is hot sauce safe for me to put on a safety door gate for in the kitchen?
my dog Sophy likes to chew big holes in the wooden safety gates , when ever I leave I would put her in the kitchen an dput the gate up, so she does not go in the livingroom and piss all over the carpet and destroy things. Now I bought a plastic child safety gate to put in the door way of the kitchen to keep her in the kitchen but I was going to rub into the plastic gate this HOT SAUCE. She is almost 2 years old and acting this way. I surely hope this hot sauce will be safe for her , Does any of you have any advice for me on how to prevent her from chewing holes into her gates when me or my man is gone from the house. I mean I thought she had it pretty easy with all of her toys and her bed and food and water and pee pad all in the kitchen for her. But that did not satisfy the spoiled rotten dog. she is mad because she left my parents in arkansas house that had five dogs for her to play with and now she is by herself and only with me and my boyfriend . We spoil her rotten. I don’t understand what her problem is and why she is doing this? She gets tons of love from me and my boyfriend and the food that she wants and she gets treats and everything so I really wish I knew what to do about her bad behavior with chewing holes and destroying wooden door gates to close off the kitchen to keep her from going into the livingroom? Is hot sauce alright to put on all over the gate? Will it make her sick or is it okay? Please let me know. my email is citygirltrp@yahoo.com. Thank you
We put her in the kitchen because I work long hours at walmart and my boyfriend is in college for eight hours of the day and then works at a job after his school so during the week we take her for a walk in the morning and afternoon and we put her in the kitchen. because of my work and his school we do not have time to take sophy to obedience school or even be able to aford a vet. We are very tight with money right now with dental bills and 33,000 dollars worth of bills. I put her in the crate all day and I come home to shit being in the crate water and dog food mixed in and ripped up pee pee pad and wet bed that she layed in. After that experience I said absolutely no more crate I’m sick of it!!!
The fact I work all day and then come home to have to clean that drives me insane!
I tried the hot sauce lightly on a hard plastic gate that I bought and she did not touch the gate what so ever. before the hot sauce I was using a special spray for no chewing that had flavor that was
A co worker of my boyfriends is bringing in Bitters apple for me for Sophy, I will also give that a try even tho the hot sauce worked . I put it on so light to where it won’t harm her. I do very much appreciate everyones advice thank you so much
Pet stores sell bitter apple sprays that most dogs dont like
Ive never used hot sauce before but the bitter apple has helped with my dogs tendency to grab our shoes when shes alone
A bottle the size of a regular water bottle costs $10 or so
Ull have to spray it once everyday for the bitter apple to stay
October 25th, 2011 at 3:44 am
it wont kill her. she wouldnt be able to eat enough to do anything but make her mouth hot .. this is a trick we have used before works great
also she is doing this because she is mad lol we had a dog that messed up the house everytime we left her alone .. being used to all those dogs and moving can cause them to act out .. she will get better
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October 25th, 2011 at 3:54 am
It’s perfectly safe. It won’t harm your dog in any way.
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October 25th, 2011 at 4:24 am
There is a product called bitter apple spray that you use for
that. The hot sauce could damage the dog’s mouth.
They sell it at Walmart.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bitter-Apple-Spray-8-oz-Dogs/3635337
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October 25th, 2011 at 5:05 am
"We spoil her rotten. I don’t understand what her problem is and why she is doing this?"
You answered your own question. The dog is not "mad" at you, she is not trying to get "revenge."
Crate the dog. Simple.
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October 25th, 2011 at 5:35 am
How much exercise is the dog getting? A tired dog is a good dog. It sounds like she’s bored so she’s getting up to mischief.
There could also be an element of separation anxiety if she does this every time you leave the house.
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October 25th, 2011 at 5:54 am
Pet stores sell bitter apple sprays that most dogs dont like
Ive never used hot sauce before but the bitter apple has helped with my dogs tendency to grab our shoes when shes alone
A bottle the size of a regular water bottle costs $10 or so
Ull have to spray it once everyday for the bitter apple to stay
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October 25th, 2011 at 6:42 am
why not get a professional trainer to help you train the dog?
she needs training, exercise and socialization
not penned in kitchen with useless junk
toys are for playing with humans not by self
depends on dog, so love the taste
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