Shoe Chewing!!!

DebBrown · 01-05-2008, 10:56 AM

Pardon me while I vent!

I just discovered Charlie eating my husband's best dress shoe. These are his very favorite and now a nice chunk of the sole is missing. Who's fault is this??!! My husband still cannot seem to remember to close the closet. It would be great if my doodle could leave shoes alone but we all know he can't. So why can't a grown man learn to shut the closet door?!

OK... I've found all the pieces and superglued it back together. It doesn't have quite the same professional look but it may work for awhile.

Deb

DebBrown · 01-05-2008, 10:59 AM

Ack! Just came back in the kitchen to find Charlie chewing on the SUPERGLUE!

He is really on a roll today. It would serve him right if his mouth was glued shut.

Deb

01-05-2008, 11:15 AM

Deb it's only 10am and alll this destruction!!!! hahaha sorry to laugh but that's a riot! Sounds like Charlie needs some exercise!!! A tired doodle is a good doodle!!!! hahaha
I'm glad Maya is not a morning dog! She likes to sleep in. All my doodle antics take place after 12 pm here!

**MaxandMe** · 01-05-2008, 11:16 AM

DEB how old is he? is he near 6mos? hahhahaa or even 5mos has its moments

last night i didn' know my son left the living room door slightly open and his bedroom door wide open

Son came home and i said: thank you for learning hwo to close the living room door as i have been asking you to do this now for 10years.
YOU are NOW MINUS 2 pairs of underwear, 1 sock, and 1 new black tee shirt. and YOU can now replacements with YOUR MONEY."

we were going NUTS last night everytime i turned around they had a different item but did DROP IT AFTER they chewed off a piece hahahah

anyway, my 15yr son is grounded today and helping oout with housecleaning. I thought i'd have him murphy oil soap and then lemon oil the LIVING ROOM Door

hahhaaaaaaaaaaaa
I am hoping this helps him to remember hahahahahaa

DebBrown · 01-05-2008, 11:25 AM

Can I ground my husband?

Charlie is almost ten months. Lately he's been so busy with Lucky that he hasn't gotten into much. Perhaps we were lulled into a sense of false security?

Heather, you are right. We need a walk and we are leaving the house any minute now. The sooner the better!

Deb

01-05-2008, 11:25 AM

Annmarie you are a mean Mom!!! hahahaha
My mom never could ground us. She would always let us out of grounding after about an hour!

Ok back to shoe chewing......

lmtoth2 · 01-05-2008, 01:15 PM

10 months old was the start of the really fun adolescence time for us - it got better by 12-13 mos. However as you saw from my other post, Dexter recently ate a sock and he's 18 mos old...on top of that he'll grab my husband's work boots from the garage and do doodle 500s through the yard with them. I guess my point is that I'm not finding he's outgrowing this much so we just try really really hard to keep shoes and socks away from him.

Sorry about the shoes

DebBrown · 01-05-2008, 01:22 PM

Leslie, I'm not expecting Charlie to outgrow it anytime soon.

The good thing is that he has learned the DROP command and will usually give up his treasures easily. And usually I'm tuned in to what he is doing.

We've had our walk and Charlie and Lucky are both napping under my desk. We have a little reprieve around here for maybe half an hour.

Deb

**MaxandMe** · 01-05-2008, 02:03 PM

good going DEB!!

and Heather...my son is now going skateboarding

he cleaned his room and put away all dishes. I can't stay mean for long hahhaa

mtd885 · 01-05-2008, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxandMe

good going DEB!!

and Heather...my son is now going skateboarding

he cleaned his room and put away all dishes. I can't stay mean for long hahhaa

Perhaps you should treat your son like a dog

lmtoth2 · 01-05-2008, 05:53 PM

Deb - just a thought, but have you tried spraying bitter apple on the shoes? If Charlie hates the taste it may deter him from chewing again

DebBrown · 01-05-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmtoth2

Deb - just a thought, but have you tried spraying bitter apple on the shoes? If Charlie hates the taste it may deter him from chewing again

No I haven't tried that. Do you think it would leave a weird texture/smell or otherwise problem with leather? I have used the spray on table legs, wood molding and other evidently tempting spots and it works well. I'll go read the label.

Deb

annabelles mom · 01-05-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DebBrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmtoth2

Deb - just a thought, but have you tried spraying bitter apple on the shoes? If Charlie hates the taste it may deter him from chewing again

No I haven't tried that. Do you think it would leave a weird texture/smell or otherwise problem with leather? I have used the spray on table legs, wood molding and other evidently tempting spots and it works well. I'll go read the label.

Deb

Do you have an old pair of leathers you could try the spray on first to see how it reacts to leather?

Sounds like Charlie is full of it today

FoodLady · 01-05-2008, 11:06 PM

Deb ... One thing DH LOVES about having Ebbe; since the day we got her I have put my shoes away. I was a shoeaholic years ... decades before I was a doodleholic. I'll put up with alot, but destroyed shoes?

**MaxandMe** · 01-05-2008, 11:44 PM

I have done 2 things in past

1. put a shoe next to our doodles while watching tv or a movie
everytime they go to chew the shoe i say NO, then good boy, and hand them their chew toy

max took 4 hours to learn DO not chew shoes
Peanut took ......too long
Beau is doing good so far

2. one day i lost it hahahaa and made Max and peanut pick up the shoes and walked them to the door where we keep them and then made them DROP IT
hhahahaa they havent' chewed shoes since hahahhaa

NOW my basketball slippers...another story for another time

i do say, every time you say NO if you can give them one of their toys, say how good they are it can help teach what they CAN and Can't chew

for some doodles it's a maturity thing
max never chewed, peanut did till 11mos old

01-05-2008, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Shoe Chewing!!! Pardon me while I vent! I just discovered Charlie eating my husband's best dress shoe. These are his very favorite and now a nice chunk of the sole is missing. Who's fault is this??!! My husband still cannot seem to remember to close the closet. It would be great if my doodle could leave shoes alone but we all know he can't. So why can't a grown man learn to shut the closet door?! OK... I've found all the pieces and superglued it back together. It doesn't have quite the same professional look but it may work for awhile. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

01-05-2008, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Ack! Just came back in the kitchen to find Charlie chewing on the SUPERGLUE! He is really on a roll today. It would serve him right if his mouth was glued shut. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

01-05-2008, 11:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	DEB how old is he? is he near 6mos? hahhahaa or even 5mos has its moments last night i didn' know my son left the living room door slightly open and his bedroom door wide open Son came home and i said: thank you for learning hwo to close the living room door as i have been asking you to do this now for 10years. YOU are NOW MINUS 2 pairs of underwear, 1 sock, and 1 new black tee shirt. and YOU can now replacements with YOUR MONEY." we were going NUTS last night everytime i turned around they had a different item but did DROP IT AFTER they chewed off a piece hahahah anyway, my 15yr son is grounded today and helping oout with housecleaning. I thought i'd have him murphy oil soap and then lemon oil the LIVING ROOM Door hahhaaaaaaaaaaaa I am hoping this helps him to remember hahahahahaa __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

01-05-2008, 11:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Can I ground my husband? Charlie is almost ten months. Lately he's been so busy with Lucky that he hasn't gotten into much. Perhaps we were lulled into a sense of false security? Heather, you are right. We need a walk and we are leaving the house any minute now. The sooner the better! Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

01-05-2008, 01:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	10 months old was the start of the really fun adolescence time for us - it got better by 12-13 mos. However as you saw from my other post, Dexter recently ate a sock and he's 18 mos old...on top of that he'll grab my husband's work boots from the garage and do doodle 500s through the yard with them. I guess my point is that I'm not finding he's outgrowing this much so we just try really really hard to keep shoes and socks away from him. Sorry about the shoes __________________ Leslie

01-05-2008, 11:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Deb it's only 10am and alll this destruction!!!! hahaha sorry to laugh but that's a riot! Sounds like Charlie needs some exercise!!! A tired doodle is a good doodle!!!! hahaha I'm glad Maya is not a morning dog! She likes to sleep in. All my doodle antics take place after 12 pm here!

01-05-2008, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Annmarie you are a mean Mom!!! hahahaha My mom never could ground us. She would always let us out of grounding after about an hour! Ok back to shoe chewing......

01-05-2008, 01:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Leslie, I'm not expecting Charlie to outgrow it anytime soon. The good thing is that he has learned the DROP command and will usually give up his treasures easily. And usually I'm tuned in to what he is doing. We've had our walk and Charlie and Lucky are both napping under my desk. We have a little reprieve around here for maybe half an hour. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

01-05-2008, 02:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	good going DEB!! and Heather...my son is now going skateboarding he cleaned his room and put away all dishes. I can't stay mean for long hahhaa __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

01-05-2008, 05:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	Deb - just a thought, but have you tried spraying bitter apple on the shoes? If Charlie hates the taste it may deter him from chewing again __________________ Leslie

01-05-2008, 11:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
FoodLady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,411	Deb ... One thing DH LOVES about having Ebbe; since the day we got her I have put my shoes away. I was a shoeaholic years ... decades before I was a doodleholic. I'll put up with alot, but destroyed shoes? __________________ Mary and Ebbe, I love her so ... wherever I go ... My Doodly Doodly Doo!

01-05-2008, 11:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	I have done 2 things in past 1. put a shoe next to our doodles while watching tv or a movie everytime they go to chew the shoe i say NO, then good boy, and hand them their chew toy max took 4 hours to learn DO not chew shoes Peanut took ......too long Beau is doing good so far 2. one day i lost it hahahaa and made Max and peanut pick up the shoes and walked them to the door where we keep them and then made them DROP IT hhahahaa they havent' chewed shoes since hahahhaa NOW my basketball slippers...another story for another time i do say, every time you say NO if you can give them one of their toys, say how good they are it can help teach what they CAN and Can't chew for some doodles it's a maturity thing max never chewed, peanut did till 11mos old __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

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