So have you ever had a pet sneak into your collection area and destroy one (or more) of your figures when you weren't looking or around?

 

It happened to me once. It was after we got a new cocker spaniel a few years ago. My family and I left to go run errands, and my brother accidentally left my room door open. At one time, I had my figures under my tv on a shelf near the floor. When we came back, I saw that our family dog got a hold of cassette tape ravage and lazerbeak. She chewed them up pretty good that they were pretty unrecognizable. Fortunately, my Soundwave made it through unscathed. Needless to say I was pissed, but eventually got over it. I ended up buying a new Ravage and Lazerbeak so it was no big deal. However, now I am more careful with my figures since that incident. Never trust a dog, no matter how cute and adorable they are. :)

NO.

 

I don't worry about my dog and toys. I can leave them right out where he can get to them and he won't touch them.

The closest he ever got was when I picked up Animated Magnus. I only had this dog for a couple weeks, and he snagged the hammer. I caught him right away and bopped him on the head with it.

 

Hell, I can leave a steak on the floor, tell him no, go out all day, come home and it'll be right there when I get back :tfevil

 

The training tips are real easy for anyone intrested.

 

-be sure your dog understands NO, and if he doesn't listen put him in a brief time out. The worse thing you can do to a dog is remove them from a fun situation.

 

-from the time you first get him, only give him 2 toys. 1 should be shomething like a shin bone that he can chew and chew on, but never destroy. The other should be something like a tennis ball.

-AVOID PLUSHIES- to a dog theres no difference between that toy and your sofa.

Only let your dog have these 2 toys till he learns discression. If he looks like he's gonna chew something he shouldn't stop him and offer him his toy, and reward him for being good when he goes for his thing and not yours. As your dog learns you can give him more toys (I have 7 for him on the floor at any given time). In time he won't care about your things since he'll lnow it's not food and may incure a dreaded time out

 

-don't play games like tug of war or wrestle when he's a pup. These are fun games, but they teach and enforce agressive behavior. When the dog is older and easier to control, then you can introduce these games. But start off with fetch. That'll teach the "come here" "drop it" and "go get it" commands in a fun atmosphere.

 

 

I've been around dogs my whole life. I've trained pitbulls to be docle house pets. Even my current dog was found feral, and came under control quick.

 

 

Put the time in with your animal and you'll never loose a thing. Most I've lost to Ol Phil here was a roll of paper towels.

 

So sad! Just look at their big, sad eyes. I don't believe in cages for dogs unless they are being transported on an mass public transport.

nope that has never happened to me

as a home for a dog I agree, but as a training tool they are helpful. The cage was gone in 3 months, my dog has free roam of the house.

I use a cage the same way a parent may put a kid in the corner.

 

Also, the pictures supose to look sad, drives home the point.

 

Besides, Forrest is just a sad looking dog

 

He isn't mine. He belongs to my sister. as a pup he'd come over alot, it's important to socialize your pets and teach them the right a wrong ways to play.

 

Again when I first got my dog he was very unruly and vicious. You'd never believe that if you met him now.

 

The cage may be sad, but time outs work. And no I'd never hit a dog.

Proper kennel training makes a kennel feel like a safe place for the dog. They wont feel like they're caged. Im like you tho, I hate irresponsible owners who just throw their dogs in kennels without proper training. I ran into them often at my last job. Its enough to break your heart.

 

Our Pomeranian has a kennel and she goes in their on her own to sleep. She also bunches up her blanky and sucks on it like a binky when she's tired. She's so adorable.

@ Liege---I think that's all pretty good advice---I live on a farm so our dogs stay outside most of the time (they've been trained similarly though), but my band director buddy has two that he has indoors and he also has them trained in the same manner with few problems.

 

@ Ice Wolf---I respect what you're saying, but I have the highest respect for Liege's care for his dogs based on my experiences of a similar nature---I think they just look sad because they're dogs and that's what dogs' faces look like. Anyway, raising dogs is like raising kids and being too permissive early on can get you into trouble down the road.

 

Cheers guys---SC

as a home for a dog I agree, but as a training tool they are helpful. The cage was gone in 3 months, my dog has free roam of the house.

I use a cage the same way a parent may put a kid in the corner.

 

Also, the pictures supose to look sad, drives home the point.

 

HAHA!! You "Bopped" him on the head with it. good word usage there. It made me laugh anyways.:)

Proper kennel training makes a kennel feel like a safe place for the dog. They wont feel like they're caged. Im like you tho, I hate irresponsible owners who just throw their dogs in kennels without proper training. I ran into them often at my last job. Its enough to break your heart.

 

Our Pomeranian has a kennel and she goes in their on her own to sleep. She also bunches up her blanky and sucks on it like a binky when she's tired. She's so adorable.

 

 

The cage does become their home. After Phil got the point of time out, I still kept the cage with a blanket over it and the door opened. It was his private space.

 

I only took it away because he started to outgrow it and a friend needed it.

 

Still when he wants to be alone, he lays right where it was, that his place.

 

Also, SC, thank you.

@ Liege---I think that's all pretty good advice---I live on a farm so our dogs stay outside most of the time (they've been trained similarly though), but my band director buddy has two that he has indoors and he also has them trained in the same manner with few problems.

 

@ Ice Wolf---I respect what you're saying, but I have the highest respect for Liege's care for his dogs based on my experiences of a similar nature---I think they just look sad because they're dogs and that's what dogs' faces look like. Anyway, raising dogs is like raising kids and being too permissive early on can get you into trouble down the road.

 

Cheers guys---SC

 

Oh yeah, I believe Liege knows what he is doing when it comes to raising dogs. After all he did say he's been taking care of dogs his whole life. He also provided many pictures of them outside of their cages and happy. Sorry Liege if it sounded like I was accusing you of mistreating your animals. I was speaking in generally of how some people lock their dogs up in cages all the time, at night or whenever they want nothing to do with them.

 

Fortunately, our two Cocker Spaniels pretty much trained themselves...fortunately. There have been a few times where they pee'd in the house, but that was usually our fault because we forgot to open the doggy door to let them out after a loooooooong period of time. So we couldn't really reprimand them for that. However, these dogs are pretty chill dogs and friendly too. Except one of them is very protective at times, so if she feels the slightest threat of someone towards myself, whether it be an adult or child, she will either nip at the person or start barking while standing in front of me. Anyways, I digress. I don't want to go to far off topic. :)

 

Oh yeah, that's funny that dogs can look naturally sad. It would break my heart every time I looked over at him/her. The dog would be like: what's your problem you emotional nut case? :rofl