Teaching an old dog new tricks
BF and I recently rescued a dog. She is part pit and part traveling salesman from what I can tell. I'll post a pic and you all can give me your best guess. Also, I'm guessing she's around 5 years old....
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Yes, you're right on #1, Don. I've already put that one in motion right after you posted this.
#2 isn't an option for me though. We would have to have 3 of the gates to keep her out of the kitchen, and we have already learned that she can jump at least as high as most gates because she jumps on our bed that is nearly 4 feet high. Our kitchen trash can is one of the ones with the revolving lids. That's not a big hurdle for her, though. She just knocks it over and then she's inside it and digging out the trash as fast as she can go.
We tried a kennel when she first came here, but she got so possessive over it that anytime Bella got near it she would come out growling and snapping. They only started being friendly when we took the kennel out of the picture all together by returning it to the friend that we borrowed it from.
I could try another kennel and keep her in it if I'm not on high alert for her shenanigans. I might try that and keep her it in the sunroom, away from the action, so that it wouldn't be so tempting for her to turn it into a place that she guards.
What's your guess on the age and type of dog she is?
#2 isn't an option for me though. We would have to have 3 of the gates to keep her out of the kitchen, and we have already learned that she can jump at least as high as most gates because she jumps on our bed that is nearly 4 feet high. Our kitchen trash can is one of the ones with the revolving lids. That's not a big hurdle for her, though. She just knocks it over and then she's inside it and digging out the trash as fast as she can go.
We tried a kennel when she first came here, but she got so possessive over it that anytime Bella got near it she would come out growling and snapping. They only started being friendly when we took the kennel out of the picture all together by returning it to the friend that we borrowed it from.
I could try another kennel and keep her in it if I'm not on high alert for her shenanigans. I might try that and keep her it in the sunroom, away from the action, so that it wouldn't be so tempting for her to turn it into a place that she guards.
What's your guess on the age and type of dog she is?
