I have a Dobe thats going to turn 1 yr old. He is past the chewing on everything stage. His last problem is he eats socks. 1st Time he ate one we took him to the vet because he wasnt eating. Vet took an x-ray and ended up pulling a sock from his ass. So far the count is 8-2. 8 thrown up and 2 from the ass. Only 1 trip to the vet. They come out on there own now. We make sure everything is picked up but if you drop a sock it is gone in 2 sec. We found out he was actually pulling socks out of the hamper thru the vent holes.
I have tried making loud noises to scare him away from socks. I have even bought bitter spray and put it on one and left it on the ground. Ill be damned if he didnt pick it up and start in on it. It was like it just added flavor to it. So then I got the bright idea of thinking the stuff wasnt bitter enough. So I tried a taste of it. I couldnt get the taste out of my mouth for the whole day.
My last resort is to get a shock collar. But like I said I want it to be a last resort. Any ideas on how to break him of this habit? I just know that sooner or later he is going to eat one and its going to get jammed up in his intestines.
I have tried making loud noises to scare him away from socks. I have even bought bitter spray and put it on one and left it on the ground. Ill be damned if he didnt pick it up and start in on it. It was like it just added flavor to it. So then I got the bright idea of thinking the stuff wasnt bitter enough. So I tried a taste of it. I couldnt get the taste out of my mouth for the whole day.
My last resort is to get a shock collar. But like I said I want it to be a last resort. Any ideas on how to break him of this habit? I just know that sooner or later he is going to eat one and its going to get jammed up in his intestines.
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