The dogs are grounded until further notice...

[trystinn]

The house looks like a labryinth, with all the toddler gates and opened pens blocking off sections. At this point, they have full range of the laundry room, foyer, kitchen and dining room. The rest of the house is off limits unless they are supervised. Although I voted for the crate, Josh is probably right in that you cannot keep one dog crated and the rest running amok.

And its not actually all Flash's fault - its so rainy and muddy here, we had to do something to protect the sofa and carpets. Though there are a few chewed paperbacks on his hit list, unfortunately.

Good thing that puppy is cute or I'd have tossed him out on his floppy ears after I found the first chewed book!

Comments

[keastree.livejournal.com]

Josh is actually incorrect. Using the crate is an acceptable way to deal with discipline problems and 'fairness' isn't an issue there, especially with younger dogs. If the other dogs are not causing a problem, then they aren't and until the puppy is old enough to not do the destructive behavior, the crate is really BOTH your friends.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Ahh, good to know. We've never crate trained and though the puppy (9 months and counting) came crate trained, its been sitting on the back porch since then.

Unfortunately, its mainly Flash causing the trouble, though the mud & muck is an issue in the rainy Pacific Northwest.