2007-03-23 17:02:02 · 19 answers · asked by BRIAN C 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Mail youself a envelope full of cyanne pepper once a day for 5 days. CURED!
2007-03-23 17:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by John L 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
In terms of psychology... well, the post doesn't have your scent on it, so the dog probably doesn't understand that it belongs to you. It probably has a stranger's scent, plus it is coming from outside into the dog's territory. Maybe the dog considers it a threat, that has to be dealt with somehow. Or maybe it just enjoys chewing on paper and thinks this paper is OK because it smells foreign.
I think you can get holders or boxes to catch the post as it comes through, to keep it out of doggie reach.
2007-03-24 00:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by skatc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since getting my dog aged 6 months from a rescue center she has never ripped the post & without being asked she started bringing it to me.She will be 13 in september & now brings it when she can be bothered.
2007-03-27 12:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's not because it is tasty! Dogs see the mail as something attacking their region so they grab it and rip it apart, thinking they are protecting the area. If you could go to the mail as it is being pushed through the door, you could show your dog how happy you are to receive it. Do this enough and he'll get the picture.
Don't ask me how you can train them to bring the mail or the newspaper to you, let alone your slippers!!!
2007-03-24 00:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by Tinribs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is something different in their "space" and since it is not there all the time they think they are proctecting. My dog is funny he will let you in the house, but for some reason has a problem with people leaving, if he does not know the person you have to hold him or he bites at them....I know he is strange, but I love him..lol
2007-03-24 00:20:45 · answer #5 · answered by TheatreFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one thing, it is an INTRUDER! They have no clue what it is, so they attack it.
Secondly, your dog does not have a 'calm, submissive mind'. Do you ever take it out for walks? Get some good smells in, see the world? Maybe you do, but you need to calm your dog and take control of the situation for him. YOU ARE THE PACK LEADER! SO LEAD YOUR PACK! Watch the Dog Whisperer, too! he da bomb!
2007-03-24 00:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boredom
2007-03-24 00:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by maxiumdamage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a box on the inside of your door
2007-03-27 13:22:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are guarding your home and door,place a letter box away from the mailman..at the top of your driveway?
2007-03-24 00:08:02 · answer #9 · answered by loveyouoshinystar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i rescued a collie 18 months ago and he has done that for the last year get a cage for it to drop into what annoys me though is that he will chew stuff i need but not the junk mail i get how annoying is that
2007-03-27 17:43:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you get a cage for your letters to drop in
2007-03-24 16:49:21 · answer #11 · answered by Dreamweaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋