You may remember meeting Ben in a previous entry. Ben has mellowed now that he's older and he's much easier to deal with. Some of that is due to me watching the Dog Whisperer and starting to understand dog behavior/psychology a little. I really noticed a positive change in his behavior when I started making him wait to eat until I gave him a command. He's definitely a food-motivated guy.
When Ben was a puppy, he ate our house. Literally. He ate a couch. He ate window sills. He ate walls. He ate door jams. However, after liberal spraying of that bitter stuff that keeps dogs from chewing (I am so thankful I finally found out about it) and him growing out of the chewing stage, I was finally able to relax and let him hang out unattended in non-ruined parts of our house.
A couple of weeks ago, Mick decided he didn't want Ben to sleep in his favorite sleeping spot anymore because his feet were tearing up the wallpaper. I guess when he was having running dreams in his sleep, his feet would scratch on the wall. So, I blocked off his access to his spot with a baby gate. I think this caused him some anxiety because the first night out of his sleeping spot, HE ATE THE HALLWAY.
Also, I had just painted and repaired the hallway just a couple months ago. Argh. This week, I filled in the holes. Today, I sanded them down and painted the patches. Let's hope this lasts longer than a couple of months.
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