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Holy c**p. The dog ate the up arrow key on my keyboard. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 OP
The vestige of the key still works angstlessk Mar 2016 #1
He'll probably throw up. rug Mar 2016 #2
I don't think it will come out of that end. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #4
Was It The HRC Arrow - If So - The Dog Has Good Sense cantbeserious Mar 2016 #3
Well, now when you ask "Which way did the dog go?"..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #5
Just curious, how did the dog get to the keyboard? (nt) So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #6
It's a laptop. So, when it's not on my lap, it rests on the sofa chair. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #8
Pffft, my pup ate my whole keyboard. Nipped nearly every key off the darn thing underahedgerow Mar 2016 #7
Good to know that the dog will outgrow this stage. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #9
Puppies will be puppies. He goes everywhere with me, and from early on was riding on the underahedgerow Mar 2016 #10
That's reassuring. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #11
It's all about understanding the evident character traits when choosing the pup. I was definitely underahedgerow Mar 2016 #24
Great information. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #25
That makes him a pointer Orrex Mar 2016 #12
Did you swear at him? Orrex Mar 2016 #13
That's a good sign Orrex Mar 2016 #14
If he were a rabbit, he'd have eaten the carets. Orrex Mar 2016 #15
If he were a retriever, he'd have eaten the return key Orrex Mar 2016 #16
Good thing he didn't eat the Windows key Orrex Mar 2016 #17
When March Madness started, my dog ate the parentheses keys Orrex Mar 2016 #18
Be glad you don't have a cat Orrex Mar 2016 #19
My dog ate my CAPS LOCK key Orrex Mar 2016 #20
My dog ate the HOME key Orrex Mar 2016 #21
Jeez. Tough room. Orrex Mar 2016 #22
LOL! JudyM Mar 2016 #23
Okay, you win for thread responses. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #26
Quantity, if not quality. Orrex Mar 2016 #27
Definitely quality too. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #28
Seems to be a lot of those these days. So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #30
we were stunned Enrique Mar 2016 #31
Press his tummy shenmue Mar 2016 #29

Baitball Blogger

(46,570 posts)
4. I don't think it will come out of that end.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:02 PM
Mar 2016

Today she took a dump and it she obviously ate a document yesterday, because it came out like a ticker-tape.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)
7. Pffft, my pup ate my whole keyboard. Nipped nearly every key off the darn thing
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:31 AM
Mar 2016

then chewed them all up one by one.

It was a wireless keyboard, left on the bed. My bad.

He ate 2 wireless mice also. He's 3 now, and doesn't do naughty things any more, bless his lil heart. I think this mouse still has chew marks on it from back in the day.

He was very sorry though, and completely apologetic.

Baitball Blogger

(46,570 posts)
9. Good to know that the dog will outgrow this stage.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:00 AM
Mar 2016

It is crazy. One minute you think she understand what's off limits, and the next minute you realize that she just didn't get around to exploring that which you covet the most.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)
10. Puppies will be puppies. He goes everywhere with me, and from early on was riding on the
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:39 AM
Mar 2016

Metro and the buses in Paris with me. His first year he was obsessed with finding any filthy and disgusting hairball, human detris and piece of garbage he could, from under the seats, and VERY proudly showing it to me and everyone else paying attention.

On the streets he was a total trash hound too. He loved finding plastic bottles and carrying them down the street, and dropping them at the feet of the sidewalk sweeping guys, very sure he was helping out. He got thanked more than a few times.

He ate holes in my favorite blankets too.... But, he's a perfect little man now. He's 3 years this month, and truly one of the finest dogs I've ever known.

Baitball Blogger

(46,570 posts)
11. That's reassuring.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:48 AM
Mar 2016

Some dogs seem to get it faster than others. The other day I saw this young man walking on the sidewalk with a pup properly healing without a leash. It was a busy intersection so it caught my eye. The pup couldn't have been more than ten weeks old. It showed no interest in exploring its surroundings. It was too busy staying properly on the left side of its master, in a comfortable gait.

Amazing.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)
24. It's all about understanding the evident character traits when choosing the pup. I was definitely
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 11:59 AM
Mar 2016

looking for a calm, submissive dog. Didn't want the cute bouncy playful little terrors that are so enchanting to the un-initiated. I swear I looked at 1000 dogs before finding Kevin. He was so submissive and fearful in fact, once I got him out on the street and tried to gently ease him into the general routine, he was absolutely terrified and I nearly panicked. I didn't want to make any huge mistakes and turn him into a horrifying little scared monster, so I went straight to Cesar Millan's information and bam. He explained how some dogs can be timid by nature, and how to be extra gentle and encouraging with him, so he would be secure in knowing that first, I would protect him, and that he could make mistakes without fearing the outcome. I treated that dog like an absolute baby, carrying him everywhere, never brutally forcing him to try new things, but always encouraging him to face and overcome his fears. By golly it worked, and he is a healthy, happy, very well adjusted little gentleman. Millan's techniques absolutely won the day. Kevin rides the Metro, buses, taxis, cars, trains, and goes everywhere and anywhere, all with confidence and aplomb. I never have to raise my voice to him to correct anything, usually just an eyebrow works, lol.

If you have any doubts or questions about your doggie, I suggest watching everything relative by Cesar Millan. There isn't anyone on this planet who has a better and more natural understanding of dogs. For example, if pup is still chewing things, then google 'Cesar Millan puppy problems chewing'. And bang, there's your solution. LOVE that guy. I only wish I'd had access to his wisdom years ago with earlier dogs in the family.

I wish I had a push button dog like that, but I'm not confident enough to have a dog on the street without a leash. As my pals at Animal Control always said, they never had to pick up a dead dog, hit by a car, that still had his leash on.

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