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? asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

How can I teach my dog not to shred kleenex?

My dog is an angel in all respects except one. She isn't the usual yappy chihuahua, but she likes to play a lot. But sometimes she gets into the waste baskets and pulls out the kleenex and shreds it. I don't think she eats it, but just leaves a mess. Don't tell me that I should leave it out of her reach. I think it is better to have a strategy for training her.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You teach the leave command and you never leave her alone with a bin.

    My dogs know the leave command but I wouldn't leave them alone in the kitchen with a raw steak on the counter top.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would buy an airhorn...and when you see the dog putting its head into the waste basket, blast the air horn. Over time, the dog will associate the loud sound with the kleenex. good luck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You take her to the mess and grab her collar but not to ruff you point to the mess and say NO you don't have to yell but be stern and after that you give her a spank on the butt to let her know this is what happens when you shred stuff don't hit her very hard but with punishment in the spank

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  • 1 decade ago

    you should get here a shock collar nd every time she goes neer the kleenex or watever give her a shock and pretty son she will learn quickly not to shred any tissue my dog buddy always dug underneath the fence and would always get out so we got hima shock collar and ever time he went near the fence we would give him a shock now he doesnt even go near the fence.

  • 1 decade ago

    watch her and when she gets near the kleenex give her a stern look or yell her name dominantly

  • Annie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Why worry, it's a cheap toy!

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  • 1 decade ago

    try using a cheaper brand lol.... or just put them where he cant reach them

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    try buying a flip-top wastebasket.

  • 1 decade ago

    beat her everytime she does it. eventually she will make the connection between being beaten and shredding kleenex

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