Dog Gets Into Water Garden When Owner Is At Work
Dear Mr. Katz,
I’ve read your book and it’s been interesting as well as helpful – it’s taught me to teach my dog some new behaviors and discipline.
However, I wouldn’t be writing if I still didn’t have a lingering problem.
The water garden is obviously too much fun to ignore. And there’s birds landing in there to take a bath! I’m nearly convinced it’s the birds tempting her, but I could be wrong. I don’t think she really sees the fish.
In any case, I have tried the Snappy Trainers – the devices that work like a mouse trap but just make a big noise when tripped. She does not like them at all. But either I don’t have enough of them or something else is getting her attention to the point that they don’t matter. I have also tried leaving her in the house – that works too, but in the long run, I’d rather have her outdoors. As a side note, my fianc’s Malamute was here for a week and also thinks the pond is the cat’s meow – and she’s the last dog we thought would venture into that much...