My dog needs a shrink

[dawn8226]

This is hilarious. I am so glad I am not the only one with crazy dogs.
One of my dogs has taken to eating her collar every day. The crazy dog eats the whole collar except the buckle and ring the tags hook on to. It is driving me crazy. I have tried every different type of collar I can find. I have tried making the collar as tight around her neck as possible (but still comfortable) to try may it impossible for her to get a hold of it, but it hasn't helped. We leave her in a kennel during the day and I put toys in there to keep her from getting bored, but that seems to be when she really wants to eat her collar. She does try chew on the collar at other times, but then she gets in trouble. Yesterday my daughter took the collar off the dog before she put her in the kennel for the day, when my daughter got home from school the kennel was on its side and the dog had pulled the collar in through the holes on the side. I have no idea how to stop this behavior, and it is expensive buying a new collar each day. I told my daughter to take the collar off of the dog before she goes in the kennel and put the collar upstairs, which should stop it from happening again although it is inconvenient. I just wish I knew why she felt the need to eat her collar. She doesn't eat other strange things, just her collar. Any suggestions?

 

[Lisa L from MI]

Here is a pic of Mabel sucking her sleeping bag...and yes...the pillows...she always sucks DH's at bedtime (he works nights). She usually has her paws wrapped more in front doing the "kneading" motion too. This puts her right out like a light...

 

[NMAmy]

She does the same thing with my shoes and socks. If I can't find something, I have to check her toybox.

Our golden, Sunny, likes to collect socks. I can always tell when she has one because she'll hide her head under our bed. The whole rest of her body is sticking out, mind you, but apparently she thinks if she can't see me, I can't see her. Every laundry day, I need to collect the migratory socks from under the bed.

She also has an odd fondness for cardboard boxes. You can't leave one out or she'll tear it to shreds. Well, heck, they're cheaper than doggy toys! (She doesn't eat them--just tears them up and carries the pieces around the house.)

 

[dawn8226]

Lisa, that picture of Mabel is so cute, although I am sure her habit can get a little old with the dog drool on things (yuck).

 

[Lisa L from MI]

Lisa, that picture of Mabel is so cute, although I am sure her habit can get a little old with the dog drool on things (yuck).

Yes, that drool...especially with the pillows!!! I thought she would outgrow it but I looked it up on the internet....YES...there is a sight just about this type of dog behavior! And if they do it after a year old, they will their whole life.

And talk about dog drool....when she has something in her mouth she isn't suppose to (and believe it or not it is quite often ) we will coax her with something to "drop it" (she doesn't listen to me....but drops it in a flash for DH)......Anyway we may drop a cookie (doggy) in front of her and she will sit there for the longest time....drool just literally pouring out of her mouth....really really gross but also funny. She doesn't want to drop her object but really really wants the cookie.

 

[N&B'smom]

Maybe you could find a shrink that needs a dog and they could help each other.

Shelby

 

[Lisa L from MI]

OOPS......mean't to add the link for all of you:

http://www.dogbehaviour.com/articles/dogs/objectsucking.htm

 

[KatelynnsAuntie]

This thread is hilarious! Thanks for the laughs today guys...

 

[binny]

oh we had a Standard Poodle with a shoe fetish!


If we were gone for the day we would come home to a pile of shoes. He would go and get ONE of each pair and bring it out to the living room. He never chewed on them just brought them out and sat next to them.

I could never understand the ONE of each though.
I know that they say they want something that smells like their owner but GOL I hope we smell better than our shoes!


I have crazy dogs, what does that say about me? Now Im getting a complex.

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

I know that they say they want something that smells like their owner but GOL I hope we smell better than our shoes!

Oh, man... Chloe gets my underpants! I don't know whether to laugh, or to cry!

 

[binny]

Oh, man... Chloe gets my underpants! I don't know whether to laugh, or to cry!

Oh great coffee on the monitor again....

 

[minkydog]

OOPS......mean't to add the link for all of you:

http://www.dogbehaviour.com/articles/dogs/objectsucking.htm

Very interesting article.Minky was a rescue pup, but i think he was with his mother for the first 6-8wks. After that, she was adopted(purebred STandard Poodle ), then the 11 pups were adopted out. He did spend some time in a foster home with his sibs and Minky is the smallest(at75lbs!) of the litter. He was very ill when we got him, although we didn't know it. within a week he was in ICU for bacterial pneumonia and spent several weeks there. Thankfully, he pulled through (he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the scar tissue). He is a Velcro dog.

 

[binny]

ahhh our Standard was a rescue too. He was truly the best dog we ever had. He died of cancer though when I was 16.


Treasure ( My Golden) is a great dog too ( aside from the new binky issue ) but there will be a special place in my heart for my Toby.

 

[minkydog]

ahhh our Standard was a rescue too. He was truly the best dog we ever had. He died of cancer though when I was 16.

OMGthey live to be 16? I don't want anything to happen to Minky,but sheesh, that's pretty elderly for a large dog. Holy cow, lets hope his bladder holds out.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

I know my doggie gets bored sometimes and that's when he starts doing his little destructive behaviors....just busted him scratching the wall in the kitchen (again)...

i agree with this. dogs need a lot more attention than any other animals do(this is why i don't have a dog ) so sometimes when they're bored, they get into everything.

 

[binny]

OMGthey live to be 16? I don't want anything to happen to Minky,but sheesh, that's pretty elderly for a large dog. Holy cow, lets hope his bladder holds out.

No he died when *I* was 16. I think he was 8 or so.


I think she is having a hard time adjusting, shes alone much more than she used to be. I mean the cats are here but well you know lol


I was thinking of getting her a friend but she isnt very socialized. She gets along really well with one dog that lives next to my mum but she barks like crazy at any other.

How would I bring in another dog to household?

 

[lesroi]

Minky does this with his Pink Baby(bear) and Pink Bunny. It looks stupid because he's a ferocious 75lb black poodle

LOLOLOLOL!

Same with our Doberman. Imagine a 100 pound Doberman coming at you with a big fuzzy toy in his mouth. So very scary, huh?

As mentioned by Chloe's owner, our Dobe also must always have something in his mouth when he is greeting you. It's usually whatever he can grab first. Dog dish, sock, toy, shoe. Whatever he can grab.

Too funny!

Tracy

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

How would I bring in another dog to household?

We're going to be doing the same thing in about six months. We're still at the "do we rescue or get a puppy?" stage.

Once I make a decision, you can expect me to pepper the board with tons of questions!

I did ask about a year ago, or so and I got a lot of great responses on here. My main concern right now, is male, or female?

Right now, my DD21 is home for Thanksgiving and she brought her eight month old kitten - that I'm highly allergic to - home with her. She has her claws and Chloe's gotten the smack down about two times already.

All's going well with them, but all the holes in my head are starting to swell up.

 

[binny]

ack Im sorry your having such a bad reaction!


My golden is a female and Ive been thinking that maybe bringing in a smaller male would be ok but I really have no idea.

DH would love to have anoth Lhasa but I dont know how Treasure would handle something that yips. Besides I cant get something smaller than my cats LOL

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

ack Im sorry your having such a bad reaction!


My golden is a female and Ive been thinking that maybe bringing in a smaller male would be ok but I really have no idea.

DH would love to have anoth Lhasa but I dont know how Treasure would handle something that yips. Besides I cant get something smaller than my cats LOL

I think if we got a puppy, I could get away with getting a female, but I would be worried about bringing in an older female. I've heard bad things about bringing two females together.

I prefer female dogs though, for obvious belly-rubbing reasons.