as you may have all read, i dont go out very often,so jasper is not left to do damage, if he goes out side in the garden, i have got to leave the door open,have left him in the hes always at the side of me, first time today i have left him in the kitchen during the day alone, bare in mind i only in the lounge, he has chewed to floor boards, in 10 mins, i caught him in the act, so raised my voice and shouted at him told him he was bad, jasper dont go in a cage, i have left him on time out, i have just been into the kitchen where he is lied with his head hanging in shame, so he knows he as done wrong, how long do i leave him for him to sulk over it ???? :'(
Re: jasper is in bad books, The thing to remember Lynne, is that you must catch them in the act ( which you did !) and also that the time out punishment doesnt go on for more than a few mins because they forget what it was all about in the first place, all they know is that you are cross x
Re: jasper is in bad books, oh dear i let it go on for 30 mins, he was just looking at the floor and hanging his head in shame, poor love, think its me who is having a a bad day today, we have been very lucky up to now, i have just decided i need all my garden paved, my garden is a mess now, :'( it seems to be when its wet days, with him digging hes bringing all the mud in, not his fault, great british weather thank you for reply
Re: jasper is in bad books, Oh dear! We keeping Amy in her create for as long as possible! She never left either but has still had a nibble on a few things. The wood marks so quick!
Re: jasper is in bad books, jade i cchose to take him out of the cage, trusted him, been so far so good, apart from today, just looked in his mouth, new big teeth coming in again, so it looks like he as just been teething, poor lad, how is amy ????
Re: jasper is in bad books, Ah ha, teething Giving him plenty of legitimate things to chew on will help - deer antlers, filled kongs, pigs ears etc. (though watch his weight with the edible chews). When I saw the title of this thread I thought 'Oh no! Not Jasper!'
Re: jasper is in bad books, By the way, I meant we keeping the cage as long as possible, not keep her in it for as long as possible when she needs time out. Amy is great, thank you. Trying to eat the door as we speak.
Re: jasper is in bad books, oh yes jasper, hes got all of them, he not to keen on the antler, the pigs ears he as always loved, just give him pigs ear
Re: jasper is in bad books, My dog doesnt like her (very expensive) deer antler either.. But Lynne, do give him some bones to chew on every now and then, they are very important for his teeth, as well as his jaw and neck strength. Best (in my opinion) are the hip 'knobs', as they can chew these up completely. Marrow bones are not so good, as they cant be chewed up as well, and there is a slight danger of chips coming off. Pigs ears alone are not enough to keep him busy, and will not clean his teeth either.
Re: jasper is in bad books, we do give him bones, he got a little present sat off my nephew, 2 ham bones, some one said to soak the antler in gravy, so i am going to try that,
Re: jasper is in bad books, I have been wondering what "bones" are right for Amy to chew on? Are those dried ones from the pet shop ok or not? She is 16 weeks soon, and am I confused as what is classed as "junk food" for her.
Re: jasper is in bad books, Yes, I think I heard that too about soaking the antler, I'll give it a go as well. Make sure those are raw bones you give Jasper! Cooked bones are more tricky, as they can splinter. If the ham bones are cooked it should be ok so long as they are big, as he will chew the 'chompy bits' at the end, but then you will need to take it away from him once it gets to the sharp bits. I do give Poppy big cooked lamb bones after a roast, but I keep a close eye on her and take it away she has taken the ends off and slurped out the marrow!
Re: jasper is in bad books, [quote author=jade805 link=topic=1515.msg10653#msg10653 date=1368696333] I have been wondering what "bones" are right for Amy to chew on? Are those dried ones from the pet shop ok or not? She is 16 weeks soon, and am I confused as what is classed as "junk food" for her. [/quote] Big raw bones will be the best for her to chew on as recreational bones, ones which wont splinter. As I mentioned before, I think the 'knobs' at the end of beef thigh bones are very good. I personally have never used the ones from the pet shop, if you mean the ones in shrink wrap, although I do sometimes give her the dried hide 'bones'.
Re: jasper is in bad books, Yes, from the butcher Large leg bones wear down teeth over time and can even break teeth (speaking from experience), so do be careful with them - just take them away when they have chewed off the knobs and don't ever leave them lying around in the yard to dry and get hard (that is when they become teeth breakers). Smaller ones like lamb shanks provide a good chew without the rock hardness of cattle leg bones - we use them sometimes. Lamb necks cut in half across or down the length provide a great, meaty, chewy meal without any really hard bones.
