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Got up before the dogs started whining to let them out. Moped generally whines, scratches on his kennel and chirps. Skooter just whines. When Moped is let out of his kennel or back in the house, he runs through the house, jumping on furniture, grabbing things in his mouth. When Skooter is let out of his kennel or back in the house, he jumps up on me and sometimes ' mouths' me. When I put my hands near Moped he tends to bite, pull away or roll over. Skooter doesn't like to be touched on the chest, legs or feet.
Moped chewed through two harnesses! :-(
Skooter barked and growled at Moped to put him in his place. Moped put his tail between his legs, sat back and watched Skooter and stayed flat for quite a while. He had never responded like that before.
Skooter has kennel issues. He won't go in the kennel without treats and lots of coaxing. It can take minutes to get him in there. Moped will go in his kennel to get treats; usually he won't go in when told to Skooter ignores commands and won't make eye contact, he walks away and goes flat. Moped is always grabbing something he shouldn't and plays 'keep away' with it. He likes to be chased too.
The hand feeding is going well. Moped does great; Skooter is finicky.
When outside Moped wil bark when Skooter jumps the fence and leaves the yard. When on tie down he pulls a lot, gets out of his collar and fusses. Skooter doesn't fuss when on tie down. When Skooter and Moped are inside off the tie down they both will jump up on me, 'mouth' me, scratch and run around. They also play fight almost all of the time they are together. Skooter will not move when called, will sit flat, will not move even when nudged, and he looks away. When they want to come in from outisde, they jump on the sliding door and will not sit and wait.
Both dogs are aggressive chewers (because they are bored). Moped has chewed on the deck, the bed, the tie down, etc. even when he has toys/project toys available.
At night should they have something to chew on?
How do we keep them off the furniture?
What do we do when they are doing a behavior that has to stop (chewing on the furniture)?
What do we do about whining (attention vs. needing to go to the bathroom)?
How many toys/project toys should they have around at all times?
I'll ask Misty these questions when we meet.