I need a bit of help, I have an 11wk old Kelpie pup, he is fantastic, really well behaved, responds to basic commands ie:sit, drop, No,down, out etc BUT he is stealing shoes, not chewing them just pinching them which isn't a huge issue except for the fact I went to put my boots on the ther day and they were in the yard and full of water cos it rained!! lol
When we got our old dog if he chewed a shoe the shoe got tied to his collar for the day, he hated it and it only took a couple of times of him dragging a boot around for the day to stop it.
We tried that with Mater and he loved it!!!!
He wasnt chewing them before that but when I tied my boot to his collar he thought he had his own chew toy for the day! lol
SO what else can I do, I growl at him, if I see him I tell him drop and he does it straightaway, I gave him a light smack with a thong that he had stolen, but i just went to put him in the stable and there was about 3 pairs of shoes in the bit of garden he likes to lay in!!
An yes I know an obvious answer is find a different spot fo rthe shoes but personally I prefer to get rid of a habit than to rearrange things for a dog.
Any advice would be appreciated
When we got our old dog if he chewed a shoe the shoe got tied to his collar for the day, he hated it and it only took a couple of times of him dragging a boot around for the day to stop it.
We tried that with Mater and he loved it!!!!
He wasnt chewing them before that but when I tied my boot to his collar he thought he had his own chew toy for the day! lol
SO what else can I do, I growl at him, if I see him I tell him drop and he does it straightaway, I gave him a light smack with a thong that he had stolen, but i just went to put him in the stable and there was about 3 pairs of shoes in the bit of garden he likes to lay in!!
An yes I know an obvious answer is find a different spot fo rthe shoes but personally I prefer to get rid of a habit than to rearrange things for a dog.
Any advice would be appreciated