11/2013 05:10:30 PM · #74

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I got a gift for Yuuki, sodded the back yard for her business pleasure!

Very nice, Slappy. I'm thinking of resodding my front yard. What did you pay per square?