Mine recently hijacked an 8lb bag of potatoes. Took one bite out of each one, guess he couldn't find one to his liking. Too funny & frustrating to get mad about.
Ya, I yell and put her in my bedroom as a "timeout," but I know she finds any exchange of food and punishment to be worth it.
Yep, when stealing a donut is considered to be well worth the spanking, then it's not worth doing anything but shrugging. If the setter steals something its a dead giveaway because she slinks around full of visible guilt. The beagle couldn't care less, he got food.
Same. Had one jump up and grab me by the throat when I was about 8. Hated them ever since, they're stubborn bread.
Got a Boston Terrier. He's great, dude just chills all day long, hardly ever makes a sound and does what he's told. Probably the only breed I'll have going forward unless I go back to have a massive lot for a bigger dog to run around. Then i would probably go back to owning a Pit.
It's been said that beagles listen to their nose first, and their master second. In my experience that's completely true.
The wife just texted me ... Beagle's name is Ethel (for reference). "Just gave Ethel a bath and cleaned her bed. If she gets in that shit again, I'm burying her in the woods. If you let her outside of the fence before Monday, I'm burying you with her."
my last dog was brittany spaniel "house dog" that i had inherited from my brother during a move. had him for about 3 years until we had a child and had to find him a new home. fortunately, i had a friend that had recently bought one himself and his 5 kids wanted another one. smartest, best tempered dog i have ever known. it still bothers me that we had to find him a new home. i'm resigned to fact that i will never own another dog as good as he was.