This is what was left of a beautiful, shiny calendar that came with my new exercise program from Jessica Smith.
Said calendar was sitting over the kitchen counter top.
Bogey Quit That was unsupervised for five minutes. Six minutes tops.
I wasn’t thrilled. Had a little heart to heart with the big boy.
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Do you agree with my assessment, or should I hope for the best?
Bewitching Kitchen 
BQT — LOVELY monogram for a fine leather collar. 😉
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The thought came to my mind a while ago… 😉 Might have to do it at some point. The boy deserves it
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He looks so innocent!!!
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Looks can be deceiving… very much so…
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*hmmm!* The Mom and naughty boy talk did not come up on my computer . . . . would the simple word ‘no’ in a sudden tone be simpler and more effective: perchance ‘quit’ is too difficult a verb . . . .[giggles] . . . . and, I guess some interesting things just have to be put well beyond his young Lordship’s reach ?
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it is amazing how many “interesting things” exist in a home. I keep finding them to add to the list of likes of Mr. BQT
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No eye contact … guilty conscience or is he just bored?
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Guilty. No doubt.
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It’s his eyes and his adorable look of saying “I didn’t mean to mom…Lol! Impossible to stay mad to long with his adorable face.
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That spot on the nose just gets to us, you know… and the droopy ears…
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Rocky Stop says “nice try.”
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Indeed! 😉
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What a difficult situation. Reintegration to a new family is a real process. As near as we know, we are Blitz’ 4th family and home and she is only about 2 years old maybe not quite. She really is pretty well balanced but has a good freak out when we have to leave her alone in her kennel. Lots of destroyed beds and crate mats. Yesterday I noticed she is now bending the bars quite successfully. We don’t yet have the courage to leave her alone and unconfined. We have done our best to create lots of structure and predictability for her. 4 mile walks every morning keeping her at heel all but about 1/4 mile where she is allowed to set her own pace and snoop on the roadside (still on leash, of course), meal times at the same time each day with her sitting outside of the laundry room while we fill her bowl and not going to her bowl until she gets the free command. I am enrolling her in a basic obedience class though she does well with sit and stay I want more experiences and structure in a strange environment for her and more experiences with me as a leader she can count on and trust. You are both good dog owners and judging from your cake experiences have a level of patience that I will never achieve! Necessary ingredients to get Bogie through whatever he is struggling with.
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I think overall this is the way he’s always been – in his previous forever home, all wastebaskets had to be removed from bathrooms, because he would go in and drag paper all over the house. He was referred to as “the fastest mouth in the west” with good reason. So I don’t think it means he is struggling with something – I think he is quite adjusted to our routine now, but he is stubborn. He simply will not give up from going on top of the kitchen island to “investigate” – he tries to do it when we have our backs turned, but he won’t even wait to be alone in the kitchen. He goes for it 😉
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Have you tried coke cans with pennies to scare him when he gets on thcounter–particularly if they might fall to the floor.
If you see him do it, a squirt with a water bottle?
Make a mine field for him
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Water bottle is our best friend these days… we are working on it
Oscar also gets that when he growls at Bogey, a problem of jealousy we also pay attention to 😉
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Ahhh Bogey Quit That. For heaven’s sake, don’t you know better by now??? 😀
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The simple answer is….. NO. Not really. 😉
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If Bogey gets a black spot every time he forgets to “Quit That”, you will soon have a black lab.
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That is so true! There would not be a single white spot in his body. Actually by now we would be working on the “second layer” of black 😉
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Ah, the inimitable Bogey 😀😀😀
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The one and only…. not a day goes by… 😉 (you often get to know in advance, right? 😉
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😉 x
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With Bogey around you would truthfully be able to say “The dog ate my homework”!!
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Oh, so true! I actually ended up writing Jessica Smith (the exercise instructor) to see if there was a way to get a replacement calendar, and we ended up exchanging a few emails – she also has a dog that let’s say “creates problems” on a regular basis…
yeah, Bogey ate my fitness planner
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Let me give you some alternative facts. Bogey didn’t do that. There was an intruder when you weren’t there who ripped that apart and left it for Bogey to take the blame.
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Nice try! Bogey says Aunt Maureen is now my best friend! Can she come visit? 😉
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Too bad, somewhere along the line when he first committed his first sin, someone missed the opportunity to stop the behavior…maybe mom and dad got a good laugh or the family kids thought it was cute, so he did it again. Maybe a consultation with an animal trainer may be in order to save some stressful times with him. If he does not already know the command, “leave it” I suggest you look up how to train for that command and work on it with him. It is a miracle command and one of the first I train my dogs. I can give her that command for something, point to the object, and leave the room. She will not touch the item, she will look but never go for it.
You can also look online for the training. I am a firm believer in training with treats. It sets in their minds faster. Bogie will be a much better dog and a safer one too. Removing objects from a dogs tummy that should not be in there is not a happy event. Good luck.
If you have a good neighbor who has a dog trained to “leave it” maybe they could give you a hand. Good Luck.
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Thank you, and thanks for the video.. 😉
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Sally, here is an excellent video on how to clicker train for the leave it command.
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